Ac 2.2.

3 Hea L a d Ga
I d c
When he in er de ign empera re i belo 60 F, he In erna ional Re iden ial
Code req ire a d elling o ha e hea ing facili ie capable of main aining a minim m
room empera re of 68 F in habi able room . Por able pace hea er canno be
ed o mee hi req iremen . A permanen hea ing em m be in alled.

In b ilding e refer o hea flo in a n mber of differen a . The mo common

reference i he R- al e, or he re i ance o hea flo . The higher he R- al e of a
ma erial, he more i ill re ric hea lo or gain. U-fac or ( ome ime referred o a
U- al e) i a mea re of he flo of hea ( hermal ran mi ance) hro gh a ma erial,
gi en a difference in empera re on ei her ide. In he inch-po nd (I-P) em, he
U-fac or i he n mber of B (Bri i h Thermal Uni ) of energ pa ing hro gh a
q are foo of he ma erial in an ho r for e er degree Fahrenhei difference in
empera re acro he ma erial (B /f 2hr F or B H). In me ric, he U-fac or i
all gi en in a per q are me er per degree Cel i ( /m2 C).

Calc la ion of hea lo are made o de ermine he her a propo ed hea ing (or
cooling) em i adeq a e o ppl and main ain he de ired empera re i hin a
r c re a pecified b code. The e calc la ion are al o ed o e ima e he
ann al hea ing or cooling co of a em.

U e he 97.5 percen ( in er) de ign empera re from one of he follo ing:

o Appendi D of he In erna ional Pl mbing Code
(h p://p blicecode .c berreg .com/icod/ipc/2012/icod_ipc_2012_appd.h m)
or
o NOAA Engineering De ign Da a p blica ion
o Local clima e da a or local ea her e perience a de ermined b he
b ilding official
Impor an con er ion informa ion:
a 3.21 = B /hr
B /hr .2931 = a

E e
Calc la or
A1 E ample U ili Shed Dra ing
Tran mi ion Load Work hee . l
R-Val e Char File
Comp er i h In erne acce

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P ced e
Hea L eU S ed
In hi ac i i o ill calc la e he o al hea ran mi ion load mea red in B /H
for he E ample U ili Shed ho n in Dra ing A1.

A e e :
For hi e erci e he floor ill be ignored
One do ble door, 72in. 7f
T o ingle-gla ed indo , 2f 4f
De ired in ide empera re of 70 F
Shed loca ion: Bo on, MA

1. R-Val e
Calc la e he o al R- al e for each rface, incl ding he fo r all , he door, he
indo , and he ceiling/roof r c re. U e he R- al e char o find he R- al e for
he indi id al la er i hin he all. Dra ing A1 ho he differen la er ha
compri e he all and ceiling/roof. Incl de an in ide air film la er.

Ca c a A e b R-Va e
R- al e , hich are andard in he con r c ion ind r , iden if he hermal
re i ance of a ma erial. The higher an R- al e, he be er he in la ion again hea
ran fer. A higher R- al e mean ha le hea energ pa e hro gh he ma erial.
U e he R-Val e and Den i ie Char hando o de ermine R- al e for indi id al
componen .

The R- al e for a emblie of componen , ch a a all or roof em, can be

de ermined b adding he R- al e of all of he componen of he a embl . The R-
al e for he E ample U ili Shed all o ld be calc la ed a follo :

1.05 Wood Be el Siding (3/4in. 10in.)

0.70 Wood Shea hing (OSB - Lo Den i = 1.41 .5in. hickne )
0.00 Vapor Barrier
11.0 R-11 Ba In la ion1
0.70 Wood Shea hing (OSB - Lo Den i = 1.41 .5 in. hickne )
0.68 In ide Air Film
14.13 R-Va e E a eU S ed Wa
No e ha R-11 in la ion i no permi ible a
1
ood frame all in la ion in a re iden ial
applica ion per he 2012 In erna ional Energ Con er a ion Code (IECC). The minim m
pre cribed in la ion R- al e (incl ding onl in la ing ma erial , no o her componen ) per he
2012 IECC i R-13 for Clima e Zone 1 hro gh 3 (and higher for o her clima e one ). Ho e er,
ince hi i no a re iden ial applica ion, e ill e le e pen i e R-11 in la ion.

