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Requirements for the building envelope fall under Chapter 5, Section 502. Compliance to ASHRAE 90.1-2004, Section 5, is also acceptable by reference in the energy code.
Slab insulation Marine Climate Building Tips (204 KB)
Slab insulation Marine Climate Building Tips from Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 5
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Building America Best Practice Series, Volume 5: Marine Climate Zone (5.5 MB)Building America's system design recommendations and process improvements can help all builders interested in re-engineering their home designs to achieve high performance. This best practices handboo...
The 2004 IECC Supplement was the first model energy code to adopt a new set of climate zones. The older IECC zones had been based only on heating degree days, and did not account for cooling energy.
Residential State Climate Zone Maps (14.2 MB)This shows the climate zones of each state as applicable.
Commercial State Climate Zone Maps (14.6 MB)This shows the climate zones of each state as applicable.
You can think of the building envelope as the boundary separating the inside from the outside and through which heat is transferred.
The Building Envelopes Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a program within the Buildings Technology Center (BTC), the premier U.S. research facility devoted to developing technologies ...
This article is based on questions regarding Building Envelopes asked during the May REScheck Webcast as well as questions received through email.