[Bldg-sim] Cooling Degree-Days For Jamaica

[Paul A. Hay]

Thanks all for your assistance!  I really appreciate it

Regards,

Paul


On 3/11/2023 11:10 pm, Abraham Yezioro via Bldg-sim wrote:
> Hi,
> Based on Kingston's EPW file of Onebuilding, the CDD above 10 C is 
> 6448. BTW, above 18 C is 3528.
> Hope it helps.
>
> Best,
> -A.
>
> On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 3:55 AM fraij via Bldg-sim 
> <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
>
>     Hello Paul,
>
>     It might be difficult to find the CDD of Jamica based on 10 C but
>     you can calculate it if you have the mean daily temperature over
>     365 days
>
>     Regards
>
>     Ahmad
>
>
>
>     Sent from my Galaxy
>
>
>     -------- Original message --------
>     From: "Paul A. Hay via Bldg-sim" <bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org>
>     Date: 4/11/23 12:34 pm (GMT+10:00)
>     To: bldg-sim at lists.onebuilding.org
>     Subject: [Bldg-sim] Cooling Degree-Days For Jamaica
>
>     I am in the process of revising the Jamaica Energy Conservation
>     Code and would appreciate any advise on the captioned matter.
>
>     Jamaica's current building code classifies it as being in zone 1
>     of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC): which is
>     equivalent to the classification for Puerto Rico, U.S.Virgin
>     Islands, and Hawaii.  However the 2021 IECC has introduced a new
>     climatic zone '0' for extremely hot climates.  The previously
>     mentioned islands have retained the zone 1 classification.  So we
>     wish to confirm whether the same applies to Jamaica.
>
>     Based on the 2021 IECC definitions, their climate zones are
>     dependent on the range of cooling degree-days (CDD) above 10
>     degrees Celsius (C), as follows:
>
>     *Zone   Cooling Degree Days > 10 deg. C*
>
>     *0 *CDD> 6,000
>
>     *1 *5,000 < CDD < 6,000
>
>     Jamaica's current code simply describes it's capital,Kingston, as
>     having cooling degree-days above 18 deg. C. that is greater than
>     3,235.  Could any of you advise where I could find Jamaica's
>     cooling degree days above 10 deg. C., so that a decision can be
>     made as to which climate zone is applicable?
>
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> Abraham Yezioro, Arch, D.Sc.
> Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning
> Technion - IIT
> Haifa, 32000. Israel
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