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Reference Publication: Parker, D., Fairey, P., McCluney, R., Gueymard, C., Stedman, T., McIlvaine, J., "Rebuilding For Efficiency: Improving the Energy Use of Reconstructed Residences in South Florida", Prepared for U.S. Department of Energy, Florida Energy Office, and Florida Power & Light Company, FSEC-CR-562-92, December 1992.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and are not intended to represent the views and opinions of the Florida Solar Energy Center.

REBUILDING FOR EFFICIENCY:
Improving the Energy Use of Reconstructed
Residences in South Florida

Appendix C
Collected Cost Data for Analysis

Collected Cost Data for Economic Analysis

Ted Stedman
Florida Solar Energy Center
Cape Canaveral, FL 392920
October 9, 1992

Insulation:

Santa Rosa Insulation, 6132 NW 74th Aye, Miami 305-592-5249
Blown in insulation, two materials, cellulose @ R-19 = $375.00, @ R-30 = $480.00
Insulsafe III 0 R-19 = $450.00, @ R-30 = $630.00

Local Air-Conditioning, 295 W. 27th St., Hialeah 305-821-4320 (Lolita)
Blown in insulsafe R-19 = $351.45, R-30 = $575.10 with rebate available from FPL if house built before 1982.

Batt insulation, owens coming fiberglass:
Scotty’s, M.I., 452-9210, material cost: R-19 batts for 1500 sq.ft $300.00
add R-11 for 1500 sq.ft = $225.00, total for R-30 = $525.00

Radiant Barrier:

Solar Shield available from Home Depot, 3451 NW Federal Hwy, Jensen Beach, FL 407- 692-9000, 1000 sq ft roll (4’ x 250’) $130.00, 500 sq ft roll (4’ x 125’) $70.00, total $200.00. Installation cost varies by truss or sheathing location: $100.00 for sheathing install through Home Depot contractor according to Rick. No call backs from Miami contractors yet. The majority in S Dade are concentrating on commercial jobs right now and not accepting residential work.
(Price estimate for installation assumes 52 pieces of plywood, with two men needing four minutes to do each board, 6.33 hrs $15.00/hr = $100.00.)

Miller Insulation & Acoustics, 6720 33rd St E. Sarasota, 813-751-4991, (Billy Ray) price: $354.00 w/materials, stapled to sheathing, one day job.

Roof Coatings:

Summers Painting & Roof Coating, 8920 SW 129th St, Miami, 305-232-1527 (Kathy) Uses a two step primer\topcoat that is made in Clearwater and is latex acrylic, bright white, and costs $600.00 for a 1,600 sq ft roof.

Water-King of Florida, mc, 305-652-2084 (Charlie) sells a ceramic paint that they claim lasts the life of the building, $1,600 including the pressure clean.

Scott Paint Co., Sarasota 813-922-3305, sells the Plastoflex 20(X) elastomeric roof coating 5 gallons for $75.00 with a coverage of 50 sq. ft./gallon, or $480.00 per coat. Siesta Key Decor 813-349-3276, charges $1,800 to do this size job.

EERS, Carl Jacobs, 305-351-9899, sells an acrylic ceramicote with an 8 year warranty. The primer costs $280, 20 gallons of the topcoat costs $340, for a total of $620.00 material. They do not apply it, but estimate $0.50 per sq.ft. or $800.00 for application, for a total of $1,420.00.

Somay products recommended applicator Anthony Wilson, 305-251-9123, who charges $2,960 w/material, although he will lower his price for a number of houses in the same area for a FSEC project.

Whole House Fan:

36” Sears model 32-y-64360n $319.99 will work for up to 2400 sq ft. Labor for basic installation is 6 hours @ $20/hr plus electrical 1 hr @ $25/hr total = $150.00. To set the unit back into the truss involves $60.00 material and $80.00 labor, adding $140.00 to installation.

Reflective Window Film:

Sears Window Tinting, 9793 SW 72nd St, Miami, 305-598-1841 (Dan) $189.00 for 84 sq ft, Lumar film, 10 year warranty.

Ray Bann/Solar Guard, 2645 NE 186th Ter, NMB, 937-3833 (Rick) $198.00 Sun Guard Film.

3-M, American Film Wholesalers, Inc., 8776 S.W. 129th St. Miami, 252-1094, Mike Lacey, $3.00 sq ft estimate ($240.00)

New Double Glazed Windows:

Hurricane Window & Screen, 8519 SW 129th Terrace, Miami 305-235-8110 (Evelyn) Awning type, reflective, 4.5’ x 4’ = $118.00, 2’ x 3’ = $76.00 plus $35.00 per window installation for a total of $834.00 plus tax.

Avery Windows, 305-891-7734 (Jim) $1,550 total, almost twice Hurricane’s price.

Security Windows 305-735-5100, has stated that our size/type windows are not available at this time.

Sun-Air 305-621-5976 (Sylvina) is sold out of awning windows, has only single hung, but can get awning in 30 days. 4.5 x 4 = $118 3’ x 2’ = $72.

Specialty Windows:

PPG Glass, 412-434-2858, (Ralph Tate) Azurlite single-glazed selective surface glass, — $3 per square foot.

Viracon, (Chuck DeVries), Owatonna, Minnesota, 800-533-2080, Viracon VE-8- 98/Evergreen/Double, superwindow, $10 per square foot.

Southwall Technologies, (Nancy Rey) Palo Alto, California, 415-962-9111, single glazed, laminated with heat mirror film, low-e and selective surface (sea-foam clear), $15 per square foot.

