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8:00am - 8:30amLight Continental Breakfast Location: Lobby 2
8:00am - 12:00pmSpeakers Lounge Location: Coastal Room
8:30am - 10:00am27: Evaluating Glass Facades for Thermal Performance and Durability (Practices) Location: Beach & Gulf Banquet 200 Session Chair: Sam Glass , USDA Forest Products Laboratory
Experimental Evaluation of the Thermal Performance of an Architecturally Integrated Solar Air Heating Façade
Aikaterina Karanafti1 , Valentina Serra 2 , Stefano Fantucci2
1 Laboratory of Building Construction and Building Physics, Civil Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; 2 Politecnico di Torino - Department of Energy, Italy
Plastic Meshes for Solar Control: Characterization, Optical Measurements, and Shading Efficiency
Gioele Basso2 , Ahmed Mohamed Abdelrahman2 , Elena Casolari2 , Michele Zinzi 1 , Alberto Speroni2 , Andrea Giovanni Mainini2
1 ENEA, Italy; 2 Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Thermal Performance of Spandrel Assemblies in Glazed Wall Systems: Laboratory Test Design – Challenges and Test Results
NIraj Kunwar , Andre Desjarlais, Mahabir Bhandari
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
8:30am - 10:00amCPS 28: Attics / Ducts (Residential) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Xuaco Pascual , Tamlyn
Ducts in Conditioned Space, or Buried Ducts, What’s the Difference?
Rebecca Evans , Simon Pallin, Ryan Allen
Frontier Energy, United States of America
Impacts of Unvented Attic Tightness and Intentional Attic Conditioning Upon R8 Ducts Buried Under Blown Insulation in Hot and Humid Climates
Jeffrey K. Sonne , Charles Withers. Jr.
FSEC / University of Central Florida, United States of America
Lab and Field Observations of Critical Building Design Impacts Upon Moisture In Attics in Hot and Humid Climate Focused On Attic Air, Duct Surface, and Roof Sheathing Moisture Content
Charles R. Withers , Jeff Sonne
University of Central Florida / FSEC, United States of America
8:30am - 10:00amRegistration Location: Lobby 2
10:00am - 10:30amAM Break (Pre-function) Location: Lobby 2
10:30am - 12:00pmCPS 29: Assessing Thermal Performance and Comfort for Commercial Construction (Practices) Location: Beach & Gulf Banquet 200 Session Chair: Danko Davidovic , Huber Engineered Woods
Assessment of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Neighborhoods Undergoing Densification with Greening Strategies
Aytac Kubilay 1 , Dominik Strebel1 , Andreas Rubin1 , Dominique Derome2 , Jan Carmeliet1
1 ETH Zurich, Switzerland; 2 Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Meta-Analysis of Field Demonstrations Using Phase Change Material in Commercial Building Ceilings
Jason LaFleur 1 , Chuck Booten2 , Andrew Lick3 , Sajith Wijesuriya2 , Alex Cicelsky1 , Ravi Kishore2 , Mario Medina4 , Habib Arjmand Mazidi5
1 GTI Energy, USA; 2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA; 3 Slipstream Group Inc., USA; 4 Texas A&M University, USA; 5 Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA
Experiences from a Cavalcade of Test House Measurements of Internal Insulation Systems for Solid Masonry Walls
Carsten Rode 1 , Eva B. Møller1 , Nickolaj Feldt Jensen2
1 Technical University of Denmark, DTU; 2 Aalborg University
More Seals More Problems: Considerations for Whole Building Air Leakage and Compartmentalization Testing of Large Commercial Buildings
Matthew Colturi, Kyle Nay , Tam Tuong
Simpson Gumpertz and Heger, United States of America
10:30am - 12:00pmCPS 30: Moisture in Walls (Residential) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Peter Barrett , Dorken Systems Inc.
Impact of the Airspace on the R-Value of a Residential Brick Veneer Wall
Nathaniel Huygen , John Sanders
National Brick Research Center - Clemson University, United States of America
Hygrothermal Modeling and Laboratory Tests of Solar-Driven Moisture Diffusion in Wood-Frame Walls with Absorptive Claddings—Impact and Management
Natalia Farkas , Samuel V. Glass, Samuel L. Zelinka
USDA Forest Products Laboratory, United States of America
Field Indoor Air Quality Findings for a Rural Home Park in Colorado
Reza Saeidi , Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velascoa
Colorado school of mines, United States of America