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Melanie Porras
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Module 7 - Building Envelope Systems
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Feb 12, 2022 6:58 PM
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Feb 15, 2022 4:52 AM
My Building envelope consists of the following:
- Windows placed on the south side and with mass timber mullions
- The glazing for the windows was: “Double glazing - 1/4 in thick - bluegreen/low-E (e = 0.05) glass”
- Green Roofs
- Rammed Earth Walls
- A central atrium with a skylight (I was unable to properly model a shaft cut through the roof - an error would occur)
- Skylight glazing: “Double glazing - 1/4 in thick - bluegreen/low-E (e = 0.05) glass”
Rammed Earth Walls
- For the composition, I assumed the following:
- This then dictated the 22” wall thermal conductivity
Green Roofs
- For the composition, I assumed the following:
- This then dictated the 22” wall thermal conductivity
- The green roofs also create 3’ overhangs
Floor System:
- For the ground floor: “Floor Concrete 8” Precast”
- For the second floor: “Floor Concrete 3” Precast”
Insight Energy Analysis results:
- I don't believe these results are 100% reflective of the building model as I wasn’t able to properly model the atrium space
- Making the following building envelope changes, produced a different Energy benchmark:
- Window Shades South and West: 2/3 Window Height
- Window Glass South and West: TopLoe
- Adjusting for a 12/5 Schedule produced the following:
- Finally changing the building’s orientation by 180 degrees would produced the following, however, I am unsure if this would work with the building’s site
* A lighting analysis was not performed yet as the atrium is not properly modeled and will not create accurate results - an update will be provided after next week’s check-in
Nico and I met: I had issues modeling the shaft with stemmed from modeling the third floor as a roof and not a structural floor. I was able to fix the model and redo the energy (which stayed the same) and lighting analysis:
For a date of Sept. 21 at 9 am:
The top floor:
The bottom floor:
