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Articles Tagged with ''R-value''

Atlas Roofing Corporation

Students Create Safe and Sustainable Housing Community

April 5, 2021
For their project, 18 students worked to provide a solution to challenges facing the community: establishing a safe space for people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19 to quarantine
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Greyhound

Insulated Metal Panels Create Bus Terminal of the Future

June 1, 2020
The $57 million Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center focuses on the future that takes the needs of the city, the passengers and the environment into account
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rFoil

Reflective Underlayment

2200 Series Underlayment
March 4, 2020
rFOIL Reflective Insulation 2200 Series underlayment in an effective energy efficient barrier that can greatly reduce transfer of radiant heat through roofing.
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thermal bridging

How Continuous is Continuous?

And what about Z channels?
laverne dalgleish
Laverne Dalgleish
roy schauffele
Roy Schauffele
October 7, 2019
In the last few years a lot of attention has been placed on the proper installation of continuous insulation in buildings
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green roofs

Revisiting the Insulating Effects of Green Roofs

daniel overbey
Daniel Overbey
June 12, 2019
There are several long-standing studies that consider the thermal performance of green roofs
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Kingspan Insulation Showcases Products at AIA 2019

June 4, 2019
Kingspan Insulation will share insights and perspectives based on the findings of its new whitepaper, “The Real Value of Space in Commercial Real Estate,” in booth 4107 at the AIA Conference.
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insulation r-value

Clarifying Slab-on-Grade Insulation in ASHRAE Standard 90.1

daniel overbey
Daniel Overbey
April 8, 2019
Slab-on-grade insulation can be arranged in a number of configurations, each with pros and cons
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Demilec's Heatlok HFO Wins Best Green Building Product at IBS

February 28, 2019
The entrants were evaluated by a panel of 31 industry and media judges on the following criteria: innovation, functionality and good design & builder/consumer friendly.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

IMPs Provide Strength, Style to New Oklahoma Boys & Girls Club

July 23, 2018
The project includes a 30,000-square foot main building, a gym, outdoor sports fields, a teen center, learning centers, a technology and STEM lab, art and music spaces, and a kitchen.
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AISI Publishes Thermal Analysis of CFS Wall Assemblies Report

March 20, 2018
The American Iron and Steel Institute has published the findings from research conducted to support the development of a calculation methodology for determining the U-factors and R-values for wall assemblies containing cold-formed steel.
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