Thermal response of basement wall systems with low-emissivity material and furred airspace

Journal of Building Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 353-371

  Saber, Hamed H ^a   Maref, Wahid ^a   Swinton, Michael C ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

above grade; basement wall; below grade; FAA; heat transfer by natural convection and radiation; low emissivity material; R value; thermal modeling; thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

ABOVE-GRADE; BASEMENT WALLS; BELOW-GRADE; FAA; R VALUE; THERMAL MODELING;

BUILDINGS; GYPSUM; HEAT RESISTANCE; MIXED CONVECTION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POLYSTYRENES; POROUS MATERIALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

EID: 84859298616     PISSN: 17442591     EISSN: 17442583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744259111411652     Document Type: Review

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