Thermal Insulation

Thermal Insulation
Author: Frank J. Powell
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 750
Release: 1987
Genre: Conferences
ISBN: 0803104936

Development of Thermal Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings

Development of Thermal Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings
Author: Andrew K. Persily
Publisher:
Total Pages: 102
Release: 1990
Genre: Office buildings
ISBN:

Office building envelopes are generally successful in meeting a range of structural, aesthetic and thermal requirements. However, poor thermal envelope performance will occur when there are discontinuities in the envelope insulation and air barrier systems, such as thermal bridges and air leakage sites. These discontinuities result from designs that do not adequately account for heat, air and moisture transmission, with many thermal defects being associated with inappropriate or inadequate detailing of the connections of envelope components. Despite the existence of these thermal envelope performance problems, information is available to design and construct envelopes that do perform well. In order to close the gap between available knowledge and current practice, the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration has entered into an interagency agreement with the Center for Building Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop thermal envelope design guidelines for federal office buildings. The goal of this project is to transfer the knowledge on thermal envelope design and performance from the building research, design and construction communities into a form that will be used by building design professionals. This report describes the NIST/GSA envelope design guidelines development at the end of the first year of effort on the project. The effort to this point has consisted of a literature review of research results and technical information on thermal envelope performance and design, an assessment of existing design guidelines as they relate to the thermal envelope, and the development of a format and outline for the design guidelines.

Insulation Materials, Testing, and Applications

Insulation Materials, Testing, and Applications
Author: D. L. McElroy
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 758
Release: 1990
Genre: Heat
ISBN: 0803112785

Proceedings of the symposium held in Bal Harbour, Florida, December 1987. Rising energy prices have been encouraging work on the use of thermal insulation to conserve energy. Here, more than 50 papers discuss new materials, assessments and properties of foams, loose-fill behavior, system performance

Insulation Materials, Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume

Insulation Materials, Testing and Applications, 2nd Volume
Author: Ronald S. Graves
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 647
Release: 1991
Genre: Attics
ISBN: 0803114206

Papers presented at the syposium of the same name held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, October 1991, address issues connected with reflectives, radiant barriers, radiation control coatings; economics and energy impact; long-term thermal performance of foams; assessments and properties of foams; convection