High Performance Energy Step SIP House Lake Country BC

Location: Lake Country, BC, Canada

Project Information

Project Type:	Residential, > 3,000 sq. ft.
Manufacturer:	Insulspan
Builder:	by Owner
Design Professional:	DOS Design Group Inc.
Year Built:	2022

Performance

High Performance:	Yes
HERS/EUI Index Score:
ACH50 - Blower Test Results:	0.47
kBtu/sq.ft./year:
CO2 lbs./sq.ft./year:

Awards/Certifications: Building Excellence Awards, DOE Zero Energy Ready Home, ENERGY STAR Certified, EPA Indoor AirPLUS

BEA: 2022 Winner High Performance Homes Over 3,000 sq. ft.

Panels Manufactured by West-Eco Panelized Building Systems

This is a very energy efficient and cost effective two stories residence.

Wall thickness: 8 1/8"
Roof thickness: 12 3/2" north and 12" south

Air Leakage Test Results at 50 Pa. (0.2 in H2O) = 0.46 ACH

Similar to HERS index, Canadian HOT 2000 Energy Step Code rated this house as STEP 5

AIR LEAKAGE AND MECHANICAL VENTILATION SUMMARY
F326 Required continous ventilation: 50.000 L/s (0.19 ACH)
Central Ventilation Supply Rate (): 51.454 L/s (0.20 ACH)
Other Continuous Supply Flow Rates: 0.000 L/s (0.00 ACH)
Other Continuous Exhaust Flow Rates: 0.000 L/s (0.00 ACH)

Total house ventilation is Balanced
Gross Air Leakage and Mechanical Ventilation Energy Load: 3975.826 MJ
Seasonal Heat Recovery Ventilator Efficiency: 72.154 %
Estimated Ventilation Electrical Load: 693.420 MJ (Heating Hours)
Estimated Ventilation Electrical Load: 106.260 MJ (Non-Heating Hours)
Net Air Leakage and Mechanical Ventilation Load: 4000.162 MJ

ANNUAL DOMESTIC WATER HEATING SUMMARY
Daily Hot Water Consumption: 160.0 Liters
Hot Water Temperature: 55.0 °C
Estimated Domestic Water Heating Load: 11173 MJ
Primary Domestic Water Heating Energy Consumption: 3160 MJ
Primary System Seasonal Efficiency: 353.6%

ANNUAL SPACE HEATING SUMMARY
Gross Space Heat Loss: 57287 MJ
Gross Space Heating Load: 57287 MJ
Usable Internal Gains: 15544 MJ

ANNUAL SPACE COOLING SUMMARY
Design Sensible Heat Ratio: 0.769
Estimated Annual Space Cooling Energy: 1262.50 kWh
Seasonal COP ( May to October): 3.092

ENERGY CONSUMPTION SUMMARY REPORT
Estimated Annual Space Heating Energy Consumption = 8052.50 MJ = 2236.80 kWh
Ventilator Electrical Consumption: Heating Hours = 693.42 MJ = 192.62 kWh
Estimated Annual DHW Heating Energy Consumption = 3159.51 MJ = 877.64 kWh
ESTIMATED ANNUAL SPACE + DHW ENERGY CONSUMPTION = 11905.43 MJ = 3307.06 kWh
Estimated Greenhouse Gas Emissions 9.397 tonnes/year

ESTIMATED ANNUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION SUMMARY
Fuel Space Heating Space Cooling DHW Heating Baseloads Ventilation Total
Electricity (kWh) 2236.8 1262.5 877.6 7117.4 222.1 11716.5

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