Building Envelope Systems

Submitted By
Bhagya Devnani

Benchmark while altering the Building Enclosure System:

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The following design choices were required:

R38 Roof Construction
R38 Roof Construction
12/5 Operating Schedule
12/5 Operating Schedule

For Building Envelope systems, the following choices were made:

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Triple LowE glass for both North and West window glass
Triple LowE glass for both North and West window glass
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<15% WWR for Eastern Walls

0% WWR for Western Walls
0% WWR for Western Walls
R13 + R10 Metal Wall
R13 + R10 Metal Wall

Benchmark while altering Power and Lighting Measures:

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Lighting <0.7 W/sf, Occupancy and/or Daylight controls, Plug load >1.3 W/SF
Lighting <0.7 W/sf, Occupancy and/or Daylight controls, Plug load >1.3 W/SF

Benchmark adding PV cells to the design:

50.5
50.5
Atleast 60% coverage of PV
Atleast 60% coverage of PV