The case for retrofitting building envelopes

Hun, Diana E.

Title: The case for retrofitting building envelopes

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At least half of U.S. commercial buildings have underperforming building envelopes, resulting in costly energy losses. Here, a research team interviewed construction industry professionals to better understand the market and accelerate the adoption of building envelope retrofits.

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Hun, Diana E. ^[1]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: 2016-06-01

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Work for Others (WFO); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

OSTI Identifier:: 1331088

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Durability and Design

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 2016; Journal ID: ISSN 2164-3563

Publisher:: Technology Publishing Co.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; retrofit

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