Lower Maintenance & Operational Costs with a Cover-All Building With a Cover-All® building, ongoing costs such as lighting are reduced or non-existent, depending on the use of the building. Building designs can incorporate options to manage the ventilation naturally and more efficiently with less need for forced airflow ventilation systems which are costly, noisy and require regular
DuraWeave® covers are virtually maintenance free. They do not trap dust and dirt nor do they require painting or shingling to maintain their clean appearance.
| START UP COST COMPARISON | | Conventional Building
(70' x 100') | Cover-All Building
(120'x140') | | # of 400 watt lights | 20 | 15 | | Lights installation and material cost per 400 watt light | $450 | $450 | | Subtotal | $9,000 | $6,750 | | # of 200 watt lights | 20 | 0 | | Light installation and material cost per 200 watt light | $250 | N/A | | Subtotal | $5,000 | N/A | | Total start up cost comparison | $14,000 | $6,750 |
| ENERGY CONSUMPTION COSTS | | Conventional Building
(70' x 100') | Cover-All Building
(120'x140') | | # of 400 watt lights | 20 | 15 | | kilowatt hours per year for 400 watt lights | 16640 | 2280 | | # of 200 watt lights | 20 | 0 | | kilowatt hours per year for 200 watt lights | 8320 | 0 | | hours of use | 2080 | 380 | | cost per kilowatt hour | $0.11 | $0.11 | | Yearly Energy Consumption Comparison | $2,745.60 | $250.80 |
| 5 YEAR START UP AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION COMPARISON | | Conventional Building
(70' x 100') | Cover-All Building
(120'x140') | | Total cost comparison | $27,728 | $8,004 |
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