Owens Corning Calculator - Manual (Page 4)

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OWENS CORNING
COMMERCIAL ENERGY CALCULATOR
USAGE INSTRUCTIONS
OWENS CORNING INSULATING SYSTEMS, LLC
ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY
TOLEDO, OHIO, USA 43659
1-800-GET-PINK ™
www.owenscorning.com
Pub. No. 10005370. Printed in U.S.A. August 2007. THE PINK PANTHER ™ &
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PINK is a registered trademark of Owens Corning. ©2007 Owens Corning.
8. Further, you can examine the
possibility of qualifying for a $0.60 per
square foot partial tax deduction by
selecting the Envelope Only 16.67%
option from the Results Target pull
down menu. If your energy cost
savings are greater than 16.67%, your
building qualifies for the $0.60 per
square foot partial deduction if you
apply all of the Proposed envelope
measures.
Note: A building cannot qualify for both
the Full EPAct 50% and the Envelope Only
16.67% tax deduction. The maximum
EPAct 2005 tax deduction is $1.80 per
square foot for a commercial building.
9. Some buildings will not qualify for
either tax deduction, but the
Commercial Energy Calculator is not
just about EPAct…it is also about
PAYBACK. The Measures Costs &
Payback estimates a payback for your
building with and without the EPAct
tax deduction.
The Commercial Energy Calculator
can be used to estimate the energy
cost savings and payback associated
with more thermally efficient
insulation systems in metal building
roofs and walls. To illustrate, let’s
compare the energy cost savings
associated with going from an R13 to
an R19 in a metal building wall
assembly. First, select Wall - R13 from
the Baseline Wall Construction pull
down menu and Wall – R19 from the
Proposed Wall Construction pull
down menu. Next, enter your
Installed Cost ($/ft
2 ) for each of these
systems by typing over the default
numbers. Finally, select the No change
option from the Proposed pull down
menu for the remaining Envelope,
HVAC, and Lighting measures. Hit
the Recalculate button to determine
the energy cost savings associated
with changing to this level of wall
insulation.
If you have additional questions about
the Commercial Energy Calculator
contact your Owens Corning
Representative.
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