FPC Residential Monitoring Project: New Technology Development – Radiant Barrier Pilot Project
Executive Summary The FPC Monitoring project has evaluated radiant barrier systems (RBS) as a new potential DSM program. The objective was to examine how the retrofit of attic radiant barriers can be expected to alter FPC residential space conditioning loads. An RBS consists of a layer of aluminum foil fastened [...]
Hybrid and Reflective Insulation Assemblies for Buildings
David W. Yarbrough1, Khar San Teh2, Lim Chin Haw3, Elias Salleh3, Sohif Mat3, M. Yusof Sulaiman3 1R&D Services, Inc., Cookeville, TN, USA 2San Miguel Yamamura Woven Products, Air Keroh, Malaysia 3Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan, Bangi, Malaysia Received 27 February 2016; accepted 13 August 2016; published 16 [...]
January 2014: Florida Energy Report
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Research results reviewed in this brief Florida report and the more detailed PNNL report are ground breaking—but not astounding. The masonry industry would certainly have preferred it showed wild increases in the value of thermal mass across all climate zones. However, it did confirm [...]
The US Department of Energy Concludes a New Radiant Barrier Study
Test Results as Presented by Andre Desjarlais of Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Presented at the ASTM C16 Committee Semi-Annual Meeting – Monday, April 16, 2012 - Phoenix, Arizona Radiant barrier is finding its way into more and more building codes, like California Title 24. As a [...]
Reflective Insulations Internationally
Reflective technology that is used to reduce energy use in buildings is represented by three commercially available product types. In all three cases, the performance of the reflective product depends on reduction in radiative transport across air spaces due to low thermal emittance surfaces. Products identified in North America [...]
