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Update -- the Manual J calculations were performed using Wrightsoft software (by a very nice/professional fellow in Colorado) based on characteristics specific to Peoria, Illinois, while factoring in my specific floor plan dimensions of 2594 square feet on a concrete slab with no basement, ICF...

Dana -- Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I will search out an "energy nerd" for Manual-J calculations. AC -- I am planning to install a high efficiency forced air unit with duct work - with probably a 14 or 16 seer rating. I have looked at the ducted and ductless mini-splits, but have...

I am building a 2600 square foot ICF home in zone 5 (central Illinois) on a concrete slab with Anderson 400 series windows and with 3" of XPS in the slab -- so it will be fairly well insulated. I had a local HVAC contractor provide a heat loss calculation of 45k btu, which I am not certain of...