Assuming that adding 5-cm of insulation drops the U-value of a building from 1.36 to 0.556 W/m2- °C, calculate the annual cooling savings per square meter from the data given below: 1,500 cooling degree days, Cooling COP = 3.5 and Electrical cost = $0.10/kWh

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Assuming that adding 5-cm of
insulation drops the U-value of a
building from 1.36 to 0.556 W/m2-
°C, calculate the annual cooling
savings per square meter from the
data given below:1,500 cooling
degree days, Cooling COP = 3.5 and
Electrical cost = $0.10/kWh
Transcribed Image Text:Assuming that adding 5-cm of insulation drops the U-value of a building from 1.36 to 0.556 W/m2- °C, calculate the annual cooling savings per square meter from the data given below:1,500 cooling degree days, Cooling COP = 3.5 and Electrical cost = $0.10/kWh
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