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Chester, Yes a lower bound would be fine. I realize that the equipment inside will have heat interia (?) and will continue to heat the building a little longer than my estimate will say. I'm not sure the extent of this effect, and may explore that once I figure out the basic problem. So...

Homework Statement I have a manufacturing plant, and I know the material/thickness of every wall and the roof. I want to estimate the plant as an empty box, where I know the surface area of each material surrounding the box (ex. 4000 sq ft concrete, 1000 sq ft of windows, 1000 sq ft of xyz...