The house used to support the thesis is a one story rancher style residence with a Propane fed "Heil Ultimate 2" forced air heating system under the house. The walls are standard 2X6 stud walls with R20Batt insulation. The ceiling has an R rating of 40, and there is no insulation under the floor joists. From this information and the sizes of the windows I will be able to perform heat loss calculations and compare them to the actual energy used in the house. The difference will be heat loss due to thermal gaps, air tightness, and opening of doors & windows. The same will be with the added insulation. The two will then be compared to see how much energy can be saved and if the energy saving outweigh the costs of the added insulation.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=EL4nt2VFTZIC&pg=PA259&dq=reducing+building+heat+loss&hl=en&ei=aleOTeWEJYiCsQP53amFCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=reducing%20building%20heat%20loss&f=false
ReplyDeletefound a book on building mech systems. It has a good section on heat loss of a building.
Hey Dennis,
ReplyDeleteI found a few sources on Building Envelope Illustrations and they provide some detail drawings on many different parts of a wood frame building.
http://www.crd.bc.ca/buildinginspection/best/index.htm
thanks alot for your imput, and I will look into those sites you provided.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks,
Dennis
How are you proposing to do the comparison calculations, is there a software that you have in mind
ReplyDeleteJustin
PS Did you mean to say "rancher" instead of "ranger"?
Walter will teach heatloss calculations in his HVAC class in 3rd year, and we also touched on the subject in physics a few weeks back. not to sure how to calculate the cost savings yet. Good question. and yeah it was a spelling mistake :S
ReplyDeleteHello Dennis,
ReplyDeleteYou still need to correct the "ranger" incident and I was wondering if you have chosen a specific brand for the XPS.