ʻOi aku ka nui o ka Windows i ka hana ikehu o kou home ma mua o ka nui o ka poʻe i ʻike. ʻO lākou ka loulou nāwaliwali loa i loko o ka enveloppi wela o ka hale, ka pale ʻike ʻole ma waena o kou wahi ʻoluʻolu o loko a me nā mea i waho.
ʻOiai mākou e ʻike i nā kikoʻī a i ʻole condensation ke hele hewa kekahi mea, aia kahi mea mālie e hana ana ma hope o nā hiʻohiʻona e hoʻoholo ai i ka maikaʻi o ka mālama ʻana o kāu mau puka makani i ka wela: ka U-waiwai. Hoʻopili kēia helu hoʻokahi i kou hōʻoluʻolu, kāu mau pili ikehu o kēlā me kēia mahina, a me ka hoʻomau o kou hale i ka manawa.
Inā ʻoe e hoʻoponopono hou ana, ke kūkulu ʻana mai ka wā ʻuʻuku, a i ʻole ke kūʻai wale ʻana i nā puka makani pani, ʻo ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i nā waiwai U hiki ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hana i nā hoʻoholo akamai e uku no nā makahiki e hiki mai ana.
He aha ka U-Waiwai?
Ma kona kumu, ua ana ka U-waiwai i ka maalahi o ka hele ana o ka wela ma kekahi mea a hui-i keia hihia, he puka makani. Hōʻike ʻia ma ke ʻano he helu, maʻamau mai ka 0.2 a i ka 1.5 a i ʻole ke kiʻekiʻe no nā puka makani.
ʻO ke kānāwai maʻalahi: ʻO ka haʻahaʻa o ka U-waiwai, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka puka makani i ka mālama ʻana i ka wela ma kahi e pono ai. ʻO ka puka makani me ka U-waiwai o 0.8 hiki ke emi mai ka wela ma mua o ka helu helu ma 1.4.
E noʻonoʻo e like me kēia: ʻo kahi thermos me ka hoʻokaʻawale mānoanoa e mālama i kāu kofe i wela no nā hola no ka mea e pakele mālie ka wela. He kīʻaha plastik lahilahi? Hiki koke ke anu kou inu. Hana like ʻo Windows—ʻo nā U-wai haʻahaʻa ke ʻano o ka neʻe ʻana o ka wela, inā ʻoe e hoʻāʻo e mālama i ka mahana i loko i ka wā hoʻoilo a i waho paha i ke kauwela.
Pono e ʻike ʻaʻole pili wale ka U-value i ke aniani. ʻO ka pūʻulu puka makani holoʻokoʻa—ke kiʻi, ka aniani, nā spacer, a me nā sila—e hāʻawi i ka helu holoʻokoʻa. ʻO ia ke kumu e hiki ai i nā puka makani ʻelua me ke aniani hoʻokahi ke loaʻa nā U-waiwai like ʻole ma muli o ke ʻano o ke kūkulu ʻia ʻana.
Haʻahaʻa vs Kiʻekiʻe U-Waiwai
Ke hoʻohālikelike ʻoe i nā puka makani, e ʻike ʻoe he haʻahaʻa ka U-waiwai a ʻoi aku kekahi. ʻO ka haʻahaʻa U-waiwai, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka puka makani i ke kāpae ʻana i ka wela mai ka neʻe ʻana mai. Kōkua kēia iā ʻoe e mālama i kou home me ka ʻoluʻolu a mālama iā ʻoe i ke kālā ma nā pili ikehu. Hana maikaʻi nā Windows me nā U-waiwai haʻahaʻa i ke anuanu a me ka wela. Kāohi lākou i ka lilo ʻana o ka wela i ka hoʻoilo a pale i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka wela i ke kauwela. Inā koho ʻoe i nā puka makani me nā U-waiwai kiʻekiʻe, e hele aʻe ka wela ma loko, hiki ke hoʻohaʻahaʻa a wela paha kou lumi.
Eia kahi papa maʻalahi e kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻomaopopo i ka ʻokoʻa:
U-Waiwai | Hana hoʻokolo | ʻAno puka makani Laʻana |
0.20 - 0.40 | ʻOi loa ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana | Nā puka aniani ʻekolu |
0.40 - 0.60 | ʻO ka hoʻokaʻawale maikaʻi | Nā puka aniani ʻelua |
0.60 - 1.20 | Ka hoʻopololei kumu | Nā puka makani pākahi |
ʻO nā U-wai haʻahaʻa ʻo ia ka liʻiliʻi o ka puka ʻana o ka wela, he mea nui ia no ka pono o ka ikehu. E ʻike ʻoe i nā pōmaikaʻi i kāu hōʻoluʻolu a me kāu mau bila o kēlā me kēia mahina.
