High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates

Stacey Rothgeb; M. Hoeschele; D. Springer; B. Dakin; A. German; Stacey Rothgeb

High Performance Walls in Hot-Dry Climates

Stacey Rothgeb, M. Hoeschele, D. Springer, B. Dakin, A. German, Stacey Rothgeb (NREL Technical Monitor)

Building Technologies and Science Center

Alliance for Residential Building Innovation

Research output: NREL › Subcontract Report

Abstract

High performance walls represent a high priority measure for moving the next generation of new homes to the Zero Net Energy performance level. The primary goal in improving wall thermal performance revolves around increasing the wall framing from 2x4 to 2x6, adding more cavity and exterior rigid insulation, achieving insulation installation criteria meeting ENERGY STAR's thermal bypass checklist, and reducing the amount of wood penetrating the wall cavity.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	50
State	Published - 2015

Bibliographical note

Work performed by Alliance for Residential Building Innovation (ARBI), Davis, California

NREL Publication Number

NREL/SR-5500-63390

Other Report Number

DOE/GO-102015-4587

Keywords

arbi
Building America
codes and standards
new construction
residential
residential buildings
short term energy modeling
wall performance
zero net energy

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