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[EnergyPlus_Support] Re: ASHRAE 90.1 and BuildingGroundSurfaceTemperature

Hi Niraj, Can you not add the insulation into the construction of your floor? ooi

--- In EnergyPlus_Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Niraj Poudel <nirajpdl@...> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> 
> I have a rather rudimentary question. When using the "Energyplus - Example
> file generator" in compliance with the ASHRAE 90.1 2007 standard, the
> example files that are generated come with the climate specific monthly
> BuildingGroundsurface temperatures in the .idf file.
> 
> For instance, when one requests for an example file for Fairbanks, Alaska,
> it comes with its own set of Building GroundSurface temperatures. So my
> question is, when Energyplus Example file generator creates the idf file
> for Fairbanks, Alaska (Climate zone 8) does it take into account that the
> unheated slab also has a layer of insulation with a R-value of 2.6 (In S-I
> units) for a 600 mm slab?
> 
> Thank you all in advance.
> Sincerely yours'
> Niraj
> 
> 
> -- 
> Niraj Poudel, Architectural Engineer.
> PhD student, PDBE Program.
> Clemson University, Clemson, SC.
>




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