No ke aha he mea nui ka U-Values i ke ola maoli (ʻaʻole wale ma nā palapala kikoʻī)
ʻOi aku ka ʻoluʻolu o nā wela o loko
Ua noho ʻoe ma kahi kokoke i ka puka makani i kahi lā anu a ʻike i ke anuanu ʻokoʻa, ʻoiai me ka wela? ʻO ia ka nalowale wela ma ka hana. ʻO nā Windows me nā U-wai maikaʻi ʻole e ʻae i ka wela o kou kino e hoʻomālamalama i ka ʻili aniani anuanu, e hōʻoluʻolu ʻole ai i kahi kokoke iā lākou.
ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka U-waiwai e hōʻemi i kēia hopena. Noho ʻoi aku ka wela o nā lumi, hoʻemi ʻia nā kikoʻī anu, a hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i kēlā poʻo heluhelu ʻoluʻolu ma ka puka makani a puni ka makahiki. I ke kauwela, pili ka loina like—ʻo nā puka makani me ka hana wela ikaika e kōkua i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana o nā wahi o loko me ka hoʻoluhi ʻole ʻana i kāu ea.
Hoemi i na koina wela a me ka hooluolu
Hoʻonui nā bila ikehu i kēlā me kēia mahina, a ʻo nā puka makani ke kuleana no ka 25-30% o ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu hale noho a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu. ʻO Windows me nā koina U kiʻekiʻe e like me nā kānana wela, e hoʻokuʻu i ka ea i hoʻokuʻu ʻia a hoʻoikaika i kāu ʻōnaehana HVAC e hana ikaika.
ʻO ka hoʻonui ʻana i nā puka makani me nā waiwai U maikaʻi aʻe ʻaʻole ia e pili ana i ke kumu kūʻai mua—he hoʻopukapuka ia e hōʻemi ana i nā lilo hana i ke ola o ka hale. I ka nui o nā piʻi ʻana, hiki ke hoʻonui ʻia ka mālama ʻana i ka ikehu i nā huina kūpono i loko o kekahi mau makahiki.
Hana Kūʻokoʻa a puni ka hale holoʻokoʻa
Ma nā hale nui a i ʻole nā hale ʻoihana, hiki i kahi puka makani maikaʻi ke hana i ka pilikia kūloko a hoʻolei i ke koena o kāu ʻōnaehana hoʻomehana a me ka hoʻomaha. Inā maikaʻi nā puka makani lumi lumi akā ʻaʻole pono nā puka makani lumi moe, e ʻike ʻoe i ka wela ʻole a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka ikehu kiʻekiʻe.
ʻO ka wehewehe ʻana i nā waiwai U like ʻole ma nā puka makani a pau e kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i nā kūlana i loko o ka hale i loko o kahi hale - kahi mea nui loa no nā mea kākau, nā mea hoʻomohala, a me nā luna waiwai e mālama ana i nā ʻāpana he nui a i ʻole nā papahana nui.
ʻO nā manawa i mea nui loa nā U-Walu
Ke anu a me ka huikau
Manaʻo ʻoe i ka hopena o ka U-waiwai nui loa i ke anuanu a me ke anuanu. Ma kēia mau wahi, kōkua nā puka makani me nā waiwai U haʻahaʻa e mālama i ka wela i loko o kou home. ʻO ia ke ʻano o kou noho mahana ʻana i ka wā hoʻoilo a hoʻohana i ka ikehu liʻiliʻi no ka hoʻomehana ʻana. ʻO nā code kūkulu hale ma nā ʻāpana anuanu e koi pinepine i nā puka makani me nā U-factor o 0.30 a i ʻole. Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ke ʻano o ka loli ʻana o kēia mau koi e ka ʻāpana aniau ma ka papa ma lalo nei.
ʻAina Klima | Koi U-Factor |
0 | ʻAʻohe koi |
1 | ʻAʻohe koi |
2 | 0.40 a i ʻole |
3 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
4 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
5 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
6 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
7 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
8 | 0.30 a i ʻole |
Inā noho ʻoe i kahi ea huikau, pōmaikaʻi ʻoe mai nā puka makani me nā U-waiwai haʻahaʻa. Kōkua kēia mau puka makani i ke kaulike ʻana i nā mahana o loko i ka wā wela a me ke anuanu.
