BSP-031: Designs that Work: Hot-Humid Climate (Lake Charles, LA)
The "Designs that Work" series of climate-specific case studies were created by Building Science Corporation for the DOE's Building America Program. Each package includes house plans and a design narrative highlighting the applied building science principles.
- How to Use this Package by Building Science Corporation — last modified 2006/11/20
- An introduction and overview.
- Section 1: Introduction by Building Science Corporation — 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 hot-humid climate.
- Section 2: The Basic Hot-Humid Climate House by Building Science Corporation — 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 Hot-Humid Climate by Building Science Corporation — 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 Hot-Humid Climate by Building Science Corporation — 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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2008/09/09
