EXERCISE #7A: CLIMATE


OBJECTIVES: In this exercise you will:

Learn about Energy Scheming:

Learn about energy:

Learn about architectural design implications:

PROCEDURE:
1) Transfer a copy of Exercise 7A to your desktop.

2) Resize the Netscape window to a 2" wide narrow strip on the right hand side of the monitor.

3) Open the file Exercise 7A. This is the four room house, set in Madison, Wisconsin. The building is oriented East-West.

4) Arrange the Energy Scheming and Netscape windows so you can see them both.

5) Set the graphic scale to equal 8000 Btu's. Print the By Element Group and Net Heat Flow graphs. Your output should look like this.

 

6) Save the Exercise 7A file as "(name) Madison."

7) Using define menu > project..., set the climate to Charleston and save this building file as "(name) Charleston". Using the same method, create files for Phoenix and Dodge City. Note: In this exercise, you do not need to change the evaluation days that comes with the climate since there may be more clear or cloudy days for a month depending on the climate.

8) Print the By Element and Net Flow graphs for Charleston, Phoenix and Dodge City and compare them with Madison.


Questions

Please answer the following question using the graphic report:
(Questions may have more than one correct answer, but if part of your answer is incorrect, the answer will be considered incorrect. For example if two answers are correct, and you mark only one, the answer is incorrect. If you marked three, including the two correct answers, the answer is incorrect).

Username:

9) Which of the following rankings from highest heating load to lowest heating load?
A) Madison, Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston
B) Dodge City, Madison, Charleston, Phoenix
C) Phoenix, Charleston, Dodge City, Madison
D) Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston, Madison
E) Phoenix, Dodge City, Madison, Charleston
F) Madison, Dodge City, Charleston, Phoenix

10) Which of the following rankings is from higest cooling load to lowest colling load?
A) Madison, Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston
B) Dodge City, Madison, Charleston, Phoenix
C) Phoenix, Charleston, Dodge City, Madison
D) Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston, Madison
E) Phoenix, Dodge City, Madison, Charleston
F) Madison, Dodge City, Charleston, Phoenix

11) Which of the following rankings is from highest cooling peak to lowest cooling peak?
A) Madison, Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston
B) Dodge City, Madison, Charleston, Phoenix
C) Phoenix, Charleston, Dodge City, Madison
D) Phoenix, Dodge City, Charleston, Madison
E) Phoenix, Dodge City, Madison, Charleston
F) Madison, Dodge City, Charleston, Phoenix

12) Which climate has the highest combined heating and cooling loads?
A) Phoenix
B) Charleston
C) Madison
D) Dodge City

In the following questions, "most important" is a category. There may be more than one answer per question.

13) Which of the following are the most important energy strategies to pursue in Madison?
A) Increase the Ti max
B) Decrease the Ti min
C) Add mass and windows for solar gain

14) Which of the following are the most important energy strategies to pursue in Charleston?
A) Increase the Ti max
B) Decrease the Ti min
C) Add mass and windows for solar gain

15) Which of the following are the most important energy strategies to pursue in Dodge City?
A) Increase the Ti max
B) Decrease the Ti min
C) Add mass and windows for solar gain

16) Which of the following are the most important energy strategies to pursue in Phoenix?
A) Increase the Ti max
B) Decrease the Ti min
C) Add mass and windows for solar gain

Comments:

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