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For 2 Units

Materials:

Accessible Green Roof:

• Thickness: 1’ 5”
• Resitance: 24.84 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 20.385 BTU/(ft^2*F)

Inaccessible Green Roof:

• Thickness: 2’ 1 11/4”
• Resitance: 132.329 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 21.652 BTU/(ft^2*F)

Exterior Walls:

• Thickness: 1’ 2 1/8”
• Resitance: 53.053 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 1.318 BTU/(ft^2*F)

Interior Walls:

• Thickness: 3”
• Resitance: 14.977 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 2.874 BTU/(ft^2*F)

level 1 floor:

• Thickness: 1’ 1”
• Resitance: 17.586 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 15.189 BTU/(ft^2*F)

Upper-level floors:

• Thickness: 10 1/4”
• Resitance: 54.985 (h*ft^2*F)/BTU
• Thermal Mass: 2.144 BTU/(ft^2*F)

Doors:

Windows:

Exterior Glazing Curtain Pannels:

Shading Systems:

• Awnings over main entry way and patio
• Decorative exterior wall on northern wing of building

For 3 Units

Initial Benchmark Comparison with no adjustments:

Baseline Benchmark:

Adjustments Made:

• Operating Schedule set to BIM
• Plug Load Efficiency set to 0.6W/sf
• Lighting Efficiency set to 0.3W/sf
• HVAC set to ASHRAE package
• Daylight and Occupancy Controls

Benchmark with Envelope Improvements:

Adjustments Made:

• Baseline Adjustments
• WWR set to BIM or better for all walls
• Infiltration set to BIM or better
• Window Glass set to TrpLoE for all walls
• Roof construction set to BIM or better

Benchmark with Envelope Improvements and PV panels:

Adjustments Made:

• All above
• 75-90% PV coverage
• 30 yr PV payback period
• 20.4% PV panel efficiency

For 4 Units

Illuminance Map:

Level 1