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  1. Heated Slab-on-Grade Not Passing RES-check with R10 slab …

    Jun 21, 2023 · I haven't done Rescheck, so I can't help you on that front. When using a heat pump in our build compliance package, it requires 100% of the heat to be met by the heat …

  2. UA and Rescheck - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Jan 17, 2014 · Just ran a Rescheck. I like the software, simple and seems to be informative possibly for more than just getting a passing Rescheck to submit. Is there more I can learn …

  3. REScheck v. Energy Modeling - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Feb 6, 2012 · Although REScheck seems to have been originally written to show energy code compliance cost-effectively, it is often used or mistaken for an energy model – I think primarily …

  4. Log home res check zone 6 - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Sep 24, 2021 · I was speaking with a local log home builder who expressed his experience with local code enforcement and the res check on a new home he’s building. Because of the […]

  5. Prescriptive Code vs. Performance Plan - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Jan 10, 2022 · My understanding is that builders using closed cell will typically meet code by ignoring the “prescriptive code” and instead use something like REScheck to meet the …

  6. "UA," infiltration, and REScheck? - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Jan 16, 2019 · REScheck is a very simplistic tool that is just U-factor times area, the assembly with the insulation, the assembly with the U-factor and the solar heat gain of your windows.

  7. Reschek for heat load calculation? - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Feb 10, 2023 · Hi, I am inputting the envelope data for our new home design in the DOE ResCheck software as a Code compliance tool here in CZ 6A Coastal Maine. One of the …

  8. Heat Loss Calculations for Design and Component Selections

    Feb 18, 2021 · Rescheck's UA is a quick-and-dirty calculation meant to ensure basic code compliance, not to fine-tune energy needs. I would trust values you get from Marc's …

  9. REScheck Compliance Certificate - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    Nov 1, 2011 · AJ, If the REScheck report was used as part of the performance path of code compliance, of course it's possible to achieve code compliance with a lower R-value than …

  10. Heat Loss Calculations for Mechanical and Component Decisions ...

    Feb 17, 2021 · Is REScheck (UA to heat loss conversion) an accurate tool for heat loss calculation? REScheck shows a UA much lower (259 vs. 414 in Excel sheet), I assume that …