This video will go over the building envelope form.
You get to this form by clicking on the building envelope
link from the Energy Audit Input Menu section as I am doing now,
the building envelope data entry form
can be used to collect data associated with the foundation, walls,
ceilings, and any other aspect of the building envelope
as seen by the additional buttons on the left side of the data entry screen.
When you first click the building envelope menu,
you will be brought to the foundation page.
At least one foundation type must be entered
and the note field can be used to describe any constraints or special conditions.
If multiple foundations are present, the user can make multiple entries
and the note field can be used to describe the extent
or special considerations for each foundation.
The details for each are maintained in the detailed table
at the bottom of the form.
The detail table is the same for each of the pages.
So from here on out we will only show the differences on each page
to get to the wall section,
Select the walls button as I am doing now,
information about walls or groups of walls can be entered into this form
required fields include wall material,
wall type and wall description.
Other optional fields provide an opportunity to enter other information
that is typical for an auditor or assessor to consider in an assessment.
Walls can be assigned to floors and spaces for analytical convenience.
The user may define as many groups of walls as may be needed.
The data entry forms for ceilings,
roof and roof structure are substantially similar
in structure and requirements as a data entry for walls,
except for a few fields uniquely relevant to ceilings and roofs.
You can get to any of these sections by pressing
on the navigation buttons on the left
to get to the windows or doors, which have substantially similar inputs.
Select the navigation button on the left, as I am doing now,
the data entry form for Windows doors
is like the data entry of information regarding walls, and the user
should refer to those instructions above for basic information.
However, the data entry forms for Windows Doors
also provides several unique fields.
These include an option for inputting counts
for the occurrence of each type of window or door.
This provides the user an ability to group
similar windows and doors for analytical convenience.
The user may also use a special field
percent of surface area for windows
to indicate the amount of total wall surface area that is covered by windows.
if this is more convenient. The only required input for windows or
doors is the window style door type
and the number of windows doors
to get to the basement or floor section,
which are substantially similar enough that we only need to go over one.
Select the navigation button on the left, as I am doing now,
The data entry form for these items are similar
in structure and requirements as the data entry for walls.
It includes installation type and R factor.
Note that floor is part of the
FCA menu as indicated by the red button coloring
to get to the excavation stairs or conveying sections
which are substantially similar enough that we only need to go over one.
Select the navigation button on the left, as I am doing now,
the data entry form for these items are similar in structure and requirements
and they only include locations for FCA data entry.
Once the required information in the section is complete,
you can return to the main menu by clicking on the main audit menu.
Return link at the top of the page as I am doing now.