Comparative Evaluation of the VTT Mold Index Model and the DR SIM Model for Moisture Risk Assessment

Samuel V. Glass¹, Robert Lepage², Natalia Farkas¹, Samuel L. Zelinka¹

¹USDA Forest Products Laboratory, United States of America; ²Climes Group Engineering, Inc., Canada

Moisture Design Periods for Hygrothermal Simulations: Addressing Durability Challenges in Swedish Building Assemblies

Assad Mohammad Tahir, Akram Abdul Hamid, Petter Wallentén, Jesper Arfvidsson

Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Division of Building Physics, Lund 221 00, Sweden

Moisture Accumulation in a Thick-wall Assembly with an Exterior Air Barrier as a Result of Convective Air Movement in Cold Climates

Alison Conroy

University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Degradation of EIFS Facades Dependent on Moisture Content of Masonry and Its Mitigation Measures

Henri Olak, Martin Talvik, Paul Klõšeiko, Simo Ilomets, Targo Kalamees

Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Design Considerations for Phase Change Material-Incorporated Heat Exchangers in Water Heating

Erin L. Blackley^1,2, Thomas B. Freeman², Kyle E. O. Foster², Adewale Odukomaiya², Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco¹

¹Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, United States of America; ²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, United States of America

Determining The Optimal Specification Of Different Cooling Systems To Optimize The Indoor Environment In Highly Glazed Buildings Using Taguchi Method And CFD Simulation

Shengqiang Shi¹, Abdelatif Merabtine², Rachid Bennacer³

¹UR LASMIS, Université de Technologie de Troyes, 12 Rue Marie Curie, 10300 Troyes , France; ²Construction Engineering Department, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), University of Québec, 1100 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada; ³LMT/ENS-Paris-Saclay/CNRS/Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91190, France

Energy Performance and Demand Response Optimization of Dynamic Switchable Insulated Shading Systems for High-Performance Building Envelopes

Mohammad Dabbagh, Moncef Krarti

NORESCO, United States of America

Integrated Simulation Approach Unifying Urban and Building Physics

Jan Carmeliet¹, Aytac Kubilay¹, Dominique Derome²

¹ETH Zurich, Switzerland; ²Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

Exploring Buildings Retrofit Strategies Using AutoBEM Under Future Climate Scenarios

Shovan Chowdhury, Hang Li, Fengqi Li, Avery Stubbings, Joshua New

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America

Future Weather Data for Hygrothermal Building Envelope Simulations: Implications of Bias Adjustment

Yina Shang¹, Fitsum Tariku²

¹British Columbia Institute of Technology; ²Simon Fraser University

Sensitivity Analysis as a Tool in Hygrothermal Building Envelope Assessment

Florian Schnabel, Andreas Sarkany, Thomas Bednar

TU Wien, Austria

Thermal Properties in Hygrothermal Modelling Masonry Interior Insulation Retrofits

Randy Anthony Van Straaten¹, Kevin Yuan Zhang², Peter James McLachlan¹, Stephen James Walker¹

¹Building Enclosure Labs Inc.; ²York University

Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Building Enclosures for Moisture Durability and Thermal Performance

Harri Mikael Salonvaara¹, Boming Liu¹, Antonio Aldykiewicz², Emishaw Iffa¹, Jin Dong¹

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Saint Gobain North America

ThermoPI—an Online Tool to Calculate Heat Transfer Through Foam Insulation

Som S Shrestha¹, Tianli Feng², Zhenglai Shen¹, Achutha Tamraparni¹

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory; ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

High Contrast Pattern Projection To Enable Background Oriented Schlieren Based Air Leak Detection Through Any Interior Or Exterior Building Surface

Gurneesh Jatana, Philip Boudreaux, Rui Zhang

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America

Smartphone Application For Visualizing Building Air Leakage

Philip Boudreaux, Mark Root, Gurneesh Jatana, Gina Accawi

ORNL, United States of America

Title: The Assessment of a Dielectric Elastomer Automatic Window Technology to Improve Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Utilizing Outdoor Air Condition

Shakil Shimul¹, Wei Li², Yousef Haghighi¹

¹University of Oklahoma; ²Texas Tech University

Aerogel-based Coating Systems in Swedish Climate: Early-Stage Drying and In-Situ Thermal Conductivity

Ali Naman Karim, Angela Sasic Kalagasidis, Pär Johansson

Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Impact of Solid-Solid Phase Change Materials on Thermal Dynamics of Fenestration Systems

Hossein Arasteh¹, Wahid Maref¹, Hamed Saber²

¹Department of Construction Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, QC H3C 1K3, Canada; ²Deanship of Research and Industrial Development, and Mechanical Engineering Department at Jubail Industrial College, Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu, Jubail Industrial City 31961, Saudi Arabia

The Influence of Moisture Hysteresis on the Thermal Performance of Bio-Based Insulation

Oskar Ranefjärd¹, Jonas Niklewski¹, Anders Rosenkilde^1,2

¹Lund University, Sweden; ²The Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry

Accelerated Aging of Hempcrete Insulation for Durability Assessment

Itzel Lopez-Carreon^1,2, Marzieh Riahinezhad¹, Elnaz Esmizadeh¹, Michal Bartko¹, Cynthia A. Cruickshank²

