Your client would like to erect a four storey office building $(4$ floors above grade with two floors below

grade$)$ in Greensboro$-$North Carolina. The following are some of his considerations for the building:

$1.$ Common ASHRAE standard as the jurisdiction with LEED New Construction as the major building

sustainability goal.

$2.90,000$ square feet footprint of rectangular shape building.

$3.$ Daylight controls are to be considered.

$4.$ Cooling equipment is Chilled water system and heating equipment is hot water coils.

$5.$ Relatively flat roof $($no percent pitch$/$inclination provided$)$; skylights to be at perimeter.

$6.$ Building envelope to comprise off;

a$.$ Roof surface of custom layer by layer$-$built up type on the top end, polystyrene and air

film on the inside.

b$.$ Above grade walls to be metal frame $2$x$624$ O$.$C$.$ with exterior brick finish, exterior wall

insulation to be R$-18$ and no additional insulation even in the interiors.

c$.$ Ground floor to be earth contact exposure and interior finish to be carpet.

d$.$ Below grade walls to be $6$in concrete construction with exterior board, R$-158$ft deep

insulation.

$7.4$ doors of width $10$ft in all the orientations of the building $($i$.$e$.,2$ revolving glass door type; glass

definition to be double low$-$e glass and $2$ opaque doors in each orientation making the $4$ doors$).$

$8.$ Windows of width $15$ft to be double low$-$e glass; and also, consider window frames with the U

factor $($U$-$factor $=0\mathrm{.}65,$ Solar heat gain coefficient $=0\mathrm{.}57$ and visible transmittance $=0\mathrm{.}76).$

$9.$ Exterior window shades$/$blinds to have overhangs and fins both $4\mathrm{.}5$ft in from the face of the wall

$($depth$)$ and $2$ feet from the top of the window; overhangs to be on the N$-$S orientations and fins

to be on the east$-$west orientations.

$10.$ Baseboard heating is to be provided.

$11.$ HVAC $($and other related$)$ systems to be at premium level$/$classification for better sustainability.

$12.$ Other normal considerations to be maintained as deemed fit.

Your building client is concerned about energy efficiency of the building and would not want to spend

much in her investment goal. You as the building simulation expert is to advise the client accordingly on

the best energy saving measures. Model the building above, and then select and perform suitable

Energy Efficiency Measures $($EEM$)$ simulation with e$-$Quest software that will provide the best energy

savings. Provide a report detailing the following;

$1.$ The climatic zone for which the building will be located.

$2.$ A clear$-$cut screen shot of $3-$D modeling $($Isometric view with all orientations$)$ of the building$-$

zoom in as much as possible for better visibility. Also, provide $3$D isometric view of wire$-$frame

of the building showing different thermal zones.

$3.$ All the tables and graphical representations of the energy use of the buildings from the various

EEMs$-$do not copy screenshots from e$-$Quest results $($unless as an added explanation to your

discussion$)$ but glean out the reported figures and plot as necessary.

$4.$ A summary write$-$up of the results with related conclusion for the building; clearly provide

justification for the energy savings as a percentage considering the baseline measure$/$results$.$

Note: Annotate your images and provide complete justifications for full correctness.