Ranch With Basement
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RanchWithBasement.tpg |
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| Date Posted: |
1/21/2004 |
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General Description
This sample project is a ranch with a basement located in Buffalo,
NY. This 1200 square foot home employs an older boiler, no wall
insulation, single pane windows and has recorded a blower door of
3200 CFM @ 50 Pa. A utility bill analysis has NOT been performed
The boiler and all piping is located in the basement. The home employs
no cooling system.
The thermostat is set to 65F as the occupied heating temperature
and is set back to 60F for 8 hours per day (based upon homeowner
interview).
Hot water is produced by a direct fired tank, natural gas, 40 gallon
hot water heater. Appliances include a clothes washer, electric
dryer, electric oven and range, and an older refrigerator.
Improvements modeled include: boiler replacement, insulation upgrade
of walls and attic, refrigerator replacement, compact fluorescent
bulbs for lighting, window replacement, and targeted air sealing.
Packages include:
"Insulation and Air Sealing Only" –calculates
the savings from dense pack of walls, upgrading attic insulation
to R47, targeted air sealing with foam plus infiltration benefits
of dense pack (target 1500 CFM).
"Insulation, Air Sealing, New Boiler" – same
as above except package has been expanded to also include a boiler
replacement.
"All Measures"- Includes insulation, boiler, new refrigerator,
window replacement, lighting replacement with compact fluorescent
bulbs, and dryer venting to the outdoors (health & safety).
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