Practice Exercise: Building Envelope Systems

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At the baseline scenario, the EUI is 53.9

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By applying the envelope method the EUI had dropped to 50.5.

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The detailed adjustment is changing the wall into 14-inch ICF

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By the lighting method, the EUI had dropped to 45.6.

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The detailed adjustments are that: 1. Lower the lighting efficiency to 0.3 E/sf. 2. Lower the plug load efficiency to 0.6 W/sf.

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After applying the PV method, the EUI had dropped dramatically to 12.3.

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The detailed adjustment are: 1. Increase the panel efficiency to 20.4%. 2. Increase the payback limit to 20 years. 3. Increase the surface coverage of PV panels to 90%.

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As a result, adding PV panels can be the most efficient way to help us build a more sustainable building, the comparison among methods are below:

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