Question: The walls will be constructed using a 4 in brick veneer, 6 in standard weight concrete block ( which will form the wall load -

The walls will be constructed using a 4 in brick veneer, 6 in standard weight concrete block
(which will form the wall load-bearing structure),2xx4 in (nominal) softwood lumber studs framed
16 in OC (to frame wall interiors),3.5 in fibreglass batt insulation (in between the lumber studs). a
plastic vapour retarder and 3//8 in panelling. Ignore the effect of the interior walls in your heat load
calculation.
On the south-facing wall, four large garage doors (12 ft wide by 10 ft high) will be installed.
The R-value of each door is indicated as 5.5hr^(@)Fft^(2)//BTU. The same wall will also contain a set
of four 3 ft wide by 6 ft high windows.
The east-facing wall contain an aluminum frame swing door with double insulating glass (6 ft
by 7 ft ). A further set of five 3 ft wide by 6 ft high windows will also be installed. All windows are
double insulating low-e glass. No awning will be installed above any window set. The north-facing
wall has a single 3^(')xx7^(') steel swing door with XPS foam core. The west-facing wall will contain no
windows or doors.
The building will be constructed on a foundation slab that will be 1.5 ft deep. Its roof is made
of two layers of $//8 in plywood, a single-ply membrane and a built-up roof (3//8in) with aggregate
topping. A sub-ceiling will be constructed of support beams (with negligible R-value) supporting
8//8 in plywood and a 1//2 in gypsum wallboard. The attic space will contain cellulose blown attic
insulation applied to a depth of 10 in , and a 31//2 open area.
As the building has large doors, it is considered a medium construction with an ACH of 0.9.
Ignore the heating effect of machinery and occupants inside the building. Assume a SEER of 13.
Current plans call for a waiting area for customers, so both heating in the Winter and cooling in the Summer will be required. (a) For winter conditions, calculate
i. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the north-facing wall.
ii. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the east-facing wall.
iii. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the south-facing wall.
iv. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the west-facing wall.
v. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the floor.
vi. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the roof.
(b) For summer conditions, calculate (if different from Winter conditions)
i. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the north-facing wall.
ii. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the east-facing wall.
iii. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the south-facing wall.
iv. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the west-facing wall.
v. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the floor:
vi. Calculate the \( R \)-value of the roof.
(c) Calculate the heating load for the building in the city of Saint John.
(d) Estimate the cost of heating using a \(\$ 0.125/\mathrm{kWh}\).
(e) Calculate the cooling load for the building in the city of Saint John.
(f) Estimate the cost of cooling using a \(\$ 0.125/\mathrm{kWh}\). Assume 100 cooling load hours.
The walls will be constructed using a 4 in brick

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