BSP-034: Designs that Work: Cold Climate (Pontiac, MI)
The "Designs that Work" series of climate-specific studies were created by Building Science Corporation for the DOE's Building America Program. Each package includes house plans and a design narrative hightlighting the applied building science principles.
- How to Use this Package by BSC — last modified 2007/01/29
- An introduction and overview.
- Section 1: Introduction by BSC — last modified 2007/01/30
- Section 1 introduces the Building America project that lead to the development of this project. The basics of climate-specific design are then discussed along with a description of the cold climate zone.
- Section 2: The Basic Cold Climate House by BSC — last modified 2007/01/30
- Section 2 describes the architectural characteristics of the basic house, the results of the preliminary energy analysis, and the building enclosure and mechanical system design.
- Section 3: Advanced Technologies for a Cold Climate by BSC — last modified 2007/01/30
- Moving beyond the basic house, Section 3 discusses pushing the performance of the house towards Net Zero with the addition of geothermal heating and cooling, solar hot water collection and photovoltaics.
- Resources for Builders in a Cold Climate by BSC — last modified 2008/09/05
- Resources include related documents on the buildingscience.com website, informative guides and publications, and links to selected internet sites.
- Download PDF Files by BSC — last modified 2007/02/02
- The case study package, the house plans and the Manual J calculations are available for download on this page.
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Building Science Corporation
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2008/09/09
