Student Exercise

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Imperial or
MetricAutodesk Ecotect Analysis
- Explore the effect of specifying different window materials on the thermal comfort and resource consumption analyses. Compare these results to the baseline case—the initial materials choices in the Ecotect Analysis model.
- Perform similar analyses to test the impact of specifying different roof materials. Compare these results to the baseline case.
- Investigate the effects of changing the limits of the comfort range specified for the thermal zone. Raise the upper limit of the comfort range (allowing the zone to become warmer before cooling begins). Then run the resource usage analysis and compare the results.
- Perform a similar analysis by decreasing the lower limit of the comfort range (allowing the zone to become colder before heating begins) and compare the results.

Figure 3.2.3 - Daily energy use (measured in pounds of CO2) due to heating and cooling to maintain temperatures within the comfort range