Wahi Wela a Lā
Ma nā wahi wela a me ka lā, makemake ʻoe e mālama i ka ea malū i loko a pale i ka wela mai ka lā. Hāʻawi nā Windows me nā U-waiwai haʻahaʻa i ka hoʻokaʻawale maikaʻi ʻana, e kōkua ana i kou home e noho mālie. Hoʻemi kēia i ka pono o ka ea a hoʻohaʻahaʻa i kāu mau pili ikehu. Pono ʻoe e ʻimi i nā puka makani me ka haʻahaʻa Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC), ma lalo o 0.25. Hoʻopili kēia hui ʻana i ka wela i makemake ʻole ʻia a mālama i kou wahi ʻoluʻolu, ʻoiai i nā lā wela loa.
Manaʻo kōkua: ʻO ke koho ʻana i nā puka makani me nā U-waiwai haʻahaʻa a me SHGC haʻahaʻa hiki ke hoʻololi nui i kou hōʻoluʻolu a me ka mālama ʻana i ka ikehu.
Na Wahi Puaniani Nui
Inā nui nā puka makani a i ʻole nā paia aniani o kou home, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā waiwai U. Hāʻawi nā puka makani nui i ka mālamalama maoli, akā ʻae lākou i ka wela e neʻe i loko a i waho. Eia ka mea e pono ai ʻoe e ʻike:
Hoʻonui nā puka makani nui i ka hoʻololi wela me waho.
Loaʻa iā ʻoe ka nui o ke ao, hiki ke hoʻemi i nā kumukūʻai kukui.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i nā bila hoʻomehana ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe i ka hoʻoilo a ʻoi aku ka nui o nā bila hoʻomaha i ke kauwela.
ʻO ka hoʻolālā akahele a me ke koho puka makani kūpono e kōkua iā ʻoe e leʻaleʻa i ka ʻike me ka pau ʻole o ka ikehu.
Ke hoʻolohe ʻoe i nā waiwai U, e hōʻoia ʻoe i kāu mau puka makani nui e hoʻohui i ka nani a me ka māmā me ka ʻole e hoʻonui i nā kumukūʻai ikehu.
Pehea e hana ai nā U-Walu me nā hiʻohiʻona pukaaniani ʻē aʻe
Ke kūʻai ʻoe no nā puka makani ikaika , e ʻike ʻoe i kekahi mau helu ma ka lepili. He mea nui ka U-waiwai, akā ʻaʻole ʻo ia wale nō ka metric āu e ʻike ai. ʻElua mau huaʻōlelo koʻikoʻi ʻo SHGC a me R-waiwai. Hōʻike kēlā me kēia iā ʻoe i kahi mea ʻokoʻa e pili ana i ka hana o ka puka makani.
U-Waiwai vs SHGC
ʻIke ʻia ka U-waiwai i ka maikaʻi o ka puka ʻana o ka puka makani. Hōʻike ka SHGC, a i ʻole Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, i ka nui o ka wela o ka lā i komo mai ma ke aniani. Pono ʻoe e nānā i nā helu ʻelua no ke koho ʻana i ka puka makani maikaʻi loa no kou aniau.
Eia kahi papa maʻalahi e kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻohālikelike:
Metric | wehewehe | Ka hopena ma luna o ka ikehu |
U-Waiwai | E ana i ka maikaʻi o ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana o ka puka makani a pale i ka puka ʻana o ka wela. | ʻO ka U-waiwai haʻahaʻa, ʻo ia hoʻi, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka insulation a me ka haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa haʻahaʻa a me nā kumukūʻai hoʻomaha. |
SHGC | Ana i ka nui o ka wela o ka lā e komo mai ma ka puka makani. | Mālama ʻo SHGC haʻahaʻa i ka ʻoluʻolu o nā hale i nā piʻi wela. Kōkua ʻo SHGC kiʻekiʻe aʻe i nā hale mehana i ke anuanu. |
Manaʻo kōkua: I nā piʻi anuanu, makemake paha ʻoe i ka puka makani me ka U-waiwai haʻahaʻa a me ka SHGC kiʻekiʻe. Ma nā piʻi wela, e ʻimi i ka waiwai haʻahaʻa U a me ka SHGC haʻahaʻa.
U-Waiwai vs R-Waiwai
Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ka waiwai R ke hoʻohālikelike ʻoe i nā huahana insulation. Hoʻohui ʻia ka waiwai R a me ka waiwai U, akā ʻaʻole like lākou. Hōʻike ka waiwai-R iā ʻoe i ka maikaʻi o ka pale ʻana o kahi mea i ke kahe wela. Hōʻike ka U-waiwai i ka wikiwiki o ka neʻe ʻana o ka wela. Eia kekahi mau mea koʻikoʻi e ʻike ai e pili ana i ka pilina ma waena o lāua:
ʻO ka waiwai-U ka pānaʻi o ka waiwai-R.
