Home Interior Design

hands of the owner of one of the most important documents you may have before buying a house! What every owner or potential owner must necessarily, and you understand that as owner of the responsibility of ensuring all your new home and will feature an energy efficient home.

This document is for the owner, posted in order to understand the inspections of the city. This item is not completed on the external audit by a licensed Professional Home Inspector.

If you are on the energy efficiency of your new home is the most important point is that the energy consumption and impact on the monthly electricity bill is affected by the size of the apartment. The cost of energy to run your home is directly related to the size, shape and volume of your house name. Home builders are not now provide potential home buyers to two essential pieces of information you need to improve the energy efficiency of a particular house or when you compare the homes of two clients to understand.

When an engineer designs and sizes of equipment to AC for a large building or small, he used a method of load calculation to determine how much heating and the air conditioning capacity is needed to serve the new building. The same approach and method will now be integrated into a new house in Texas. Home builders in Texas have not reached the construction of homes in Texas since 2001, the standard energy code requirements and design guides. The calculation of the charging step is the first and most important step in building a house for energy efficiency is not made by manufacturers today. This is simply because most owners do not respect, understand the power code or understand the calculation of charges.

The other issue or problem that most owners have never heard of and do not care about that. Most homeowners believe that someone else cares to do for them. As I mentioned in this guide is simply not true, or is made.

Owners must take responsibility

As homeowners know that home is more effective than another? The method
understand the effectiveness of a home in relation to heating and cooling is a unit of energy as a British Thermal Unit and is well known (BTU). I’m not real technical here, but I’ll give you the owner of the information you need to go with home shopping and it’s really very simple.

Regarding the effectiveness Three Home Building

1. The thermal efficiency of the house construction methods and materials for
be used to build the house. This is the first time in the efficiency of residential construction.

2. Energy efficiency – measured and calculated by the energy conversion
(KW / BTU) into useful work heating / cooling BTUH.

3. Overall effectiveness – is the combination of the two economies above. Thermal efficiency
has a great influence on the evaluation of energy efficiency and therefore will affect the
overall efficiency of the house.

As the owner, that’s what you need to know. The amount of energy needed for heating and cooling the home straight to win with the amount of heat has been at home when it is hot outside and how much heat loss experienced at home when it’s cold outside like this. This heat gain and heat loss is measured in BTUs. The amount of heat gain and heat loss is measured and defined on an hourly basis, then the measure in BTUH. This stands for British thermal units per hour. The higher the return home, the more energy is used. As owner, you get a better return on investment for each dollar you spend to build your new home thermally efficient than in a house very poor thermal performance and try to get the overall performance of heating upscale and very expensive equipment conditioning. This approach simply does not present the life of the house.

As owner, you have another measurement or examination of the thought and the return “on investment (ROI) for your money. If you place shortcuts on the construction and purchase her makeup very expensive devices high range of AC You can create your own a lot more money over the life of the repair bills of costs. The cost to repair high-end AC systems is very expensive.

Here is a simple but real example.
- 14 SEER AC System – Replace fan motor failed on the inside. Cost = $ 250.00
- 20 SEER AC System – Replace fan motor failed on the inside. Cost = $ 1,200.00

The new systems are much electronic components are very sensitive to the complex problems of power and lightning during a thunderstorm. As owner, you must remember this moment a new house with lower cost for maintenance and operation. Owners must spend their money, their homes more thermally efficient and an alternative system (s) measured at 14-15 instead of 20 SEER SEER systems.

The questions a homeowner has a home builder questions

- Mr. owners that the heat of the house July 15 to 03:00 hour of the afternoon?

After he won his thoughts, he will probably say, what do you think? That gives you an idea here. He knows nothing of the thermal efficiency of houses he built!

“You might consider a home builder new to this!”

- Mr. owners that the heat loss from the house on January 15, at 3:00 o’clock in the morning?

These are questions that every potential buyer should ask if they are concerned about energy efficiency and the monthly electricity bill for their home. If you own a home that runs on a monthly budget, then energy efficiency is very important to your new home. Let the following example shows how the actual energy efficiency must be compared to two houses.

- A single storey house with 2,500 feet of living space square conditioned, all appliances, ENERGY STAR, and all the lights are compact fluorescent lamps and high efficiency type. The house has a SEER-14 score 5 tons of air conditioning system.

- The warmth of the house in July 49,500 Btu / h.
- The heat loss to the House in January is 72,000 Btu / h.

- B-Single Story Home with 2700 feet of living space square conditioned, all appliances, ENERGY STAR, and all the lights are compact fluorescent lamps and high efficiency type. The house has a 4-ton 13 SEER AC system.

- The warmth of the house in July 44,000 Btu / h.
- The loss of heat to the house in January, 66,000 Btu / h.

Home What is more effective? Many owners choose Home simply because it is the largest system of CA and the highest SEER rating of the two houses a. The most effective home Home B. This house is larger and is tied with the lowest AC. Also designed with the decline in the SEER rating for air conditioning system, the system with 4 tons and is able to cool the house enough. The difference in heat production and heat loss values homemade B, thermal energy efficiently. The size of the AC system is not a home thermally efficient. Air conditioning systems in homes are sized for heat gain and heat loss values to meet the house. The higher the gain / heat loss, the greater the number of “thermal efficiency” is for the home. What makes the building thermally efficient size, design, management, faces at home, window wall construction type and insulation values to name a few. The thermal efficiency of the house is through the construction methods and materials that does not identify the heating and air conditioning. The AC unit makes a difference in the conversion of electrical energy or fuel conversion in the ability to work and useful Cooling (BTUH) or heating. If the SEER rating the more electrical energy conversion is more efficient and therefore energy costs are lower for home. A house that requires a cooling system 3 tons to satisfy the cooling load is less effective if the same house has installed a 5 ton, regardless of the SEER value.

