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Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood in Outdoor Locations in the United States and Worldwide

1998

Simpson William T

U.S. Department of Agriculture,

USDA,

USDA Forest Service

Report using relative humidity and temperature data from NOAA to measure average equilibrium moisture content for each month of the year in 262 locations in the United States and 122 locations outside the United States.

Field Evaluation of Efficient Building Technology with Photovoltaic Power Production in New Florida Residential Housing

1998

Parker Danny S

Florida Solar Energy Center,

FSEC

Report comparing a high-performance house with a code-built control home.

Is Your Home Ready for an Earthquake?

1998

Yeats Robert

Oregon State University

Article describing dozens of ideas on how to retrofit a home so it is more earthquake ready.

The Performance Check Between Whole Building Thermal Performance Criteria and Exterior Wall Measured Clear Wall R-Value, Thermal Bridging, thermal mass and airtightness

1998

Kosny Jan,

et al.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory,

ORNL,

Polish Academy of Sciences,

PAN,

American Polysteel Forms,

U.S. Department of Energy,

DOE

Paper that illustrates a performance check between the thermal performance of a Massive Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) wall system mocked up and Whole Building Performance criteria such as total space heating and cooling loads (thermal comfort).

Ventilating Cathedral Ceilings to Prevent Problematic Icings at their Eaves

1998

Tobiasson Wayne N,

Tantillo Thomas,

Buska James S

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory,

CRREL

Report describing the formation of icicles and ice dams along poorly ventilated roofs and how to mitigate ventilation issues with insulation and vents.

Wood Drying: Equilibrium Moisture Content

1998

University of Minnesota,

NorthernSTAR

UMN,

NSTAR

Fact sheet describing the moisture properties of wood.