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Title: Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings

Abstract

This document serves as the Topical Report documenting the first year of work completed by Washington State University (WSU) under US Department of Energy Grant, Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings. This project is being conducted in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and includes the participation of several industry partners including Weyerhaeuser Company, APA - The Engineered Wood Association, CertainTeed Corporation and Fortifiber. This document summarizes work completed by Washington State University August, 2002 through October, 2003. WSU's primary experimental role is the design and implementation of a field testing protocol that will monitor long term changes in the hygrothermal response of wall systems. In the first year WSU constructed a test facility, developed a matrix of test wall designs, constructed and installed test walls in the test facility, and installed instrumentation in the test walls. By the end of the contract period described in this document, WSU was recording data from the test wall specimens. The experiment described in this report will continue through December, 2005. Each year a number of reports will be published documenting the hygrothermal response of the test wall systems. Public presentation of the results will be mademore » available to the building industry by industry partners and the University cooperators.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
922580
DOE Contract Number:  
FC26-02NT41498
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; DESIGN; IMPLEMENTATION; MONITORS; ORNL; PERFORMANCE; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; TESTING

Citation Formats

Tichy, Robert, and Murray, Chuck. Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.2172/922580.
Tichy, Robert, & Murray, Chuck. Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/922580
Tichy, Robert, and Murray, Chuck. 2003. "Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/922580. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/922580.
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title = {Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings},
author = {Tichy, Robert and Murray, Chuck},
abstractNote = {This document serves as the Topical Report documenting the first year of work completed by Washington State University (WSU) under US Department of Energy Grant, Developing Innovative Wall Systems that Improve Hygrothermal Performance of Residential Buildings. This project is being conducted in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and includes the participation of several industry partners including Weyerhaeuser Company, APA - The Engineered Wood Association, CertainTeed Corporation and Fortifiber. This document summarizes work completed by Washington State University August, 2002 through October, 2003. WSU's primary experimental role is the design and implementation of a field testing protocol that will monitor long term changes in the hygrothermal response of wall systems. In the first year WSU constructed a test facility, developed a matrix of test wall designs, constructed and installed test walls in the test facility, and installed instrumentation in the test walls. By the end of the contract period described in this document, WSU was recording data from the test wall specimens. The experiment described in this report will continue through December, 2005. Each year a number of reports will be published documenting the hygrothermal response of the test wall systems. Public presentation of the results will be made available to the building industry by industry partners and the University cooperators.},
doi = {10.2172/922580},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/922580}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003},
month = {Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003}
}