Libbey Owens Ford, mc, (Paul Beam) Rossford, Ohio (419-247-4448). laminated evergreen single glazed unit, selective surface, green, — $6 per square foot.

Bahama Shutters and Awnings:

Recol Enterprises, 13280 NW 43rd Avenue, Miami, 305-688-8687 (Tony), 4.5’ x 4’ $212.00 ea plus $S0.pp install, 2’ x 3’ $110.00 plus $50 install, total = $1,368.00

Economy Awnings, 2995 NW 75th Street, Miami, 305-691-0191, fabric, 4’ x 4’ = $150.00 each, installation extra.

Location of Duct System within the Conditioned Space:

Contact with Cal Hoar, construction sales for Scotty’s MI (452-9210) said that material & labor would add $500 to $700 to house cost, assuming a centrally located hallway to keep material costs low. Price could exceed $1,000 if not considered in the initial design.

Air Conditioning:

Best Service Air Conditioning, 12064 SW 117th Ct Miami 305-255-9870 (Randy), American Standard Unit, 2 Ton, Seer 10 = $735.00, Seer 12 = $1,130.00. 3 Ton Seer 10 = $916.00, Seer 12 = $1,461.00. These are dealer cost prices. Add 30% markup and $1,160.00 for installation.

Residential Air Conditioning, 20250 NE 15th Ct. Miami, 305-764-0489, (Ellen) 3 ton carrier condenser unit & air handler Seer 10 = $1,800.00, Seer 12 = $3,000.00.

Cool Breeze Air, 305-226-2665 (Ray) gave the following prices with installation:
2 ton @ l0seer = $1,733, @ l2seer = $2,095
3 ton @ l0seer = $1,919, @ l2seer = $2,393
4 ton @ l0seer = $2,293, @ l2seer $2,808

Heat Pumps:

Miami Lakes A/C, 2450 W. 82nd St, Hialeah 305-822-8482 (Joe) replacement units (all ductwork in place):

2 ton @10 seer = $1,736, @ ilseer = $1,970
3 ton @10 seer = $2,152, @ liseer = $2,298
4 ton @10 seer = $2,680, @ liseer = $2,966

Weather Engineers, Cocoa, FL, 773-4310, (Ron), Variable Speed Super-efficient heat pump, Carrier 38YV02430, installed price with mark-up $4,500.00. Conventional SEER 10.0 3-ton unit would be about $2,000.00. Programmable thermostat would be about $250.00 installed.

Solar Hot Water:

Solar Development Co., Riviera Beach 407-842-8935 (Don Kazimer) winner of FSEC/Governor’s competition, under $700, to be in Home Depot by November 1992, homeowner installed for $50.00 materials. Estimates that professional installation would cost no more than $350.00.

Low-Flow Shower Heads:

Scotty’s, MI, 45209210 (Lisa) Melon, 2.5 gpm, $10.59. Real Goods, Ukiah, $11, 12, 17, 18; Home Depot, $16.00.

Waste Heat Recovery Units (Desuperheaters):

Carlos Colon (FSEC) says that the typical add-on residential unit will work on systems from 2-5 tons, and the price range is $400 to $700, with $525.00 typical.

Alternative Energy Systems, 1840 NW 33rd St, Pompano Beach, 800-683-7946, $1,094.00 installed.

South Florida Energy Systems, 107778 Wiles Rd, Coral Springs, 305-341-2002, charges $800-$1, 100 depending on installation run distance and complexity.

Air & Heat Unlimited, 1725 W 39 P1, Hialeah, 305-557-9333, (Mimi) charges $600 but the plumbing charges are extra (ball park: $125) = total $725.00.

Pool Pumps:

All Florida Pool & Spa 11720 Biscayne Blvd N Miami 305-893-4036 (Dean) new Sta-Rite pump, 1/2 hp $358, 3/4 hp $372.00.

Island Pools, 18161 SW 98th Ct Miami 305-233-3333 (Tony) sells 1/2’s for $305 and 3/4’s for $320.

2” Piping for New Pools:

PVC Supply House 120 Fortenberry MI 452-1540, charges $0.10 more per foot than 1 1/2” pipe and the fittings are about 25% more. Figure $40.00 premium on a standard size pool.

Landscaping:

Rockledge Gardens 2153 US 1 Rockledge 636-7662 gets the following:
Live Oaks: 6-8’ $39.95 or 8-10' $95.00
Wax Myrtle: 3-4’ $7.95 or 5-6' $49.95

A 33% premium per tree gets them planted with a six month guarantee.

Galloway Farm Nursery 7790 SW 87th Ave Miami 305-274-7472 (Rick) gets $29.95 for a 6-8’ Live Oak. They haven’t been able to get wax myrtle in since the storm.

Two other Miami nurseries were out of both type trees, but sold them at prices near Rockledge Gardens.

Lighting:

Wal-Mart is selling the GE Energy Choice 26 watt compact fluorescent (replaces 90 watt bulb) for $11.96 at their N. Miami store and $17.94 at their Rockledge store.

Home Depot, 2300 S. University, Davie, 305476-9600, sells two compact fluorescents, 18 watts by Electropek for $9.97 and a 15 watt GE for $11.95.

Raybro Electronic Suppliers, 419 Poinsett Dr, Cocoa, FL, 407-636-1646, price for Sylvania 52W halogen capsylites is $2 - $3 each, depending on quantity.