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Sustainable  Building Envelope Materials Symposium II

These are the proceedings of the June 7, 2000 symposium held in response to the growing interest in using sustainable materials for new and existing building envelopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, and enhance sustainable economic development. Topics included are:

• The system and material properties of an insulated concrete form that uses recycled wood bonded with cement
• An internet-based sustainable design tool developed for public agencies in Minnesota
• Present and potential future applications of cast earth as a building material
• The background of a current North American study to quantify the thermal performance of rooftop gardens
• Buildings in the Southwest (particularly in Texas) built using sustainable building technology
• One company's effort to build 600 energy-efficient housing units in 11 housing projects in seven cities throughout Poland
• The construction of prototype schools using cement-stabilized mud bricks 

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Superinsulations and the Building Envelope

These are the proceedings of the November 14, 1995, Symposium addressing evacuated superinsulation concepts and their potential applications to the building envelope. Included are 11 technical papers (with charts, tables and illustrations). A summary of the Q&A forum and illustrations of the tabletop display on vacuum insulation panels using recycled urethane fluff are also provided. The paper titles are Development of Evacuated Superinsulations, Evacuated Glass Fiber Concepts for Superinsulated Wall and Roof Systems, Development of Rigid Foam/Evacuated Perlite Powder Composite Panels, Open-Cell Rigid Polyurethane Foam: A Basis For Vacuum Panel Technology, Gas-Filled Panels: An Update On Applications in the Building Thermal Envelope, Opportunities For the Use of Superinsulations in Roof Applications, High Performance Thermal Insulation for Refrigerated Storage Facilities, Superinsulations and Residential Foundations, Polyiso Foams and Vacuum Panels: A "Super" Combination, and Thermal Performance Measurements of Powder-Filled Evacuated Panel Insulation in Manufactured Home Attics. [#3016-7/180 pages/1995] 

Bugs, Mold & Rot II

Bugs, Mold & Rot

These proceedings are from a workshop which focused on residential moisture problems, health effects, building damage, and moisture control. The workshop was sponsored by BETEC and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The proceedings were edited by William Rose of the University of Illinois and Erv Bales of the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Among the many important issues addressed are: the ideal relative humidity for the house envelope, for the inside space, for the contents, for people, and for other living things in a house; the best strategy for controlling humidity; situations in the house that contribute to the spread of disease-causing organisms; and the relationship between humidity, construction practices and the infestation of insects. Other issues addressed are: effective ventilation, how a ventilation system should be designed to provide effective ventilation, the connections between humidity levels and the health of occupants, and actions the federal and state government should take. [#3009/71 Pages/1991]

National Program Plan: Building Thermal Envelope Fourth Edition

The fourth edition of the National Program Plan (NPP4) describes 18 major research areas with high priority for the building industry. NPP4 is the first version of the plan to prioritize the research agenda and to be developed solely by private industry. The 77-page document represents a three-year effort to achieve a consensus of the industry sector of the building community. Some 340 project committee members reviewed submittals from 160 organizations and individuals. Recommendations were grouped into one of six categories for subcommittee review: Whole Buildings, Fenestration, Walls, Foundations, Roofs, and Indoor Air Quality. A 315-page appendix (published as a separate document) chronicles all research recommendations and reviewer comments. The U.S. Department of Energy through Oak Ridge National Laboratory sponsored the NPP4 developed to help DOE select funding priorities for enhancing the energy efficiency of buildings and to increase dialogue between the research community and those who specify the types of products and systems in the envelope. [1993]