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 Tran mi ion
S rface U-Fac or Area T
R-Val e Load
1/R Sq are Fee Degree F B /Ho r
We Wall 14.13
Ea Wall
Nor h Wall
So h Wall
Ceiling/Roof
Door
Windo

2. Con er R- al e o U-fac or
Con er all R- al e o U-fac or . The U-fac or i he reciprocal of he R- al e.
When R- al e are con er ed o U-fac or , a lea he fir hree decimal place
m be ed. D d e d d . If he R-Val e for a gi en all i 12.70
(1/12.70 = .078740157), he U-fac or ed o ld be .078.

Tran mi ion
U-Fac or Area T
S rface R-Val e Load
1/R Sq are Fee Degree F B /Ho r
We Wall 14.13 .070

3. Area
Comp e he area for each of he rface nder con idera ion and en er he q are
foo age in he appropria e col mn. For all i h opening , be re o b rac he
area of he opening. For he Nor h and So h all , o m add in he riang lar
area a he op of he all. For he roof/ceiling, o m calc la e he ac al area of
he loped roof rface.

S rface U-Fac or Area T Tran mi ion Load

R-Val e
1/R Sq are Fee Degree F B /Ho r
We Wall 14.13 .070 128

4. De ign Tempera re Differen ial

Find he de ign empera re difference ( T) be een he de ired in ide empera re
and he o ide in er de ign empera re for he region in hich o are b ilding.
The de ired in ide empera re i 70 F. A an e ample, he o door 97.5% (Win er)
de ign dr -b lb empera re for Bo on, MA i 9 F [So rce: 2012 In erna ional
Pl mbing Code, Table D101]. Therefore, T = 70 9 = 61 F. Thi al e ma
change and depend on he loca ion of he con r c ion.

U-Fac or Area T Tran mi ion Load

S rface R-Val e
1/R Sq are Fee Degree F B /Ho r
We Wall 14.13 .070 128 61

5.

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 Tran mi ion Load
Ca c a Hea L /Ga : To calc la e hea lo (or gain), he follo ing form la
ill be ed:
Q A( ) , here

Q' i he hea lo in B per ho r (B /H)

1
Ui he reciprocal of he R-Val e, R
Ai he area of he rface

Ti he difference in empera re on ei her ide of he all.

Yo ma ro nd he ran mi ion load o he neare hole n mber.

Tran mi io
U-Fac or Area T
S rface R-Val e n Load
Degree
1/R Sq are Fee B /Ho r
F
We Wall 14.13 0.070 128 61 547
Ea Wall
Nor h Wall
So h Wall
Ceiling/Roof
Door
Windo
TOTAL TRANSMISSION LOAD

Af er finding he o al B /H for each rface ( all , indo , door, roof/ceiling), o al

all ran mi ion load for he r c re.

Op ional: U e he E cel Tran mi ion Load Work hee and crea e o r

ran mi ion load able elec ronicall ing appropria e form la o calc la e he U-
fac or and he ran mi ion load .

1. Si e Uni
If hea lo hro gh he b ilding componen i he onl con idera ion, ha i e
hea ing ni ho ld o pecif for he E ample U ili Shed? No e ha hea ing ni
are of en pecified o he neare 1,000 B /H.

A me ha o had j performed he pre io calc la ion ch ha o had

fo nd he hea gain in he mmer (ra her han he hea lo in he in er). Wha
i e air condi ioning ni o ld o need if here are o people orking in he hed
(adding 450 B /H) and eq ipmen ha con rib e 2000 B /H hea gain? No e ha
air condi ioner are of en i ed b he on. Remember ha 1 on of ni capaci =
12,000 B /H. Ro nd p o he ne half on.

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 6. Re earch hea er and make a recommenda ion for hea ing eq ipmen for he
ili hed.

7. Energ Efficienc /Sa ing

Wha modifica ion co ld be made o hi r c re o make i more energ efficien ?
Implemen a lea one change o he de ign and hen ho he change i make o
he o al hea ran mi ion load ing he E cel Tran mi ion Load Work hee . l .

Some change o ma an o con ider incl de do ble-gla ed indo , in la ed

door , and/or a more effec i e in la ion. Energ efficien de ign componen ho ld
be no ed in blank ro of he Tran mi ion Load Work hee ch ha he
ran mi ion load for each rface in he rede igned en elope i ho n in he righ
col mn on he a ad ee . Wha i he difference in B /H?

B /H Sa ing : _______________

C c
1. Where doe he grea e hea lo occ r in hi r c re?

8. Wha a he mo ignifican change made o make hi r c re more energ

efficien ?

9. Wha effec co ld ing 2 6 d in he hed con r c ion ha e on energ hea

lo /gain?

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