Development of Thermal Bridging Factors for Use in Energy Models

Abstract

To meet mandated energy reduction goals, this work developed a number of heat transmittance factors for use in including the heat loss of thermal bridging in the energy analysis of buildings. This work provides practical guidelines for the mitigation and reduction of thermal bridge problems in existing and new Army facilities. A wide range of building types was investigated from which nine com-mon types were identified, and a number of important thermal bridge details were chosen for each. A list of details was compiled, from which 30 were chosen for detailed analysis based on their significance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 2015
Accession Number
ADA620011

Entities

People

  • Axy Pagan-vazquez
  • Dahtzen Chu
  • John Straube
  • Mark Lawton
  • Robert Ryan

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Construction
  • Fungi
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Facilities
  • Mineral Fibers
  • Polystyrenes
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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