No ka huli ʻana i ka waiwai-U: U = 1/R.
E huli i ka waiwai-R: R = 1/U.
Eia kahi kuhikuhi wikiwiki:
U-waiwai | R-waiwai |
0.2 | 5 |
0.1 | 10 |
0.5 | 2 |
Ke nānā ʻoe i ka waiwai R a me ka waiwai U, loaʻa iā ʻoe ke kiʻi piha o ka maikaʻi o kou mau puka makani a me nā paia i kou home. He mea maʻamau ka waiwai R no nā paia a me nā hale. He mea maʻamau ka U-waiwai no nā puka makani a me nā puka. ʻO ka hui pū, kōkua kēia mau helu iā ʻoe e koho i nā huahana maikaʻi loa no ka mālama ʻana i ka ikehu a me ka hōʻoluʻolu.
E hoʻomanaʻo, ʻaʻohe helu helu e haʻi i ka moʻolelo holoʻokoʻa. E nānā mau i ka U-waiwai, SHGC, a me R-waiwai e hana i ke koho akamai loa no kou home.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke hōʻoluʻolu i kou home a mālama i ke kālā ma ke koho ʻana i nā puka makani me nā U-Values kūpono. Hōʻike kēia mau helu i ka maikaʻi o kāu mau puka makani i ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka wela a kōkua i ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i kāu mau pili ikehu. E hoʻohana i ka papa ma lalo e hoʻomanaʻo i ka mea nui loa:
Lae Kii | Wehewehe |
U-Factor | Ana i ka hiki o ka puka makani ke pale i ka wela |
U-Factor haʻahaʻa | ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka insulation a me ka hoʻemi ʻana i nā bila ikehu |
Koʻikoʻi o ke aniau | He mea nui no nā pi'ilima a pau, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā wahi anu |
ENERGY STAR® | Kōkua me ka hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka pono home |
Nā hana maikaʻi loa | E hui pū me ke aniani haʻahaʻa-E a me ka hoʻopiha kinoea |
Ke kūʻai ʻoe i nā puka makani, e nānā i nā U-Values no ka loaʻa ʻana o ka hōʻoluʻolu maikaʻi loa a me ka mālama kālā.
He aha ka 'Maikaʻi' U-Waiwai
ʻAʻohe waiwai U hoʻokahi i kūpono no kēlā me kēia papahana. ʻO ka mea i manaʻo ʻia he 'maikaʻi' e pili ana i kāu aniau, ke ʻano hale, a me nā code ikehu kūloko.
Kaulana U-Waiwai Nui
Nā puka makani noho: ʻO ka nui o nā waiwai U mai ka 0.25 a i ka 1.2. Ma ke anu anuanu, ʻo ka ʻimi ʻana i ka 0.30 a i ʻole ka haʻahaʻa he mea maʻamau ia no nā hale hana kiʻekiʻe.
Nā puka makani pāʻoihana: ʻokoʻa nā koi e pili ana i nā code kūkulu hale a me nā pahuhopu o ka papahana, akā ʻo ka U-waiwai o 0.40 a i 0.60 ke kuhikuhi pinepine ʻia no nā hui thermally efficient.
Hoʻonohonoho pinepine nā code hale kūloko i nā koi liʻiliʻi, akā ʻo ia ka mea i hōʻike i ka papahele-ʻaʻole pono ka mea kūpono. Inā kūkulu ʻoe a hoʻomaikaʻi paha no ka hōʻoluʻolu a me ka maikaʻi o ka wā lōʻihi, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā waiwai U i ʻoi aku ma mua o ka liʻiliʻi liʻiliʻi.
ʻO ke ea, ka puka makani, a me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ke kūkulu ʻana i nā mea āpau i ka kikoʻī kūpono.
No ke aha he mea nui ka U-Values i ke kūʻai ʻana iā Windows Online a i ʻole ma ka Scale
Hiki ke huikau koke ke kuai ana no na puka makani. Hoʻohana ʻia nā huaʻōlelo kūʻai e like me 'energy-efficient' a me 'high-performance' akā ʻaʻole like lākou i nā manawa a pau.
Hāʻawi nā U-waiwai i kahi ala kūpono e hoʻohālikelike ai i nā huahana. Ke ʻōlelo nei nā mea hana ʻelua i kā lākou puka makani he 'ʻoihana ikaika', hōʻike ka U-value iā ʻoe i ka hana ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma lalo o nā kūlana hoʻāʻo maʻamau.
