A home in a remote location without access to municipal power is expensive to heat during the
Question:
A home in a remote location without access to municipal power is expensive to heat during the winter using a gas generator. The home owner is considering whether to set the thermostat to 66 deg F (18.9 deg C) or whether to upgrade her insulation and set her thermostat to 70 deg F (21.1 deg C). Although this does impact her comfort level and her finances, she decides to make the decision
from a life-cycle energy standpoint only. Her home has a square footprint (15 m x 15 m) and is 4 m tall, with insulation in the walls and ceiling. The existing insulation has an R-value of 1.6(m2 Celcius)/W, and the new insulation has an R-value of 3.2 (m2 Celcius)/W. The outside temperature during 9 months of the year averages to 7 deg C; heat is not required the other 3 months.
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill