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Project 2571

Wharton House

Philadelphia

Building Function

Single-Family
Project Type

New Construction
ASHRAE Climate Zone

4A - Mixed - Humid
Status

Design Certified
INT. Conditioned Floor Area

1515 sq. ft.

Core Project Team

Phius Certified Rater

David Berg
Phius CPHC (Lead)

Jeremy Avellino
Project Submitter

Amanda Bonelli

Project Information

- Developer
  
  Private Homeowner
- Architecture Planning
  
  Bright Common
- Mechanical Systems Designer
  
  Mt. Weather Engineering
- Building Function
  
  Single-Family
- Project Type
  
  New Construction
- Construction Type
  
  Wood-Frame
- Number of Units
  
  1
- Number of Stories
  
  3
- Program Version
  
  Phius CORE 2021
- INT. Conditioned Floor Area
  
  1515 sq. ft.
- Market Category
  
  Market Rate
- Project Delivery Method
  
  Design-Bid-Build (DBB)
- Status
  
  Design Certified
- Design Certification
  
  July 3, 2024
- ASHRAE Climate Zone
  
  4A - Mixed - Humid
- Region
  
  Northeast

Performance

- Compliance Software
  
  Prescriptive Checklist

Enclosure

- Facade Type
  
  Fiber Cement
- Window to Wall Ratio
  
  7
- Wall 1 Type
  
  Framing with Continuous Insulation
- Wall 1 R-Value
  
  34
- Wall 1 Insulation Type
  
  Mineral Wool, Cellulose
- Wall 2 Type
  
  Framing with Continuous Insulation
- Wall 2 R-Value
  
  34
- Wall 2 Insulation Type
  
  Mineral Wool, Cellulose
- Roof 1 Type
  
  Unvented Roof
- Roof 1 R-Value
  
  64
- Roof 1 Insulation Type
  
  EPS, Cellulose
- Floor Type 1
  
  Slab on Grade
- Floor 1 R-Value
  
  25
- Floor 1 Insulation Type
  
  EPS
- Window Manufacturer 1
  
  Alpen
- Window Product Name 1
  
  Tyrol Series- Fixed (Thin Glass)
- Whole Window U-Value 1
  
  0.14
- Window Frame Material 1
  
  Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)
- Window Glazing SHGC 1
  
  0.2
- Window Manufacturer 2
  
  Alpen
- Window Product Name 2
  
  Tyrol Series- Tilt Turn/Hopper (Thin Glass)
- Whole Window U-Value 2
  
  0.15
- Window Frame Material 2
  
  Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)
- Window Glazing SHGC 2
  
  0.17
- Window Manufacturer 3
  
  Alpen
- Window Product Name 3
  
  Tyrol Series
- Window Frame Material 3
  
  Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride (uPVC)
- Door Manufacturer
  
  Alpen
- Door Product Name
  
  Iso Door
- Whole Door U-Value
  
  0.15
- Door Frame Material
  
  uPVC (Unplasticized Polyvinyl Chloride)

Systems & Equipment

- Ventilation System Manufacturer
  
  Panasonic
- Ventilation System Product Name
  
  Intelli-Balance 200
- Ventilation System Type
  
  ERV
- Sensible Recovery Efficiency
  
  77
- Latent Recovery Efficiency
  
  61
- Heating System Manufacturer
  
  Mitsubishi
- Heating System Product Name
  
  MXZ-SM36NAMHZ
- Heating System Type
  
  Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF)
- Hot Water System Manufacturer
  
  AO Smith
- Hot Water System Product Name
  
  Voltex AL Smart Hyrbrid Electric Heat Pump Water Heater with Anti-Leak Technology
- Hot Water System Type
  
  Heat Pump Water Heater
- Hot Water System Rating
  
  Uniform Energy Factor (UEF)
- Hot Water System Performance Rating
  
  3.8
- Range Hood Type
  
  Exhaust
- Renewable Energy Annual Production
  
  6451
- Renewable Energy System Size
  
  5.04