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Spray Foam Exterior Insulation with Stand-Off Furring New York
IBACOS and Green Homes America 1 (GHA) collaborated with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Advanced Buildings Program to research a variation of a commercial curtain wall assembly for residential construction as part of a comprehensive whole-ho...
Rapport, A. et al Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Moisture Risk in Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths Minneapolis Minnesota
IBACOS completed an initial analysis of moisture damage potential in an unvented attic insulated with closed-cell spray polyurethane foam. To complete this analysis, the research team collected field data, used computational fluid dynamics to quantify the airflow rates through ind...
Rapport, A. et al Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Retrofitting a 1960s Split-Level Cold-Climate Home
The U.S. Department of Energy Building America research team Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings (CARB) partnered with Preferred Builders, a previous CARB partner and builder of the Performance House (DOE 2013) and the owners of a 1960s split-level home in Westport, Conn...
Puttagunta, S. Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
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The Performance House: A Cold Climate Challenge Home Old Greenwich
Working with builder partners on test homes allows for vetting of whole-house building strategies to eliminate any potential unintended consequences prior to implementing these solution packages on a production scale. To support this research, the Consortium for Advanced Residenti...
Williamson, J. et al Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
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Monitoring of Double-Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast
BSC TO5 Task 2.2 Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast
Field test data available for wood moisture contents, temperature, and relative humidity.
STRUCTURE House Devens, MA 01432
Three double-stud assemblies were compared: 12-in. ocSPF, 12-in. cellulo...
Ueno, K. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Exterior Building Solutions To Insulation
TO4 8.2.2: Space Cond. for Deep Energy Retrofits
The purpose of this project for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is to find new or improved strategies for exterior building solutions in regard to insulation that will provide extensive energy...
Beach, R. et al Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy Challenge Home Program Certification of Production Builders Chicago, IL and Devens, MA
TO4 Task 3.1 K Hovnanian Chicago, IL
DOE Challenge Home Program Certified
Home Constructed and Verified
Specifications
DOE Challenge Home
Building envelope
Ceiling R-49 blown fiberglass, Grade I
Walls 2x4 framing @ 16 o.c. with R-13 fiberglass batts, Grade I
and 1"" R-5 extrude...
Loomis, H. and Kerrigan, P. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Field Testing of an Unvented Roof with Fibrous Insulation, Tiles, and Vapor Diffusion Venting
BSC TO5 Task 2.5 Field Testing of an Un-vented Roof with Fibrous Insulation and Tiles Winter Park, FL 32789
Field test data available for wood moisture contents, temperature, and relative humidity.
Un-vented roofs (aka cathedral-ized attics) are an established presence in Florida...
Ueno, K. and Lstiburek, J. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Excavationless Exterior Foundation Insulation Field Study Minnesota
The NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership team implemented an innovative, minimally invasive foundation insulation upgrade technique on an existing home. The approach consisted of using hydrovac excavation technology combined with a liquid insulating foam. Two houses were orig...
Jacobson, R. et al University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
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Mini-Split Heat Pump Evaluation and Zero Energy Ready Home Support
This project was created from a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Building America research team, IBACOS, Inc., and a production builder of high-performance homes called Imagine Homes, which is located in San Antonio, Texas-a hot-humid climate. The primar...
Rapport, A. and Herk, A. Ibacos Innovation
Apr 27, 2016
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NorthernSTAR 1.5-Story Demonstration House of Cold Climate Solutions for Affordable Housing
This is a NorthernSTAR renovation project for Urban Homeworks incorporating installation of a combination space and water heater, Overcoat insulation retrofit on the roof, and Excavationless foundation insulation retrofit.
STRUCTURE 1401 North 16th Ave Minneapolis, MN 55411
Var...
Jacobson, R. et al University of Minnesota NorthernSTAR Building America Partnership
Apr 27, 2016
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Conway St Apartments Olive Street Development
In Greenfield, Massachusetts, Olive Street Development transformed an old elementary school building into 12 high-end rental apartments. The developer aimed to get as close to net-zero performance as practical, installing: (1) R-30 high-density spray foam against the brick walls (...