Example:
- Home-C has a SEER 12 AC systems 3-ton is properly sized and operating properly
- Home-C system with 16 SEER 5-ton AC is not working properly and make the house uncomfortable, because any delays in the short cycle, which reduces energy efficiency (SEER) of the AC system.

Owners not bigger is better for fall sales pitch! Bigger is not better in terms of air conditioning systems EVER!

Let’s talk about the purchase of heating systems. If you’re a new house, buy a new house or buying an existing home, you need to consider how your new home is heated. The method of heating a home today is not as easy as before. My personal choice for heating a home using natural gas or propane system. I love the warmth and friendliness of gas systems. At one time would have been, as the economic method to heat a home. In a rapidly changing energy market, the price of an MCF of natural gas is not always operate at a lower cost. I will list the methods of heating a house based on cost, comfort and reliability.

The southern part of the country

1. Gas heat If the price of natural gas or propane is the cheapest on a consistent basis

2. heat pump system if the house is total electric system of a heat pump is a must for energy
Efficiency.

3. If the house is totally electric last choice would be heated by electrical resistance. This is a very
expensive option for heating.

The northern part of the country

1. Heating oil – if the price of heating oil is less than natural gas or propane steadily

2. Natural gas – would be the second choice of electric heating.

3. heat pump system if the house is total electric system of a heat pump is a must for energy
Efficiency.

4. If the house is totally electric last choice would be heated by electrical resistance. A very
expensive option for heating.
5. In areas where wood is available and the house has a wood burning good.
AC Home Design System

Questions to ask your builder

1. What is the heat for your home? 15. July clock 15.00 BTUH _____________

2. What is the loss of heat to the house? 15. 3:00 ______________Btuh January

3. How many units (systems) are at home?

Recommendations
- Story Homes under 2000-m single system
- Two Story Home less than 2,000 sqm, two systems, a top and bottom of stairs
- Story Homes> 2000, but 5000 square feet must consult a mechanical engineer with experience
Energy efficiency and energy conservation developed. Ask for references. Suggest
someone who is not related to the AC contractor best design and objective solution.
- Discuss the gain / loss of heat with your AC contractor or mechanical engineer to know
What can you do to reduce these levels through changes in design and materials for
Your home.

4. 6. Ask for the CA, the entity’s name for references. Talk to owners and apartment house in his home more than two years or who have been so. This will give you a better understanding of how the contractor AC systems and how they are developing in the two seasons of cooling and heating.

5. Ask the contractor to give you some estimates are considering writing to the fan motor and compressor for AC systems replaced. If you try to evaluate from a system with 15 SEER to 20 SEER and this will help you understand what is the total cost and what was your return on investment over the life of the system (s) to decide.

6. If you buy a house needing to replace the large renovation and heating and air conditioning are looking for, you must ensure that you understand the following about the contractor you hire AC.

- The contractor is allowed?
- Is it licensed its power?
- What is the level of general liability insurance there?
- The insurance policy is in progress?
- How many technicians working in your home?
- If the technician is registered with the state? A requirement of Texas
- Have l’entrepreneur checked with the Better Business Bureau?
- Ask for a copy of his license and insurance.
- Check the insurance policy with the current provider, which is very important.

Assurance requirements for AC Contractors TX (Check requirements for your country)

AC contractors owners in Texas are required to carry a general liability insurance to perform work in the State of Texas. In 2003, require the State of Texas law to prove AC contractor have general liability insurance before renewing their license each year. This allows homeowners in danger of Texas to the use of CA and hiring contractors. You as the owner to take the lead contractor AC you are currently a general measure of liability insurance to verify.

- Class A licensees are required to wear were $ 300,000.00.

- Holders of Class B license are required to wear a policy $ 150,000.00.

One owner, you must determine if the value of your home and personal property worth more than the required limits for the main HQ for the rental. Check with your insurance, you impact damage as an owner in the case of your house or destroyed due to poor workmanship or faulty equipment. You can ask your contractor to a higher level of liability insurance before starting to put in your home.

The owners do victims of the contractor without a license and without insurance to AC!

inspections by third parties and Resources

Many cities and owner today using third party inspectors. As owner, you are responsible for making sure your home and your investment is protected. Just because someone is an inspector of others, they are better than the local city code official. I recommend that you take the time to talk to two or more inspectors to find out who you think are the best to help ensure the best value for your money and the best alternative system for your home can. I always recommend an owner to talk about their neighbors, friends and family to see if they can give you advice or offers of help away from someone who does not understand what they do. speak a few simple phone calls or minutes with someone can save you thousands of dollars and headaches.

Summary

Owner, if you buy a new home, you have a lot on his mind. The AC system (s) for your new home is a very important part of the equation to be satisfied and happy in your new home. We covered a lot of information in “Buyers Guide to air conditioning systems,” and I think you probably have some helpful tips and a lot on heating and cooling learned. Did this intense, but just take a step by step to determine what type of heating and air conditioning for your home. If you take the information you’ve learned and run with private developers and builders to discuss AC to know they will not, very open and willing to work with you. If builders and contractors AC know who they are dealing with a potential owner who knows something about air conditioning systems, they are a little uncomfortable. This shows that There were builders and contractors AC track at a very, very long time. It is time for the owners, the best systems for their new home sales will receive. You can do it and be very
a success.