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Metal buildings are typically insulated by draping batt-type insulation over the structural supports and attaching the metal panels, compressing the insulation at the supports.
If your local jurisdiction allows the use of COMcheck to demonstrate energy code compliance, showing compliance for metal buildings can be much easier than you may have thought.
ASHRAE 90.1 Compliance For Metal Buildings
This guide contains typical metal building insulation system constructions and their associated U-values when different thicknesses of insulation are used. For ASHRAE 90.1 compliance, the systems sele...
AEDG for Small Office Buildings - Opaque Envelope Components (177 KB)Opaque Envelope Components section of the ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDG) for Small Office Buildings.
Building America is a private/public partnership that develops energy solutions for new and existing homes.
Negawatts for Buildings (24 KB)Retrofitting rental properties is a win-win-win proposition: it prevents pollution, makes occupants more comfortable, and increases owners' profits. From Urban Land (1992).
You can think of the building envelope as the boundary separating the inside from the outside and through which heat is transferred.
Radiant Barriers Building Tips (134 KB)Radiant Barriers Building Tips from Building America Best Practices Series: Volume 4
DOE's Building Energy Codes Program is an information resource on national model energy codes.
Better Buildings Brighter Future (1.3 mb)Today, construction and operation of buildings consumes more energy than any other sector of the U.S. economy, including transportation and industry.