Monitoring of Double Stud Wall Moisture Conditions in the Northeast

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1176755· OSTI ID:1176755

Ueno, K. ^[1]

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1. Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA (United States)

Double-stud walls insulated with cellulose or low-density spray foam can have R-values of 40 or higher. However, double stud walls have a higher risk of interior-sourced condensation moisture damage, when compared with high-R approaches using exterior insulating sheathing.; Moisture conditions in double stud walls were monitored in Zone 5A (Massachusetts); three double stud assemblies were compared.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1176755
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102015-4589; KNDJ-0-40337-00
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Work performed by Building Science Corporation, Somerville, Massachusetts
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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