Building America Top Innovations 2014 Profile: Cost-Optimized Attic Insulation Solution for Factory-Built Homes

Program Document · Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1220389

This 2014 Top Innovation profile describes a low-cost, low-tech attic insulation technique developed by the ARIES Building America team with help from Southern Energy Homes and Johns Manville. Increasing attic insulation in manufactured housing has been a significant challenge due to cost, production and transportation constraints. The simplicity of this dense-pack solution to increasing attic insulation R-value promises real hope for widespread industry adoption.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• OSTI ID: 1220389
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-106305; 6989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

U.S. Department of Energy
Building America
Top Innovations
ARIES
Johns Manville
Southern Energy Homes
residential
construction
energy efficient
insulation
attic
manufactured homes