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Expert Meeting Report: Advanced Envelope Research for Factory Built Housing

Author(s)

Levy,

Mullens,

Tompos,

Kessler,

Rath

Organization(s)

ARIES,

Levy Partnership

Publication Date

April, 2012

Report about the Advanced Envelope Research effort will provide factory homebuilders with urgently-needed, cost effective methods for meeting emerging energy code requirements.

Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies

Author(s)

Ueno,

Van Straaten

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date

February, 2012

Expert Meeting about interior insulation retrofit of mass masonry wall assemblies held on July 30, 2011.

Fastening Furring Strips to a Foam-Sheathed Wall

Author(s)

Holladay

Organization(s)

Green Building Advisor

Publication Date

March, 2012

Information sheet about what length screws should be used, and how closely to space the screws when fastening furring strips to a foam-sheathed wall.

Foam Shrinks, and Other Lessons, PA-1201

Author(s)

Lstiburek

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Publication Date

March, 2012

Journal article describing lessons learned from updating a 16-year-old deep-energy retrofit.

Hockey Pucks and Hydrostatic Pressure, BSI–057

Author(s)

Lstiburek

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

BSC

Publication Date

January, 2012

Report covering control of hydrostatic pressure in wall assemblies.

Measure Guideline: Installing Rigid Foam Insulation on the Interior of Existing Brick Walls

Author(s)

Natarajan,

Klocke,

Puttagunta

Organization(s)

CARB,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

Steven Winter Associates,

SWA

Publication Date

June, 2012

Information sheet providing information on installing Rigid XPS foam board insulation to existing brick masonry walls.

Measure Guideline: Internal Insulation of Masonry Walls

Author(s)

Straube,

Ueno,

Schumacher

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date

July, 2012

Report summarizing the importance of properly insulating and air sealing masonry walls, providing step by step instructions and approaches.

Measure Guideline: Wall Air Sealing and Insulation Methods in Existing Homes; An Overview of Opportunity and Process

Author(s)

Roberts,

Stephenson

Organization(s)

NAHB Research Center Industry Partnership,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date

September, 2012

Document providing renovators and retrofit contractors an overview of considerations when including wall air sealing and insulation in an energy retrofit project.

Moisture and Structural Analysis for High Performance Hybrid Wall Assemblies

Author(s)

Grin,

Lstiburek

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation,

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Publication Date

September, 2012

Report describing the work conducted for high performance hybrid assemblies.

Technical Highlight: NREL Evaluates the Thermal Performance of Uninsulated Walls to Improve the Accuracy of Building Energy Simulation Tools

Author(s)

Ridouane

Organization(s)

NREL

Publication Date

January, 2012

Document about development of models for evaluating thermal performance of walls in existing homes that will improve the accuracy of building energy simulation tools when predicting potential energy savings of existing homes.

The Effects of Windborne Debris on Saferoom Wall Panels and Fenestration Systems

Author(s)

Stephen T. Peters,

Ian N. Robertson

Organization(s)

University of Hawaii College of Engineering

Publication Date

February, 2012

Projectile missile testing of various wall panel configuration to understand how the different wall constructions would perform when struck with wind driven debris from a hurricane.

Verification and Validation of EnergyPlus Conduction Finite Difference and Phase Change Material Models for Opaque Wall Assemblies

Author(s)

Tabares-Velasco Paulo Cesar,

Christensen Craig,

Bianchi Marcus V A,

Booten Chuck

Organization(s)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory,

NREL

Publication Date

July, 2012

Report summarizing NRELs efforts to develop diagnostic test cases to conduct accurate energy simulations when phase change materials (PCMs) are modeled in residential buildings.

Water Management of Noninsulating and Insulating Sheathings

Author(s)

Smegal,

Lstiburek

Organization(s)

Building Science Corporation

Publication Date

April, 2012

Report summarizing current research, summarizes issues that have been experienced with current best practices, and recommends ways in which the best practices can be improved for water managing sheathings.