North America

Energy Savings Calculator

How much can Dow save you in Heating Costs?
Operations
Weeks per cycle Weeks per cycle – this value is your growing season in weeks (ie 29, 30, 52)- default is 29 weeks
Days per week Days per week – this value is how many days per the growing season (above in 1) is your house running (ie 7 days per week is standard)
Heating hours per day operation Hours per day of operation – typically 24 hours
Heating hours of operation
Gallons of Propane used per hour Gallons of Propane used per hour – add the number of gallons used per hour of heating to maintain temperature of 80 F interior and exterior temp of 25 F for winter conditions which is the program default value used
Cost per Gallon of Propane Cost of Gallon of Propane – market value of gallon of propane
Number of Broiler Houses Number of Houses – this value is the number of houses planned for this calculation
Heat Loss (%) Heat Loss (%) – default is 25%

Square Footage Calculations:
Width of house (ft) Width of House (ft) – default is 40
Length of House (ft) Length of House (ft) – default is 500
Side wall height (ft) Side wall height (ft) – default is 8
Height of roof peak (ft) Height of roof peak (ft) – default is 12
Potential Side Wall (SQ FT)) Potential Side Wall (Sq FT) – calculated number from above inputs

Insulation Costs::
Owner's cost to Insulate side wall (per SQ FT) incl Installation Owners cost to Insulate side walls (per sq ft) – this value includes installation plus material
Cost of Installation of product Cost of Installation of the Product – this is a value calculated from Potential Side Wall (sqft) value times the Owners cost to insulate side wall (per sqft) including installation
Number of houses Number of Houses – this value is determined from Operations sections

Estimated Savings Costs:
Payback over the life of the farm (years) Payback over the life of the farm (years) – this value is typically the mortgaged or borrowed amount term of loan, the default is 20 years

After input is completed, hit "calculate" button for Result Total
arrow Result Total
Dow savings to Farmer
Payback Period
Payback over the life of the farm (Bottom Line)
Estimated Savings to Owner per year on Heating costs
Dow Building Solutions : North America