Energy and Moisture Impact of EIFS Walls in the USA

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2014

OSTI ID:1185643

Desjarlais, Andre Omer ^[1]; Johnston, David ^[2]

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1. ORNL
2. EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA)

ABSTRACT This paper summarizes a family of computer simulations that have been performed to assess the hygrothermal performance of exterior insulation finish systems and discusses the validation of the model prior to its use. This research deals with evaluation of the performance of a number of selected wall systems in all 8 IECC USA climate zones. The research produced a range of performances that are representative of generic EIFS wall systems, and not for a specific manufactured product. A comparison was performed between three different EIFS walls and a brick wall system.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1185643
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASTM Symposium on EIFs, New Orleans, LA, USA, 20141005, 20141006
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English