El Moore Greens design studio

This page captures the design work ongoing for the El Moore Greens project on Alexandrine St. in Midtown District of Detroit.

System Elements

• Floor to walk on
• Electrical
• Lighting
• Plumbing?
• Sound Barrier

HVAC Design

• Geothermal
  • Mitsubishi City Multi
    • Water to Refrigerant Unit PQ
      • Performance Data (pdf)

Floor / Ceiling Design

Sound Barrier

• Types of sound
  • Airborne sound
  • Vibration (Impact) Sound
• Research
  • LBI Boyd Supplier recommended by Chad. They carry material and wallcoverings that reduce sound.
    • Soundblock
  • Titebond Acoustical Caulk in Bulk

Thermal Design

• Wall
  • 2" Polyiso and 3 1/2" Blown in cellulose for total R value of approx. 26

• Ceiling
  • 22" blown in cellulose for R-80