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Project 1797

8th and Berks Senior Living

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Building Function

Multifamily
Project Type

New Construction
ASHRAE Climate Zone

4A - Mixed - Humid
Status

Final Certified
INT. Conditioned Floor Area

39219 sq. ft.

Core Project Team

Phius Certified Verifier

Constantino Garcia
Phius CPHC (Lead)

Vaughan Piccolo
Project Submitter

Vaughan Piccolo

Project Information

- Building Function
  
  Multifamily
- Project Type
  
  New Construction
- Construction Type
  
  Wood Frame
- Number of Units
  
  44
- Number of Stories
  
  3
- Program Version
  
  PHIUS+ 2015
- INT. Conditioned Floor Area
  
  39219 sq. ft.
- Status
  
  Final Certified
- Design Certification
  
  July 27, 2021
- Final Certification
  
  September 7, 2023
- ASHRAE Climate Zone
  
  4A - Mixed - Humid
- Region
  
  Northeast

Performance

- Annual Heating Demand
  
  2.26
- Annual Cooling Demand
  
  4.28
- Peak Heating Load
  
  2.53
- Peak Cooling Load
  
  2.1
- Site Energy Use Index (EUI)
  
  19.95
- Compliance Software
  
  WUFI Passive
- Source Energy (Residential)
  
  6188
- Air Tightness (per enclosure area)
  
  0.05
- Average Compartmentalization
  
  0.23

Enclosure

- Wall 1 Type
  
  Framing with Continuous Insulation
- Wall 1 R-Value
  
  31
- Wall 1 Insulation Type
  
  Fiberglass, XPS
- Wall 2 Type
  
  Exterior Continuous Insulation Only
- Wall 2 R-Value
  
  10
- Wall 2 Insulation Type
  
  XPS
- Wall 3 Type
  
  Exterior Continuous Insulation Only
- Wall 3 R-Value
  
  18
- Wall 3 Insulation Type
  
  EPS
- Roof 1 Type
  
  Unvented Roof
- Roof 1 R-Value
  
  48
- Roof 1 Insulation Type
  
  PolyIso
- Floor Type 1
  
  Slab on Grade
- Floor 1 R-Value
  
  10
- Floor 1 Insulation Type
  
  XPS
- Phius Certified Window
  
  Alpen Tyrol TR-6 Thin Glass Triple Tilt Turn
- Window Manufacturer 1
  
  Alpen
- Window Product Name 1
  
  Tyrol T-6 SolarControl-6 PH+ Tilt & Turn
- Whole Window U-Value 1
  
  0.14
- Window Frame Material 1
  
  Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)
- Window Glazing SHGC 1
  
  0.26
- Window Manufacturer 2
  
  Alpen
- Window Product Name 2
  
  Tyrol T-6 Fixed Balanced-6 PH+ TGT
- Whole Window U-Value 2
  
  0.13
- Window Frame Material 2
  
  Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)
- Window Glazing SHGC 2
  
  0.28
- Window Manufacturer 3
  
  YKK
- Window Product Name 3
  
  MegaTherm35XT with Solarban 60 (2) Clear + Clear
- Whole Window U-Value 3
  
  0.49
- Window Frame Material 3
  
  Aluminum
- Window Glazing SHGC 3
  
  0.39

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