Aldrich, R. and Williamson, J. Steven Winter Associates of the Consortium for Advanced Residential Buildings
Apr 27, 2016
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Evaluating an Exterior Insulation and Finish System for Deep Energy Retrofits
This report provides a case study of a deep energy retrofit using a site-applied exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS). Prefabricated EIFS panels are also discussed as a potential wall insulation retrofit solution. EIFSs are common in new and retrofit commercial constructio...
Dentz, J. and Podorson, D. The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems
This is a final technical report for the project: Foam Fracturing Study for Stimulation Development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of foam fracturing in EGS applications. The project, led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), wa...
Wang, H. et al Oak Ridge National Laboratory
May 17, 2022
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Literature Data on Foam Fracturing Fluid
At the beginning of this project, the Temple team spent significant effort to collect data relevant to foam fracturing. More than 40 articles/reports were found in the open literature that reported the properties of aqueous foams under various testing conditions. The foam properti...
Thakor, V. et al Temple University
Nov 08, 2021
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Closed Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Resource Assessment of the United States
The data includes a geospatial and spreadsheet representation of a resource analysis for closed loop pumped storage systems across the Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The data includes energy storage potential, water volume, distance from source to stor...
Rosenlieb, E. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Jan 05, 2022
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Raleigh Housing Authority Duct Sealing Evaluation
In multifamily and attached buildings, manual duct sealing methods are often impractical or very costly and disruptive because of the difficulty in accessing leakage sites. In this project, two retrofit duct sealing techniques manually applied sealants and injecting a spray sealan...
Dentz, J. et al The Levy Partnership, Inc Systems Building Research Alliance
Apr 27, 2016
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State Estimation for advanced control of wave energy converters
A report on state estimation for advanced control of wave energy converters (WECs), with supporting data models and slides from the overview presentation. The methods discussed are intended for use to enable real-time closed loop control of WECs.
Coe, R. and Bacelli, G. Sandia National Laboratories
Apr 25, 2017
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Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls and Flat Roofs
Measure Guideline: Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit for Zero Energy Ready House Flat Roofs
BSC TO5 Task 7.4 Deep Energy Enclosure Retrofit (DEER) for Interior Insulation of Masonry Walls
Lawrence, MA 01840
This Measure Guideline describes a deep energy enclosure retrofit solution ...
Musunuru, S. et al Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Mass Customization of Prefabricated Panel Blocks for Deep Wall Insulation Retrofits
The project this data comes from looks to make building wall retrofits less expensive and easier to install by using exterior insulating panels. This is done to make buildings more energy efficient without expensive wall retrofits or reconstruction. The "Measurement and Verificati...
Sharon, A. et al Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing Innovation CMI
Dec 14, 2021
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MASK2B Initial Results from Wave Tank Test of Closed-Loop WEC Control
This dataset covers the MASK2B wave tank experiment focused on a more complete study of one degree of freedom (1DOF) control of the WEC was considered, including maximization of electrical power, multi-objective performance mapping, and implementation of a novel predictionless con...
Coe, R. et al Sandia National Laboratories
May 25, 2018
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Model and experimental validation of ocean kite dynamics and controls
This submission includes two peer-reviewed papers from researchers at North Carolina State University presenting the modeling and lab-scale experimentation of the dynamics and control of a tethered tidal ocean kite. Below are the abstracts of each file included in the submission.
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Vermillion, C. et al North Carolina State University
Mar 01, 2020
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Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold and Hot-humid Climates
BSC TO5 Task 7.1 Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Cold Climates Bolingbrook, IL 60440
BSC TO5 Task 7.1 Field Testing Unvented Roofs with Asphalt Shingles in Hot-Humid Climates Friendswood, TX 77546
To understand the long-term moisture performance of unvented ...
Ueno, K. and Lstiburek, J. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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Analysis of Joist Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring
BSC TO5 Task 7.2 Analysis of Joist Masonry Moisture Content Monitoring
House Lawrence, MA 01840
This work involved the field monitoring of embedded wood joist ends in a solid brick building in zone 5A that was retrofitted with interior insulation. Eleven joists throughout the bui...
Ueno, K. Building Science Corporation
Apr 27, 2016
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MMH
U.S. Patent # 8535493 B2 has some not obvious but remarkable features. The "MMH” is a generator that depends on the numbers (ratio) of included anodes versus cathodes and can produce between 50% to 90% (and more) pure hydrogen gas. To achieve such remarkable performance we are p...
Kasprzak, A. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Apr 28, 2017
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