The floor plan of a house in Boston, Massachusetts is given below. Indoor temperature = 72 °F. The garage is unheated. (Use garage temperature = Outdoor temperature). Use table A.9 for outdoor temperature for Boston, Massachusetts. Calculate: a) Design CFM for building infiltration losses b) Building heat loss by infiltration. (Use crack method) Show all your calculations and the infiltration loss values (using crack method) in the table included below
The floor plan of a house in Boston, Massachusetts is given below. Indoor temperature = 72 °F. The garage is unheated. (Use garage temperature = Outdoor temperature). Use table A.9 for outdoor temperature for Boston, Massachusetts. Calculate: a) Design CFM for building infiltration losses b) Building heat loss by infiltration. (Use crack method) Show all your calculations and the infiltration loss values (using crack method) in the table included below
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Transcribed Image Text:The floor plan of a house in Boston, Massachusetts is given below. Indoor temperature = 72 °F.
The garage is unheated. (Use garage temperature = Outdoor temperature). Use table A.9 for outdoor
temperature for Boston, Massachusetts.
Calculate:
a) Design CFM for building infiltration losses
b) Building heat loss by infiltration. (Use crack method)
Show all your calculations and the infiltration loss values (using crack method) in the table included
below.

Transcribed Image Text:Closet
-10 x410
Location:
Master
Patio
Bedroom
Boston, Massachusetts
14-8 x 15-0
Breakfast
12-0 x 12-8
Covered Porch
18-0 x 7-6
Bedroom 4
10-8 x 11-0
Double Hung Windows
w: 28"x 48"
w : 28" x 32 "- kitchen
Half
Bath
Bedroom 3
11-0 x 11-0
Closet
8-10 x 54
Great Room
18-0 x 15-0
Utility
Storage
O
Kitchen
12-0 x 15-8
7Bath 2
Dining
Room
Foyer
6-2
Bedroom 2
11-0 x 11-0
11-6 x 12-6
12-6
Solid Doors
Two Car
Garage
23-10 x 26-10
(Unheated)
D: 30" x 80"
D,: 36" x 80" - foyer
Covered Porch
37-6 x 8-0
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w
Cleset
Master
Bedroom
w w w
14-8 x 15-0
Bedroom 4
W Covered Back 10-8 x 11-0
Porch
Master
Breakfast
Bedroom
12-0 x 12-8
|D
Rear View (North Side)
w
Half
Bath
Bedroom 3
11-0 x 11-0
Closet
-10x54
Great Room
18-0 x 15-0
Ulity
Storage
Kitchen
12-0 x 15-8
Dining
Room
Foyer
6-2
D
Covered
Bedroom 2
11-0 x 11-0
11-6 x 12-6
Porch
12-6
Sarage
W, W.
Two Car
Garage
23-10 x 26-10
w W Covered Front Porch
W w
(Unheated)
Front View (South Side)
Solid Doors
Double Hung Windows
W: 28 "x 48 "
w : 28" x 32 "- kitchen
D: 30" x 80 "
D, : 36" x 80" – foyer
Number of
doors & windows
Window
Door
Total
Window
Door
Infiltration
Infiltration Infiltration
(Crack Length)
(Area)
Rate
Rate
CFM
CFM
CFM
North
South
West
East
Design CFM for building infiltration loss :
CFM
Building Heat Loss by Infiltration :
BTU/HR
Exposure
Double Hung Windows
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Hall 2
Other Doors (30"x80" )
(Garage and Back Porch)
Hall 1
Hall 1
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