HOT3000
Natural Resources Canada
Version 1.0

  

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File: obs_4_eachface.HSE

User Weather File: C:\hotsrc\HOT2000\GUI\Debug\Dat\CWEC2.DIR
Weather Data for Ottawa, Ontario

GENERAL HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS

House type: Single Detached    
Number of storeys: One storey    
Plan shape: Rectangular    
Front orientation: West    
Year House Built: 1985    


Occupants :
 2 Adults for 50.0% of the time
2 Children for 50.0% of the time
0 Infants for 0.0% of the time

Sensible Internal Heat Gain From Occupants: 2.40 kWh/day

 

WINDOW CHARACTERISTICS

Label
Location
#
Tilt deg
South
Back0001
Main floor3
1
90.0
East
Left0001
Main floor4
1
90.0
North
Front0001
Main floor1
1
90.0
West
Right0001
Main floor2
1
90.0

Label
Type
#
Window Width (m)
Window Height (m)
Total Area (m2)
Window RSI
SHGC
South
Back0001
234004
1
1.00
1.00
1.00
0.453
0.6043
East
Left0001
234004
1
0.50
1.50
0.75
0.431
0.5690
North
Front0001
234004
1
3.00
0.80
2.40
0.465
0.6246
West
Right0001
234004
1
4.00
0.45
1.80
0.432
0.5762

 

WINDOW CODE SCHEDULE

Name
Internal Code
Description
(Glazings, Coatings, Fill, Spacer, Type, Frame)
234004
234004
Double/double with 1 coat, Low-E .20 (hard1), 9 mm Argon, Metal, Picture, Vinyl, ER* = -3.17, Eff. RSI= 0.36

* Window Standard Energy Rating estimated for assumed dimensions, and Air tightness type: CSA - A1; Leakage rate = 2.790 m3/hr/m

 

 

BUILDING PARAMETER DETAILS

CEILING COMPONENTS
 
Construction Type
Code Type
Roof Slope
Heel Ht.(m)
Section Area (m2)
R. Value (RSI)
Ceiling01
Attic/gable
User specified
4.0/12
0.13
94.98
5.21

MAIN WALL COMPONENTS
Label
Lintel Type
Fac. Dir
Number of Corn.
Number of Inter.
Height (m)
Perim. (m)
Area (m2)
R. Value (RSI)
Main floor1
Type: User specified
100
North
1
1
2.49
9.75
24.27
2.29
Main floor2
Type: User specified
100
West
1
1
2.49
9.75
24.27
2.29
Main floor3
Type: User specified
100
South
1
1
2.49
9.75
24.27
2.29
Main floor4
Type: User specified
100
East
1
1
2.49
9.75
24.27
2.29

DOORS
Label
Type
Height (m)
Width (m)
Gross Area (m2)
R. Value (RSI)
Door-01
Loc: Main floor1
Steel polystyrene core
2.03
0.87
1.77
 0.98
Door-02
Loc: Main floor3
Steel polystyrene core
2.03
0.87
1.77
 0.98

FOUNDATIONS

Foundation Name: Foundation - 1    
Foundation Type: Basement Volume: 223.3 m3
Data Type: Library Opening to Main Floor: 0.00 m2

Total Wall Height: 2.35 m Rectangular  
Depth Below Grade: 1.82 m Floor Length: 9.75 m
    Floor Width: 9.75 m

Interior wall type: 0000000 R-value: 1.33 RSI
Exterior wall type: User specified R-Value: 0.00 RSI
Number of corners : 4    
Lintel type: Bsmnt Lintel    
Added to slab type : User specified R-Value: 0.00 RSI
Floors Above Found.: 4231000660 R-Value: 0.70 RSI


Exposed areas for: Foundation - 1
Exposed Perimeter: 38.98 m

Configuration: BCIN_1
- concrete walls and floor
- interior surface of wall insulated over full-height
- any first storey construction type

 

FOUNDATION CODE SCHEDULE

Added To Slab
Name
Code
Description
(Framing, Spacing, Insulation, Int., Sheathing)
N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

Floors Above Foundation
Name
Internal
Code
Description
(Structure, typ/size, Spacing, Insul1, 2, Int., Sheathing, Exterior, Drop Framing)
4231000660
4231000660
Wood frame, 38x235 mm (2x10 in), 400 mm (16 in), None, None, None, Plywood/Particle board 15.5 mm (5/8 in), Wood, No
N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A

ROOF CAVITY INPUTS

Gable Ends   Total Area: 15.83 m2
Sheathing Material Plywood/Part. bd 9.5 mm (3/8 in) 0.08 RSI
Exterior Material: Hollow metal/vinyl cladding 0.11 RSI

Sloped Roof   Total Area: 100.14 m2
Sheathing Material Plywood/Part. bd 12.7 mm (1/2 in) 0.11 RSI
Exterior Material: Asphalt shingles 0.08 RSI

Total Cavity Volume: 77.2 m3 Ventilation Rate: 0.50 ACH/hr

 

AIR LEAKAGE AND VENTILATION

Building Envelope Surface Area: 378.69 m2

Air Leakage Test Results at 50 Pa.(0.2 in H2O) = 4.65 ACH
Equivalent Leakage Area @ 10 Pa = 770.42 cm2
Terrain Description Height m
@ Weather Station : Open flat terrain, grass Anemometer 10.0
@ Building site : Suburban, forest Bldg. Eaves 3.3
     
Local Shielding: Walls: Heavy
  Flue : Light

Leakage Fractions- Ceiling: 0.300 Walls: 0.500 Floors: 0.200
Normalized Leakage Area @ 10 Pa: 2.0344 cm2/m2
Estimated Airflow to cause a 5 Pa Pressure Difference: 123 L/s
Estimated Airflow to cause a 10 Pa Pressure Difference: 192 L/s

 

F326 VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS

Kitchen, Living Room, Dining Room
3 rooms @ 5.0 L/s: 15.0 L/s
Utility Room
1 rooms @ 5.0 L/s: 5.0 L/s
Bedroom
1 rooms @ 10.0 L/s: 10.0 L/s
Bedroom
2 rooms @ 5.0 L/s: 10.0 L/s
Bathroom
2 rooms @ 5.0 L/s: 10.0 L/s
Other
2 rooms @ 5.0 L/s: 10.0 L/s
Basement Rooms
: 0.0 L/s


SECONDARY FANS & OTHER EXHAUST APPLIANCES

 

Control

Supply (L/s)
Exhaust (L/s)
Dryer
Continuous
-
1.20


Dryer is vented outdoors


SPACE HEATING SYSTEM

Primary Heating Fuel: Natural Gas
Equipment: Furnace/Boiler with continuous pilot
Manufacturer: Wizard SPH man
Model:
Calculated* Output Capacity: 9.50 kW
* Design Heat loss X 1.10 + 0.5 kW
Pilot Light energy consumption: 25.30 MJ/day

Steady State Efficiency: 78.00 %
Fan Mode: Auto
Low Speed Fan Power: 0 watts
High Speed Fan Power: 184 watts
Flue Diameter: 152.40 mm

 

DOMESTIC WATER HEATING SYSTEM

Primary Water Heating Fuel: Natural gas
Water Heating Equipment: Conventional tank
Energy Factor: 0.55
Manufactuer: Wizard DHW man
Model: Wizard DHW mod

Tank Capacity = 151.40 Litres Tank Blanket Insulation 0.00 RSI
Tank Loacation: Basement    
Pilot Energy = 0.00 MJ/day Flue Diameter 76.20 mm