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Comprenew LEED Certification Competition Grand Valley State University School of Engineering EGR 468: Heat Transfer Instructor: Dr. Fleischmann By: Lindsey Brown Matt den Hartog Noah Hopson Matt Miiller Eric Twiest Date: 4-12-071Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………. 2 Abstract………………………………………………………… 2 Design Details…………………………………………………... 3 Energy Consumption…………………………………………...7 Budget…………………………………………………………...9 Conclusion………………………………………………………10 Appendix A: LEED Scoring and Detailed Information ……..11 Appendix B: Heat Load Calculation and Spreadsheet Data ..21 Appendix C: Building Drawings, 3D Views, Plan Details……29 Appendix D: Detailed Budget with Sources…………………..382I. Introduction The purpose of the EGR 468 Heat Transfer semester project is to propose a plan to bring the building owned by Comprenew-Environmental up to LEED-EB platinum level. In participating in this project, students will become more familiar with the LEED-EB certification process and achieve a greater appreciation of the effect that building energy management decisions have on the environment. Comprenew is a non-profit corporation that serves to recycle obsolete computer equipment by recycling or rebuilding the equipment. Any equipment that is unrepairable or unusable is disassembled and the toxic components are properly disposed. Another important objective of Comprenew is to provide business skills for at-risk, inner-city high school students. The students receive job training and are compensated for their work on a point scale system. Once the students have accrued a certain point total, they can then trade in their points for a laptop. Comprenew also provides equipment and funding for educational initiatives on a global scale. Comprenew is located at 629 Ionia Avenue SW in Grand Rapids and the building is best described as an urban warehouse. There are offices located at the front of the building; the middle section of the building consists of a store and classroom area while the back portion of the building is open warehouse space used for the component disassembly, repair, and sorting. The basic building construction is a 4 foot high, 10 inch wide concrete knee wall with steel siding everywhere above and an earth berm on the outside of the wall. II. Abstract Before starting on the project, it was important to meet with Comprenew employees to gain a clearer understanding of their work as well as their overall mission in participating in the project. This was accomplished through an onsite visit with a question and answer session followed by a guided tour of the facility. It was abundantly clear from the question and answer session that not only did Comprenew wish to participate in the project as a means to producing a more energy efficient facility and ecologically friendly building site but to let the building serve as a teaching tool for the many students who gather there after school or during the summer break.3 The first step was to determine the heat loss calculations for the current building and then compare it to known energy consumption quantities from previous billing periods. The building was divided into areas of similar thermal resistances and organized in an excel spreadsheet. This allowed us see how changes to a particular construction of the building would affect the overall heat loss. The second step was to familiarize ourselves with the LEED-EB platinum certification requirements. Since this comprised a lot of reading, it was thought best to divide the sections among three team members each of whom became the representative for those sections. It was that team member’s responsibility to research the section and educate the other team members on the section so everyone could actively participate in deciding which points to target. It was important to integrate the mission of Comprenew with the LEED-EB certification process. Some of the proposed ideas include a garden/park area in the back of the lot where employees can achieve a sense of community together. It is also proposed to have small plastic plaques detailing the numerous energy efficient materials and equipment located inside the building. Another important focus of the project was to redesign the side entryway. Currently there is a side entrance for both the customers as well as the employees. It was thought best to make two separate entrances, one for customers and one for the employees. Because the employee entrance is prone to more foot traffic, it features a double glass doorway entry system. III. Design Details The proposed building will feature new wall construction throughout. The interior warehouse walls and the warehouse roof, along with the retail area roof will be sprayed with foam insulation, specifically, Heatlok Soy. This system creates an air, moisture and vapor barrier that adds to the buildings structural integrity. The material is actually made from soy and recycled plastics thus helping to conserve nonrenewable resources. The wall construction for the front of the building will consist of cellulose insulation, specifically Nuwool. Figures 1, and 2, show the make-up of the new wall construction. In contrast to the previous walls this new insulation system will ultimately4reduce energy usage by 36 percent, with a cost savings of $577.93 for the month December alone. Figure 1: Warehouse Wall Construction Figure 2: Retail Wall Construction Figure 3 shows the new roof construction for the entire building. As stated earlier the ceilings will be sprayed with the soy foam, and then the roof will consist of white PVC single ply reflective roofing.5 Figure 3: New Roof Construction As mentioned previously, there are now two clearly defined entrances to the side of the building. There is a side entrance for customers specifically entering the retail space and a separate entrance for employees entering from the side of the building. Both entrances are marked with overhead signs. Customers will now be led directly into a retail space where they browse the store with ease. The thought behind separating the two entrances was to keep the foot traffic to a minimum around the


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