Comparative Analysis of Emerging Air Infiltration Detection Tools

Jason LaFleur¹, Rui Zhang¹, Nicholas Houchois², Robert Schildgen³

¹GTI Energy, United States of America; ²Hearth Labs, United States of America; ³Priority 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 Bohac¹, Curtis Harrington², Frederick Meyers², Timothy Levering², Mike Lyon³, Michael Lubliner⁴

¹Center for Energy and Environment, United States of America; ²UC Davis, Western Cooling Efficiency Center; ³Aeroseal LLC; ⁴Conservation and Renewable Energy Systems

Modeling and Economics of Select Envelope and HVAC Improvements in Manufactured Housing

Rob Vieira, Karen Fenaughty, Dave Chasar, Karthik Panchabikesan

FSEC, University of Central Florida

An Experimental and CFD Study of Vertically-Mounted Ventilated Wooden Claddings

Philippe B. Vincent¹, Jean-Michel Dussault², Louis-Gabriel Maltais²

¹Creaform-Ametek; ²Veridis Solutions inc.

Scalable Thermal and Resilience Exterior Envelope Strategies for the Manufactured Housing Sector: Results from a year of simulated field testing

Agatha Kazdan¹, Mazen Daher¹, Jordan Dentz², Joy Liao², Maggie Sheng¹, Evan Giarta¹

¹Electric Power Research Institute, United States of America; ²Systems Building Research Alliance, United States of America

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

Assess The Water Resistance And Thermal Performance Of Pre-flashing Methods When Adding Continuous Insulation During Re-siding (AIRS)

Zhenglai Shen¹, Andre Desjarlais¹, Daniel Morrison², Patricia Gunderson³

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Morrison Digital Media, United States of America; ³Pacific 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 Bhandari¹, Marc LaFrance²

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA; ²Department of Energy (DOE), Building Technologies Office (BTO), Windows Technology Manager

Benefits Of Automated Construction And Energy Efficiency Measures In Modular Homes

Kaushik Biswas¹, Rohit Jogineedi¹, Jason LaFleur¹, Brandon Weiss², Som Shrestha³, Andre Desjarlais³

¹GTI Energy, United States of America; ²Dvele, United States of America; ³Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America

Flat Roof Ventilation: Airflow Field Measurement

Zelalem Abebe, Fitsum Tariku

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Burnaby, BC, Canada

Hygrothermal Performance of residential Building’s Roofs with Reflective Insulation

Hamed H. Saber¹, Wahid Maref²

¹Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu, Jubail Industrial City 31961, Saudi Arabia; ²École de Technologie Supérieure_ETS Montreal, Canada

Behind The Walls: Unlocking Occupant Mindsets And Hidden Benefits Of Building Envelope Retrofits

Charlotte Roiger¹, Sarah Gonzales Coffin¹, Kieren H. McCord¹, Núria Casquero-Modrego², Tracy L. Fuentes¹, Chrissi A. Antonopoulos¹

¹Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Next generation retrofit wall panels with integrated Vacuum Insulation Panels

Emishaw Iffa¹, Andre Desjarlais¹, Antonio Jose Aldykiewicz¹, John Peavey², Tynica Stefun²

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Home 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 Accawi¹, Anthony Aldykiewicz¹, Abby Barnes¹, Philip Boudreaux¹, Andre Desjarlais¹, Michael Lubliner¹, Mikael Salonvaara¹, Kyle Biega²

¹Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; ²U.S. Department of Energy, United States of America

Assessing Residential Deep Energy Retrofit Performance Based on Resilience to Future Weather Conditions

Myles F. Zagar¹, Cynthia A. Cruickshank¹, Daniel Chung², Kareman Yassin³, Maya Papineau¹

¹Carleton University; ²University of Toronto; ³Hitotsubashi University

Water Loads in interstices evaluated by Neutron Imaging and effects on Drying Dynamics of Building Assemblies Post-flooding

Daniel de Cotret¹, Marie-Amélie Boucher¹, Dominique Derome¹, Gabrielle Limoges¹, Antoine Ruel¹, Félix Tellier¹, Pavel Trtik², Noakim Vallée¹

¹Université de Sherbrooke, Canada; ²Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland

Evaluating the Impact of Hydrostatic Pressure on Water Uptake towards Improving Flood Resilience

Daniel de Cotret, Marie-Amélie Boucher, Dominique Derome, Gabrielle Limoges, Antoine Ruel, Félix Tellier, Noakim Vallée

Université 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

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'Brien¹, Wilhelm Friess², Ling Li³, Benjamin Herzog⁴, Jacob Snow⁴

¹Graduate School, University of Maine, USA; ²Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, USA; ³School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, USA; ⁴Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine, USA

Reducing Risk for Mass Timber Roof Design and Construction: A Literature Review

Graham Finch¹, Gillette Savannah²

¹RDH Building Science, Canada; ²RDH 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 Dimeo¹, Rick Bame Huddle¹, Joan Wang²