¹National Research Council, Canada; ²Carleton University, Canada

Biobased Flame Retardants Towards Sustainable Building Materials with Low Embodied Carbon

Zoriana Demchuk, Karen Cortes Guzman, Mengjia Tang, Antonio Aldykiewicz Jr, Kuma Sumathipala, Diana Hun

Oak Ridge National Lab, United States of America

Force-triggered, Bio-based, Sealants for Prefabricated Building Components: Towards Improved Efficiency, Performance and Sustainability

Karen Paola Cortes-Guzman, Zoriana Demchuk, Diana Hun, Tomonori Saito

Oakridge National Laboratories, United States of America

Bamboo Biochar as an Eco-Insulation Material: Reducing Energy Demand and Carbon Emissions in Buildings

Milind Deshmukh, Madhura Yadav, Saurabh Sharma

Manipal University Jaipur., India

Embodied Carbon Reduction in Steel-Framed Buildings with Spray Applied Fire-Resistive Materials

Ahoo Malekafzali, Ann Jirras, Andreanna Tzortzis, Remi Goulet, Lucas Hamilton

saint-gobain, United States of America

The Circular Home: Energy and Moisture Performance of a Mass Timber, Biogenic, Reusable Residential Building

Patricia Gunderson, Yun Joon Jung, Kieren McCord, Tyler Pilet, Edward Louie, Chrissi Antonopoulos

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Thermal Performance of Spandrel Assemblies in Glazed Wall Systems: Simulation Differences and Results

Ivan Lee¹, Stephane Hoffman¹, Dan Haaland², Cheryl Saldanha³

¹Stantec, Canada; ²RDH Building Science; ³Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

Experimental Evaluation of the Thermal and Hygrothermal Performance of a Double Wythe Brick Energy Retrofit

Christopher Baldwin¹, Krista Rowan², Thomas Dalkowski¹, Daniel H. Chung³, Cynthia A. Cruickshank¹, Daniele Malomo⁴

¹Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ²Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; ³John H. Daniel’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.; ⁴Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Thermal Performance of Spandrel Assemblies in Glazed Wall Systems

Dan Haaland¹, Ivan Lee², Cheryl Saldanha³

¹RDH Building Science; ²Stantec; ³Simpson Gumpertz and Heger

Condensation Potential of R8 Buried Ducts in Vented and Unvented Attics Located in Hot and Humid Climate Zones: Test Facility Study

Jeffrey K. Sonne

FSEC, United States of America

Hygrothermal Behavior of Cross-laminated Timber Walls: A Comparative Study of 1D and 2D Water Leakage Modeling

Sina Akhavan Shams¹, Himanshu Sharma¹, Lin Wang², Hua Ge¹, Jieying Wang³

¹Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; ²Construction Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada; ³FPInnovations, Vancouver, Canada

Hygrothermal Simulation - A New Modelling Approach for 3D Air Gaps between Permeable and Solid Materials

Andreas Sarkany, Florian Schnabel, Manfred Grüner, Csilla Szakács, Thomas Bednar

TU Wien, Austria

ASHRAE RP1926: Updating Performance Values in the Handbook of Fundamentals to Reflect Fenestration Industry Advancements

Alex McGowan, Emilie Huot, Hannah Cameron

WSP Canada inc., Canada

Importance of Durability Assessment of Emerging Energy Efficient Window

Alliston Watts¹, Robert Tenent¹, Bipin Shah²

¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); ²WinBuild Inc.

Investigating The Service Life Of High-performance Glazing Systems

Alexander Hayes, Marzieh Riahinezhad, Itzel Lopez-Carreon, Peter Collins, Travis Moore, Elnaz Esmizadeh

National Research Council of Canada, Canada

Transforming Windows from Energy Liabilities to Zero-Energy Assets: Next-Generation Solutions for Buildings

Robert Grant Hart, Lili Yu

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, United States of America

Experimental Evaluation of the Thermal Performance of an Architecturally Integrated Solar Air Heating Façade

Aikaterina Karanafti¹, Valentina Serra², Stefano Fantucci²

¹Laboratory of Building Construction and Building Physics, Civil Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; ²Politecnico 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 Zinzi¹, Alberto Speroni², Andrea Giovanni Mainini²

¹ENEA, Italy; ²Politecnico 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

Assessment of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Neighborhoods Undergoing Densification with Greening Strategies

Aytac Kubilay¹, Dominik Strebel¹, Andreas Rubin¹, Dominique Derome², Jan Carmeliet¹

¹ETH Zurich, Switzerland; ²Université de Sherbrooke, Canada

Meta-Analysis of Field Demonstrations Using Phase Change Material in Commercial Building Ceilings

Jason LaFleur¹, Chuck Booten², Andrew Lick³, Sajith Wijesuriya², Alex Cicelsky¹, Ravi Kishore², Mario Medina⁴, Habib Arjmand Mazidi⁵

¹GTI Energy, USA; ²National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA; ³Slipstream Group Inc., USA; ⁴Texas A&M University, USA; ⁵Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA

Experiences from a Cavalcade of Test House Measurements of Internal Insulation Systems for Solid Masonry Walls

Carsten Rode¹, Eva B. Møller¹, Nickolaj Feldt Jensen²

¹Technical University of Denmark, DTU; ²Aalborg 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