[Equest-users] Basement slightly below grade

[Sharad Kumar via Equest-users]

Hi Phil,

As far as modeling a basement half exposed is concerned, you are required
to have the basement above the ground as an above grade floor.
Also then, kindly have the unexposed construction or the face facing the
hill to be underground construction which will have light soil in the layer
as well as very low U value meeting the thermodynamic conditions.
You can use the default underfloor constructions.
The layer will help you to have the properties like wall facing soil and
low U value to meet the low heat transfer as far as hill is concerned.
I think the default underfloor construction is such as that it would meet
the requirements with low U value of 0.010 Btuh / sq. feet/ degree F.
As far as the hill part is concerned the result shall show it.


*Thanks,*
*Sharad.Kumar*
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On Saturday, January 21, 2017, 8:29:20 AM PST, Philip Boutelle via
Equest-users <equest-users at lists.onebuilding.org> wrote:
Equest users,

I need to model a building that is built partially into a hillside, so that
the basement is partially below grade. One wall of the basement is almost
completely adjacent to earth, and the hill slopes pretty evenly down
towards the opposite side, which is completely exposed. Any tips on how to
reflect this in my model?
Thank for any help here,
-Phil
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