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CPS 2: Improving and Evaluating Whole Building Airtightness (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Carsten Rode , Technical University of Denmark, DTU
Comparative Analysis of Emerging Air Infiltration Detection Tools
Jason LaFleur 1 , Rui Zhang1 , Nicholas Houchois2 , Robert Schildgen3
1 GTI Energy, United States of America; 2 Hearth Labs, United States of America; 3 Priority Energy, United States of America
Tangible Benefits of Improved Building Airtightness
Alexander Zhivov , Martin Page, Mark Ginsberg, Richard Liesen, Yongkyu An
US Army ERDC-CERL, United States of America
Using Aerosols to Seal Occupied Residences From Exterior Spaces
David Bohac 1 , Curtis Harrington2 , Frederick Meyers2 , Timothy Levering2 , Mike Lyon3 , Michael Lubliner4
1 Center for Energy and Environment, United States of America; 2 UC Davis, Western Cooling Efficiency Center; 3 Aeroseal LLC; 4 Conservation and Renewable Energy Systems
CPS 5: Assessing Moisture Durability Solutions and Strategies (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Alejandra Nieto , ROCKWOOL
Assess The Water Resistance And Thermal Performance Of Pre-flashing Methods When Adding Continuous Insulation During Re-siding (AIRS)
Zhenglai Shen 1 , Andre Desjarlais1 , Daniel Morrison2 , Patricia Gunderson3
1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 2 Morrison Digital Media, United States of America; 3 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America
Mitigating Condensation for an Iconic Structural Glass & Precast Concrete Natatorium Façade using Advanced CFD
Daniel Haaland , Brian Hubbs
RDH Building Science, Canada
Do Flashing and Sealant Materials Need to be Exposed to Extreme Cycling?
Hevar Palani1 , Mahabir Bhandari 1 , Marc LaFrance2
1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; 2 Department of Energy (DOE), Building Technologies Office (BTO), Windows Technology Manager
Benefits Of Automated Construction And Energy Efficiency Measures In Modular Homes
Kaushik Biswas 1 , Rohit Jogineedi1 , Jason LaFleur1 , Brandon Weiss2 , Som Shrestha3 , Andre Desjarlais3
1 GTI Energy, United States of America; 2 Dvele, United States of America; 3 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America
CPS 8: Predicting and Improving Building Envelope Performance and Durability (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Benjamin Meyer , Siplast
Next generation retrofit wall panels with integrated Vacuum Insulation Panels
Emishaw Iffa1 , Andre Desjarlais1 , Antonio Jose Aldykiewicz 1 , John Peavey2 , Tynica Stefun2
1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 2 Home Innovation Research Labs, United States of America
Predicting Rooftop Surface Temperature Extremes and Impact on Tie-Ins
Stanley D. Gatland , Ahoo Malekafzali Ardakan, Samuel Cruz
Saint-Gobain, United States of America
Updating the Building Science Advisor (BSA): A Tool to Assist in the Design of Durable Building Envelopes
Gina Accawi 1 , Anthony Aldykiewicz1 , Abby Barnes1 , Philip Boudreaux1 , Andre Desjarlais1 , Michael Lubliner1 , Mikael Salonvaara1 , Kyle Biega2
1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 2 U.S. Department of Energy, United States of America
CPS 11: Case Studies and Best Practices to Investigate Energy Consumption and Performance of Commercial and Mass Timber Buildings (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Paulo Cesar Tabares Velasco , Colorado School of Mines
A Case Study on the Effects of Occupant Behavior on Operational Energy Consumption of a High-Performance CLT School Building Insulated with Wood Fiber Insulation
Liam O'Brien 1 , Wilhelm Friess2 , Ling Li3 , Benjamin Herzog4 , Jacob Snow4
1 Graduate School, University of Maine, USA; 2 Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, USA; 3 School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, USA; 4 Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine, USA
Reducing Risk for Mass Timber Roof Design and Construction: A Literature Review
Graham Finch 1 , Gillette Savannah2
1 RDH Building Science, Canada; 2 RDH Building Science, United States
Urban Building Energy Modeling for District-Level Energy Optimization: A Case Study in Fornebu, Norway
Alexandra Monika Bulla , Niki Gaitani, Arild Gustavsen
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Methodology and Results from the Pacific Northwest Commercial HVAC Market Model
Marcus Anthony Dimeo 1 , Rick Bame Huddle1 , Joan Wang2
1 Resource Innovations, United States of America; 2 Bonnevile Power Administration
