ACI Home Performance Conference 2008
ENCL 5 - Beyond R-Value
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 · 10:35 AM - 12:15 PMThermally efficient building enclosures are at the heart of energy efficient design. We often use a simple metric of “R-Value” to describe the thermal efficiency, but do we get what we think we do? Find out more about different types of insulation and why varying environments and placement in the assembly may or may not give you what you were expecting. Some knowledge of heat transfer mechanisms would be an advantage for this session.
By attending this session, participants will
- Gain an understanding of how conduction, convection, and radiation combine to give an overall “R-Value” for a material
- Find out about performance concerns relating to the design and installation of insulation in building assemblies
- Learn about product environmental impact versus overall sustainable performance of the thermal enclosure
Keyword(s): building envelope, building science, efficiency, embodied energy, energy efficiency, heat loss / gain, insulation, insulation performance, R-values, sustainability, wall system performance
Type: 100 Minute Session
Track: Thermal Enclosure
CEU: American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI)
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