Cladding attachment over thick exterior insulating sheathing / prepared by P. Baker, P. Eng, and R. Lepage ; prepared for: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Baker, Peter (Engineer), author.

Eng, P., author.

Lepage, R., author.

Contributor:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.), issuing body.

Building America (Program : U.S.), sponsoring body.

United States. Department of Energy. Office of Building Technologies, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Thermal properties--United States--Testing.

Buildings.

Exterior insulation and finish systems--United States.

Exterior insulation and finish systems.

Buildings--Energy conservation--United States.

Dwellings--Energy conservation--United States.

Dwellings.

Buildings--Energy conservation.

Buildings--Thermal properties--Testing.

Dwellings--Energy conservation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Golden, CO : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, 2014.

Summary:

The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. For thick layers of exterior insulation (levels greater than 1.5 inches), the use of wood furring strips attached through the insulation back to the structure has been used by many contractors and designers as a means to provide a convenient cladding attachment location (Straube and Smegal 2009, Pettit 2009, Joyce 2009, Ueno 2010). The research presented in this report is intended to help develop a better understanding of the system mechanics involved and the potential for environmental exposure induced movement between the furring strip and the framing. BSC sought to address the following research questions: 1. What are the relative roles of the mechanisms and the magnitudes of the force that influence the vertical displacement resistance of the system? 2. Can the capacity at a specified deflection be reliably calculated using mechanics based equations? 3. What are the impacts of environmental exposure on the vertical displacement of furring strips attached directly through insulation back to a wood structure?

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed June 30, 2014).

"NREL technical monitor: Cheryn Engebrecht."

"January 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).

"DOE/GO-102013-3894"--Page [54].

OCLC:

889083817