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**** No organic material in the envelope system to avoid mold | **** No organic material in the envelope system to avoid mold | ||
**** Walls | **** Walls | ||
− | ***** 30R | + | ***** 30R North and East (use rigid + cellulose)/ Zero R West and South |
− | ***** | + | ***** Hardie board for inside wall surfaces |
− | ***** Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape | + | ***** 3 layers of rigid insulation |
− | + | ****** Layer #1 - 2" polystyrene (3 layers, of 2" w/ staggered joints) = R30 | |
− | ***** Stud 4ft on center for the framing | + | ****** Layer #2 + #3: 1ft - 2" polystyrene + 7ft+/- use polyiso |
+ | ****** Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape | ||
+ | ***** Stud 4ft on center for the framing - caulked on floor | ||
***** caulk the floor joints (rigid to floor) | ***** caulk the floor joints (rigid to floor) | ||
**** Ceiling | **** Ceiling | ||
− | ***** 40R ... use rigid insulation | + | ***** 40R ... use rigid polystyrene insulation |
***** 8" polystyrene (4 layers, of 2" w/ staggered joints) = R40 | ***** 8" polystyrene (4 layers, of 2" w/ staggered joints) = R40 | ||
***** Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape | ***** Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape | ||
− | ***** | + | ***** Hardie board on walls and ceiling |
+ | ***** chalk wall joints | ||
**** Floor | **** Floor | ||
***** Zero R | ***** Zero R |
Revision as of 18:25, 21 April 2010
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Requirements
- Backup Heating + Primary Cooling
- Based on a "recharge the tanks" model
- Peak Hour
- 50K BTU Heating
- 40K BTU Cooling
- "Peak Day" Hour <<== used this one
- Heating: 39K BTU per hour (using 24 hours)
- Cooling: 14K BTU per hour (using 12 hours)
Design / Selection
- Ideas
- use the natural thermal effects of the basement and earth tubes to gain higher performance from the heat pump...increases Cooling EER (from 12 to 17+)...will also affect COP
- Simplify the equipment (less is better)
- Design
- Air-to-Water Heat Pump
- Daikin Altherma Heat Pump
- Model: 3 Ton Split System (ERLQ036BAVJU) and Hydrobox (EKHBX054BA3VJU) (see 1 step vs. 2 step heating unit?)
- Need split system to physically get into basement
- Daikin Altherma heat pump unit looks like the high end is coming to the US. Designed for our total problem...hot water, cooling, backup heat.
- Altherma Brochure (large)
- Altherma Installation Manuals
- Earth Room
- Purge strategy for vent capacity
- Location: Green Garage Basement
- Supply: 2 6" earth tubes
- build a condensation trap
- Exhaust: existing chimney
- Fan
- Located in chimney...pulls air through the room
- use thermostat to ...determine when fan goes on
- use ducts and hi/lo dampers at chimney
- need to have fan control balance temp vs. humidity (e.g. favor avoiding condensation vs. better performance temp)
- Thermal Mass
- Plastic bottles (2L) full of water in room on floor and metal racks
- Envelope
- No organic material in the envelope system to avoid mold
- Walls
- 30R North and East (use rigid + cellulose)/ Zero R West and South
- Hardie board for inside wall surfaces
- 3 layers of rigid insulation
- Layer #1 - 2" polystyrene (3 layers, of 2" w/ staggered joints) = R30
- Layer #2 + #3: 1ft - 2" polystyrene + 7ft+/- use polyiso
- Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape
- Stud 4ft on center for the framing - caulked on floor
- caulk the floor joints (rigid to floor)
- Ceiling
- 40R ... use rigid polystyrene insulation
- 8" polystyrene (4 layers, of 2" w/ staggered joints) = R40
- Tape joints on the inside with Kenco Tape
- Hardie board on walls and ceiling
- chalk wall joints
- Floor
- Zero R
- Seal concrete w/ DEFY concrete sealer low-VOC
- Door
- 36" door + rigid insulation filler - tape shut painters tape
- Raised Equipment Platform: reuse block ... avoids flooding issues
- Air-to-Water Heat Pump
Rationale
- Connectedness to the earth
- net zero-energy
- simplicity
- repeatability
- affordability