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Building science research supports installing exterior (soil side) foundation insulation as the optimal method to enhance the hygrothermal performance of new homes. With exterior foundation insulation, water management strategies are maximized while insulating the basement space a...

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 extruded polystyrene (XPS) insula...

Estimated Alaska coal resources are largely in Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks distributed in three major provinces. Northern Alaska-Slope, Central Alaska-Nenana, and Southern Alaska-Cook Inlet. Cretaceous resources, predominantly bituminous coal and lignite, are in the Northern Ala...

In November 2009, The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in cooperation with Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA) began installing instrumentation in the three prototype homes in order to evaluate the performance of these three homes which incorporate highly insulated ...

The data consist of two years of continuous transient experimental measurements on the hygrothermal performance of concrete masonry block walls in a full basement in a cold climate (US DOE climate zone 7). The walls were insulated in compliance with the thermal requirements of the...

Data set containing results from constant mean stress constant Lode angle true triaxial compression tests performed on Castlegate Sandstone. From the test preformed, the bedding plane and the strain type inside the band of sedimentary rocks can be related to stress histories. The ...

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-savings benefits for homeowners. Deep energy retr...

Case study of Shaw Construction who worked with Building America research partner Building Science Corporation to design affordable HERS-54 townhouses with central solar radiator space heating, PV, R-28 closed-cell spray foam under slab and R-26 in advanced framed walls, and rigid...