Straw bale wall hot box test results and analysis

Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Christian, Jeffrey E ^a   Desjarlais, André O ^b   Stovall, Therese K ^b  

^a Buildings Technology Center

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 85102993457     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21668469     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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