Development of Thermal Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings
Title | Development of Thermal Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew K. Persily |
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Pages | 102 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Office buildings |
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Office building envelopes are generally successful in meeting a range of structural, aesthetic and thermal requirements. However, poor thermal envelope performance will occur when there are discontinuities in the envelope insulation and air barrier systems, such as thermal bridges and air leakage sites. These discontinuities result from designs that do not adequately account for heat, air and moisture transmission, with many thermal defects being associated with inappropriate or inadequate detailing of the connections of envelope components. Despite the existence of these thermal envelope performance problems, information is available to design and construct envelopes that do perform well. In order to close the gap between available knowledge and current practice, the Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration has entered into an interagency agreement with the Center for Building Technology of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop thermal envelope design guidelines for federal office buildings. The goal of this project is to transfer the knowledge on thermal envelope design and performance from the building research, design and construction communities into a form that will be used by building design professionals. This report describes the NIST/GSA envelope design guidelines development at the end of the first year of effort on the project. The effort to this point has consisted of a literature review of research results and technical information on thermal envelope performance and design, an assessment of existing design guidelines as they relate to the thermal envelope, and the development of a format and outline for the design guidelines.
Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings
Title | Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew K. Persily |
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Pages | |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Buildings |
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Office building envelopes are generally successful in meeting a range of structural, aesthetic and thermal requirements. However, poor thermal envelope performance does occur due to the existence of defects in the envelope insulation, air barrier and vapor retarder systems. These defects result from designs that do not adequately account for heat, air and moisture transmission, with many being associated with inappropriate or inadequate detailing of the connections of envelope components. Other defects result from designs that appear adequate but can not be constructed in the field or will not maintain adequate performance over time. Despite the existence of these thermal envelope performance problems, information is available to design and construct envelopes that do perform well. In order to bridge the gap between available knowledge and current practice, NIST has developed thermal envelope design guidelines for federal office buildings for the General Services Administration. The goal of this project is to transfer the knowledge on thermal envelope design and performance from the building research, design and construction communities into a form that will be used by building design professionals. These guidelines are organized by envelope construction system and contain practical information on the avoidance of thermal performance problems such as thermal bridging, insulation system defects, moisture migration, and envelope air leakage.
Publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... Catalog
Title | Publications of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ... Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) |
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Pages | 480 |
Release | 1991 |
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Publications
Title | Publications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Bureau of Standards |
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Pages | 492 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Government publications |
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Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings
Title | Envelope Design Guidelines for Federal Office Buildings PDF eBook |
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Pages | 154 |
Release | 1994-03 |
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ISBN | 9780788105111 |
A set of practical guidelines to help building designers understand the leakage of air & moisture into & out of office buildings & learn how to avoid them. The guide includes basic ins & outsÓ of how heat, air, & moisture move between the inside & outside of a building; design principles & techniques for avoiding leakage problems; & sample wall systems & design features with good thermal performance.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory Publications
Title | Building and Fire Research Laboratory Publications PDF eBook |
Author | Building and Fire Research Laboratory (U.S.) |
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Pages | 80 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Building |
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NIST Building & Fire Research Laboratory Publications
Title | NIST Building & Fire Research Laboratory Publications PDF eBook |
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Pages | 84 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Building |
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