Pehea e hoʻohālikelike pono ai i nā huahana
E ʻimi i nā lepili NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council) ma US, a i ʻole nā palapala hōʻoia like ma nā wahi ʻē aʻe.
E hoʻohālikelike i nā waiwai U no ka ʻāpana puka aniani piha, ʻaʻole i ka helu waena o ke aniani wale nō
E hōʻoia ʻoe e hoʻohālikelike ana i nā nui a me nā hoʻonohonoho like
E noi i nā hōʻike hoʻāʻo inā ʻaʻole hōʻike maopopo ʻia nā waiwai U
Pale ana i na koi hoopunipuni
Hoʻoikaika kekahi mau mea hana i nā hiʻohiʻona kani maikaʻi me ka hāʻawi ʻole ʻana i ka ʻikepili hana maoli. ʻO nā huaʻōlelo e like me 'ʻenehana wela' a i ʻole ' aniani insulated ' maikaʻi ke kani akā liʻiliʻi ka manaʻo me ka ʻole o nā helu e hoʻihoʻi iā lākou.
Hāʻawi nā mea hana hilinaʻi i nā waiwai U i hōʻoia ʻia no kā lākou huahana. Inā ʻaʻole hiki i kahi hui ke hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka ʻikepili hana maʻemaʻe, he hae ʻulaʻula ia e noʻonoʻo pono ai.
Pehea e hoʻohana ai i nā U-Valus e hana i kahi hoʻoholo pukaaniani ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi
He mau nīnau koʻikoʻi e nīnau i nā mea hoʻolako a i ʻole nā mea hana
He aha ka U-waiwai o ka pukaaniani holoʻokoʻa no kēia huahana (ʻaʻole wale ke kikowaena o ke aniani)?
Ua ho'āʻo kūʻokoʻa a hōʻoia ʻia kēia waiwai U?
He aha ke kiʻi a me nā koho aniani hiki ke hoʻomaikaʻi i ka U-waiwai inā pono?
Pehea ka ʻokoʻa o ka U-waiwai ma nā ʻano pukaaniani like ʻole i kāu laina?
I ka wā e hoʻokahua ai i ka U-Waiwai ma mua o nā hiʻohiʻona ʻē aʻe
Pono e noʻonoʻo mua ka U-waiwai inā:
Ke kūkulu nei ʻoe a hoʻomaikaʻi paha i kahi anuanu a i ʻole ke anuanu
Hōʻike nā Windows i kahi hapa nui o kāu wahi pā
ʻO nā kumukūʻai ikehu lōʻihi ka mea nui
He mea nui ka hōʻoluʻolu kokoke i nā puka makani (nā lumi moe, nā wahi noho, nā keʻena)
ʻO kēlā ʻōlelo, ʻo ka U-value kekahi kumu i waena o kekahi. ʻO ke kaulike ʻana i ka hana wela me ka aesthetics, operability, durability, and budget is part of making the right choice for your specific situation.
Hoʻohālikelike i ka hana, nā mea nani, a me nā kālā
ʻO ka puka makani maikaʻi loa no kāu pāhana ʻaʻole ia ka mea me ka U-waiwai haʻahaʻa—ʻo ia ka mea e kū ai i kāu mau koi hana ʻoiai e kūpono ana i kāu ʻike hoʻolālā a me nā kaohi kālā.
ʻO ka hana pū ʻana me nā mea hana e hāʻawi i nā ʻano koho a hiki ke alakaʻi iā ʻoe i ke kaulike kūpono ʻoi aku ka waiwai ma mua o ka hahai ʻana i ka helu haʻahaʻa loa.
Nā Manaʻo Hope: No ke aha e pono ai ka nānā ʻana i nā U-Valus
ʻAʻole nani nā U-waiwai, akā ʻo ia kekahi o nā hōʻailona hilinaʻi o ka hana maoli ʻana o ka puka makani i kāu hale. ʻOki lākou ma ka ʻōlelo kūʻai aku a hāʻawi iā ʻoe i kumu paʻa no ka hoʻohālikelike.
Ma ka ʻO Derchi Door , ʻike mākou ʻo kēlā me kēia hoʻoholo pukaaniani e pili ana i ke kaulike ʻana i ka hana, aesthetics, a me nā noʻonoʻo pono. Mākaukau kā mākou hui e kōkua iā ʻoe e hoʻokele i nā kikoʻī ʻenehana—me nā U-waiwai—i hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā puka makani e kūpono maoli i kāu papahana. Inā ʻoe e hana ana ma ka home hoʻokahi a i ʻole ka hoʻomohala ʻana i nā hale he nui, eia mākou e hāʻawi i ka loea a me nā huahana maikaʻi e hoʻololi maoli ai.
