the 2030 challenge & current energy efficient housing

The 2030 Challenge & Current Energy Efficient Housing

James Petersen, P.E.Petersen Engineering

2007 Maine Affordable Housing ConferenceOctober 30th, 2007 Portland, ME

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Construction Assumptions

Component Base Case

Glass 2-glaze low-e

Door -

Walls metal stud/batt fill

Garage Ceiling 6" batt

Roof 4" rigid polyisocyanurate

Infiltration .6 air changes/hour, 12 ACH50pa

Heat Loss 25 Btuh/sf

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Base Case - conventional construction    

Input values are shown in yellow   Calculated values are shown in blue  

Outdoor Design Temp 0ΔT 70

Indoor Design Temp 70

Ground Temperature 50 Floor to Ground ΔT 20

  Area[SF]R-Value

[hr-SF-[°F/Btu]U-Value

[Btu/hr-[SF-°F]UA- Value [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss[Btu/hr]

Gross Wall 12,700.0        

Window 3,300.0 2.5 0.400 1,320.0 92,400

Door 0.0 2.5 0.400 0.0 0

Net Wall 9,400.0 4.0 0.250 2,350.0 164,500

Garage Clg 6,000.0 10.0 0.100 600.0 42,000

Roof 6,000.0 25.0 0.040 240.0 16,800

Total Conditioned Floor Area 19,625.0      

Ventilation Rate [CFM]

UA- Equiv. [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss [Btu/hr]

Ventilation     900 293.0 20,507

 Flr-toFlr Height

[FT]Building Volume

[CF]Infiltration Rate

[ACH]UA- Equiv. [Btu/hr-

°F]Heat Loss

[Btu/hr]

Infiltration 10.5 200,000 0.6 2,170.0 151,900

    Building UA-Value 6,973 [Btu/hr-°F]

    Building Peak Heat Load 488,107 [Btu/hr]

    Load per Ft2 25 [Btu/hr/ft2]3

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Construction Assumptions

Component Base Case Case 1

Glass 2-glaze low-e better 2-glaze low-e

Door - -

Walls metal stud/batt fill 3" cont. rigid polyiso.

Garage Ceiling 6" batt 3" cont. rigid polyiso.

Roof 4" rigid polyisocyanurate 8" cont. rigid polysio.

Infiltration .6 ACH, 12ACH50pa .2 ACH, 4ACH50pa

Heat Loss 25 Btuh/sf 11 Btuh/sf

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Proposed Case 1 - Increased R-values/Decreased Infiltration  

Input values are shown in yellow Calculated values are shown in blue  

Outdoor Design Temp 0ΔT 70

Indoor Design Temp 70

Ground Temperature 50 Floor to Ground ΔT 20

 Area [SF]

R-Value [hr-SF-[°F/Btu]

U-Value [Btu/hr-[SF-°F]

UA- Value [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss[Btu/hr]

Gross Wall 12,700.0        

Window 3,300.0 3.0 0.333 1,100.0 77,000.0

Door 0.0 3.0 0.333 0.0 0.0

Net Wall 9,400.0 18.0 0.056 522.2 36,555.6

Garage Clg 6,000.0 19.0 0.053 315.8 22,105.3

Roof 6,000.0 50.0 0.020 120.0 8,400.0

Total Conditioned Floor Area 19,625.0      

Ventilation Rate [CFM]

UA- Equiv. [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss [Btu/hr]

Ventilation     900 293.0 20,507

 Flr-toFlr Height

[FT]Building Volume

[CF]Infiltration Rate

[ACH]UA- Equiv.

[Btu/hr-°F]Heat Loss

[Btu/hr]

Infiltration 10.5 200,000.00 0.2 723.3 50,633

    Building UA-Value 3,074 [Btu/hr-°F]

    Building Peak Heat Load 215,201 [Btu/hr]

    Load per Ft2 11 [Btu/hr/ft2]6

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Construction Assumptions

Component Base Case Case 1 Case 2

Glass 2-glaze low-ebetter 2-glaze low-e

3-glaze fiberglass frame/reduce area

Door - - -

Walls metal stud/batt fill3" cont. rigid polyiso.

3" rigid + cavity fill cellulose

Garage Ceiling 6" batt3" cont. rigid polyiso. 3" rigid + 6" batt

Roof4" rigid polyisocyanurate

8" cont. rigid polysio.

8" cont. rigid polysio.

Infiltration.6 ACH, 12 ACH50pa

.2 ACH, 4 ACH50pa

.1 ACH, 2 ACH50pa

Heat Loss 25 Btuh/sf 11 Btuh/sf 6 Btuh/sf

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Proposed Case 2 - Increased R-values/Very Low Infiltration/Best Windows/Reduced Window Area

Input values are shown in yellow Calculated values are shown in blue  

Outdoor Design Temp 0ΔT 70

Indoor Design Temp 70

Ground Temperature 50 Floor to Ground ΔT 20

 Area[SF]

R-Value [hr-SF-[°F/Btu]

U-Value [Btu/hr-[SF-°F]

UA- Value [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss[Btu/hr]

Gross Wall 12,700.0        

Window 1,900.0 5.0 0.200 380.0 26,600

Door 0.0 3.0 0.333 0.0 0

Net Wall 10,800.0 33.0 0.030 327.3 22,909

Garage Clg 6,000.0 29.0 0.034 206.9 14,483

Roof 6,000.0 50.0 0.020 120.0 8,400

Total Conditioned Floor Area 19625.0    

Ventilation Rate [CFM]

UA- Equiv. [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss [Btu/hr]

Ventilation     900 293.0 20,507

 Flr-toFlr Height

[FT]Building Volume

[CF]Infiltration Rate

[ACH]UA- Equiv. [Btu/hr-°F]

Heat Loss [Btu/hr]

Infiltration 10.5 200,000 0.1 361.7 25,317

    Building UA-Value 1,689 [Btu/hr-°F]

    Building Peak Heat Load 118,215 [Btu/hr]

    Load per Ft2 6 [Btu/hr/ft2]9

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James Petersen P.E.Petersen Engineeringjames@petersenengineering.com