Jamilah's Space
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Riley's Tax Service
- Small business operates January-April providing tax services
- Jamilah Humphrey, owner, rents space in a building in Detroit on Fenkell near Southfield Freeway.
- Jamilah has reported that the indoor space temperatures are uneven and uncomfortably cold near the East wall of the building. She would like to improve the thermal performance of the wall by applying paint mixed with an insulating (ceramic) additive. She was given a package of Insuladd by a friend involved in the building trade and plans to paint the wall with that. Laurie Catey, a professional engineer and commissioning agent, and Kirsten Lyons of the Green Garage are assisting Jamilah with her experiment.
- Also known as: Sustainability Labs Experiment #1
Building Info
1100 sq. ft. space:
- 3 outside walls (South, East, West)
- Masonry (brick and block) walls w/interior drywalled stud walls
- Built-up flat roof
- 9'-6" suspended ceiling
- Gas forced-air furnace heat
- Large plastic single pane inoperable windows on South and East sides
- Large air leaks observed in ceiling tiles, receptacles, and around doors and windows
Site visit March 25, 2011
- Laurie Catey and Kirsten Lyons measured and recorded with Jamilah Humphrey providing background and statement of problem
- Outdoor temp. 32F (weather.com)
- Indoor temp. 67.8F (back), 19% R.H. (Laurie Catey metered)
- Front space temp. 67.5F, R.H. 18% (metered)
- Storage room temp. (far back) 47-48F
- Thermostat read 71F
- Long east wall surface in back room measured 61-64F
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