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Attic Retrofits Using Nail-Base Insulated Panels

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Author(s)
Mallay David,
Kochkin Vladimir
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Organization(s)
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE,
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL
Description
This report outlines research activities that are expected to facilitate the adoption of energy retrofits by remodeling contractors and roofing contractors using retrofit panels which applicable to many existing house designs in most climates and markets.

Moisture Performance of High-R Wall Systems

Publication Date
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Author(s)
Kochkin Vladimir,
Shah Nay B
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Organization(s)
Home Innovation Research Labs,
HIRL,
U.S. Department of Energy,
DOE
Description
The next generation of building enclosures is a key step toward achieving high-performance goals through decreasing energy load demand and enabling advanced space-conditioning systems. Yet the adoption of high-R enclosures and particularly high-R walls has been a slow-growing trend because...