¹Resource Innovations, United States of America; ²Bonnevile Power Administration

A Simple Panel System to Overcome Interface Challenges for Retrofits

Zoe Kaufman¹, David Goldwasser¹, Andrew Poerschke², Marcus Bianchi¹, J.D. Laurence-Chasen¹, Hilary Egan¹, Joy-Marie Parker³, Chioke Harris¹, Brian Wolfgang²

¹National Renewable Energy Laboratory; ²IBACOS; ³University of California Berkeley

Analyzing Contractor Data To Improve Installation And Maintenance Standards In The HVAC Industry

Meghan Kathleen Sylvia

Frontier Energy, United States of America

Innovative Structural Insulation Sheathing: Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Buildability in Residential Construction

Hai Fu, Xiaomin Guo, Brandon Robinson, Craig Marden, Sandeep Tamrakar

Owens Corning, United States of America

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

Comparison of Weatherization Approaches at Community-Scale: Weatherization vs Optimal Retrofit in Manufactured Home Parks

Karlyle Dais Munz, Paulo Cesar Tabares-Velasco

Colorado School of Mines, United States of America

Energy retrofit of modern heritage architecture: The case study of Villa Rossi in Ivrea

Stefano Fantucci¹, Enrico Giacopelli²

¹Politecnico di Torino - Department of Energy, Italy; ²G Studio Architects

Evaluation Of An Off-Grid Passive House In Northern Ontario With Solar PV And Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage

Matthew Domsy, Cynthia A. Cruickshank, Roger J. Martin

Carleton University (CABER), Canada

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

Effects Of Trees On The Cooling Of Residential Neighborhoods In Various Climates

Clément Nevers¹, Jan Carmeliet², Aytaç Kubilay², Dominique Derome¹

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

Impact of High-Rise Buildings on Wind Driven Rain, Wind and Thermal Comfort

Aytac Kubilay¹, Andreas Rubin¹, Dominique Derome², Jan Carmeliet¹

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

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

New Tool for Evaluation of Roof Assemblies using Reflective Technology

Hamed Saber¹, David W. Yarbrough²

¹Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia; ²R&D Services, Inc., Watertown, TN, USA

Methodology For Estimating Building Resistance And Capacitance Values In-Situ Using Exterior Measurements and Meteorological Data

Francois Tardy

Concordia University, Canada

Zero-Shot Building Façade Feature Extraction Using the Segment Anything Model (SAM) to Support Simplified Urban Energy Modeling

Farzad Mostafazadeh^1,2, Yasaman Dadras^1,2, Miroslava Kavgic¹, Mehdi Ghobadi²

¹Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, 161 Louis-Pasteur Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada; ²Construction Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Rd, Ottawa, ON K1K 2E1, Canada

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

Correlating Hygrothermal Modeling to Real-World Roof Design

Andrea Wagner Watts¹, Jui-Hsiang Hung², Boubacar Issoufou Anaroua²

¹GAF | Siplast; ²GAF Materials LLC

Optimizing Parameters To Make Accurate Hygrothermal Calculations In Ventilated Roofs

Johan Öberg¹, S. Olof Mundt Petersen^2,3, Petter Wallentén²

¹Polygon Sverige AB, Sweden; ²Lund University; ³Swedish 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

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

A Second Take on Windows: Advancing Secondary Windows for Commercial Buildings

Jason LaFleur¹, Kaushik Biswas¹, Charlie D. Curcija², Rui Zhang¹, Simon Pallin³, Alex Cicelsky¹

¹GTI Energy, United States of America; ²Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States of America; ³Frontier 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 Bhandari², Robert Hart³

¹Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Oak Ridge National Laboratory, United States of America; ³Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States of America

Multivariate Analysis of PCM Glazing Effects on Office Building HVAC Energy Performance in Arid Climates

Daniel Uribe^1,2, Marco Perino⁴, Sergio Vera^1,2,3

¹School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile; ²Center for Sustainble Urban Development (CEDEUS); ³UC Energy Research Center; ⁴Energy Department (DENERG), Politecnico di Torino

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

Quantifying Noise Reduction From Envelope Retrofits Using Publicly-Available Data Sources

Kieren H. McCord¹, Samuel I. Rosenberg¹, Ralph T. Muehleisen², Max Martell¹, Dana Vesty¹, Chrissi A. Antonopoulos¹

¹Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States of America; ²Argonne 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 Onatayo¹, Rahul Aggarwal¹, Ravi Srinivasan¹, Bipin Shah², Ross McCluney³, Aladdin Alwisy¹, Jennifer Bridge¹, Nancy Clark¹

¹University of Florida; ²Winbuild Inc; ³Sunpine US

Performance Study on a Novel Dynamic Complex Window for Ultra-low-energy Buildings

Yi Wang¹, Huiyan Tang¹, Zhengrong Li¹, Qun Zhao²

¹School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China; ²College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China

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

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

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

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

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

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