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impact of insulation upgrade in hot climate
Last Post 07 Mar 2010 07:46 AM by
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anuoldman
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06 Mar 2010 11:54 PM
I'm looking to figure out the impact of attic insulation upgrade in hot climates / miami... ie increase in cooling efficiency as opposed to heating... looks like all the online calculators I see are heating degree day based.. ideas?
jonr
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07 Mar 2010 07:46 AM
You can use HEED 3.0 software to calculate cooling costs. You have to download and load in Miami data.
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