CPS 20: Hygrothermal Analysis of Traditional and Mass Timber Roof Assemblies (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Achilles Karagiozis , National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Correlating Hygrothermal Modeling to Real-World Roof Design
Andrea Wagner Watts 1 , Jui-Hsiang Hung2 , Boubacar Issoufou Anaroua2
1 GAF | Siplast; 2 GAF Materials LLC
Optimizing Parameters To Make Accurate Hygrothermal Calculations In Ventilated Roofs
Johan Öberg 1 , S. Olof Mundt Petersen2,3 , Petter Wallentén2
1 Polygon Sverige AB, Sweden; 2 Lund University; 3 Swedish Federation of Wood and Furniture Industry
Hygrothermal Performance of CLT External Walls with Wood-Fibre-Based ETICS: Field Measurements and Simulation Validation
Villu Kukk , Targo Kalamees
Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia
Understanding the Risk of Entrapped Moisture in Mass Timber Roof and Floor Assemblies and the Use of Calibrated Hygrothermal Models to Assess Drying Remediations from Construction Wetting
Camille Roy , Graham Finch, Michael Wilkinson
RDH Building Science, Canada
CPS 22: Improving Building Performance with Window Upgrades (Practices) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Harri Mikael Salonvaara , Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A Second Take on Windows: Advancing Secondary Windows for Commercial Buildings
Jason LaFleur 1 , Kaushik Biswas1 , Charlie D. Curcija2 , Rui Zhang1 , Simon Pallin3 , Alex Cicelsky1
1 GTI Energy, United States of America; 2 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States of America; 3 Frontier Energy, United States of America
Advancing Building Performance: Field Results of Thin-Glass Triple-Pane Window Demonstrations
Robert Grant Hart , Tammie Yu
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, United States of America
Are Deep Energy Retrofits in Commercial Buildings Including Window Upgrades?
Katherine Cort1 , Hevar Palani2 , Jamie Kono1 , Travis Stanislaus1 , Mahabir Bhandari 2 , Robert Hart3
1 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America; 2 Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; 3 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States of America
Multivariate Analysis of PCM Glazing Effects on Office Building HVAC Energy Performance in Arid Climates
Daniel Uribe1,2 , Marco Perino4 , Sergio Vera 1,2,3
1 School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile; 2 Center for Sustainble Urban Development (CEDEUS); 3 UC Energy Research Center; 4 Energy Department (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino
CPS 24: Window Advancements (Residential) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Aaron Grin , DuPont Performance Building Solutions
Quantifying Noise Reduction From Envelope Retrofits Using Publicly-Available Data Sources
Kieren H. McCord 1 , Samuel I. Rosenberg1 , Ralph T. Muehleisen2 , Max Martell1 , Dana Vesty1 , Chrissi A. Antonopoulos1
1 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America; 2 Argonne National Laboratory, United States of America
Understanding The Photo-Optics' Spatial And Temporal Changes Of A Solar Spectrum Light Beam Through Single Glazing, As Detected By A Full Spectrum Camera
Damilola Onatayo 1 , Rahul Aggarwal1 , Ravi Srinivasan1 , Bipin Shah2 , Ross McCluney3 , Aladdin Alwisy1 , Jennifer Bridge1 , Nancy Clark1
1 University of Florida; 2 Winbuild Inc; 3 Sunpine US
Performance Study on a Novel Dynamic Complex Window for Ultra-low-energy Buildings
Yi Wang 1 , Huiyan Tang1 , Zhengrong Li1 , Qun Zhao2
1 School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China; 2 College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China
CPS 26: Embodied Energy of Materials (Residential) Location: Bay Theather 100 Session Chair: Tiffany Coppock , Owens Corning
Hygrothermal Performance of Bio-Based Materials in Residential Building Wall Envelope Systems
Hevar Palani , Kuma Sumathipala, Andre Desjarlais
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Moisture Durability and Thermal Performance of Retrofitted Wall Systems with Biobased Cladding and Insulation Materials: An Environmental Chamber Study
Emishaw Iffa , Andre Desjarlais, Mikael Salonvaara, mengjia Tang
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
How Material and Design Choices Can Affect The Embodied Carbon Of Residential Buildings
Mehdi Ghoabdi , Michal Bartko, Thomas Park, Elisa Antunes
National Research Council Canada, Canada
CPS 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
CPS 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
