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ESB: Whole-Wall R-value Rating
The framing factor is seldom verified, and is often set lower than it really is. "There's a larger framing factor out ... to measure whole-wall R-values may keep builders and homeowners from considering a new framing system. Oak Ridge is developing what Christian hopes will become a national standard for determining ...
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ESB: ASHRAE Correction Factors for Metal Framing
ASHRAE Correction Factors for Metal Framing ASHRAE Sets Thermal Correction Factors for Metal Framing Steel framing has several strengths for home building. It's lightweight, uniform, dimensionally stable, easy to install, ... for the tests. Only straight wall sections were tested. The "framing factor" or the percent of the wall occupied by framing was 12 percent for walls with studs spaced 16 in. ...
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Modular Containment: An Aboveground Storage Option
It is a packaged prefabricated system with a designated number of steel panels and framing members of specified sizes and types, accompanied by an appropriate flexible membrane liner of ... tanks above fifteen feet. The cost differential between unreinforced and reinforced liners is another factor in the competitive equation. Modular tanks accept a variety of leak detection systems designed ...
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The Official PPRC P2 Quiz: Episode 2, The Pollution Menace
Tips: When shopping for windows, note the “U factor” on the label. That tells you how well the window prevents ... stud and joist spacing is 16 inches on center. With advanced framing, you can spread spacing out to 24 inches and thereby reduce wood use. Find out more about advanced framing from the National Association of Home Builders Research Center: http:// ...
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Planetary Ejections and Cratering
Another factor that encouraged the interpretation of craters as impact phenomena is the belief that there was ... shook the whole house and nearly moved it off its foundation. The glass and the framing of the house shattered and in the middle of the area where the hut stands ...
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Community Solutions: Our Solutions – Housing
National Association of Home Builders defeated a proposal to make the minimum thickness framing of walls 5½ inches versus the current standard of 3½ inches. The building industry has ... heating systems utilizing a point heat source (rather than forced air) • Double framing exterior walls to increase R-factor • Replacing appliances with more efficient versions, such as thick-wall, SunFrost ...
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CPAWS Calgary/Banff : Capture the Wild - More about the photographers 2005
Wow Factor”. For the past two years, Bob and his wife, Vivian, have been traveling and photographing ... attended many photographic courses and presentations. When I retired, I opened a photographic studio, custom framing and art gallery in Brooks, Alta. I spent much of my time doing portraits and ...
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CRESLI Mini-conference on Offshore Energy Development
This presentation will examine what we can learn from ... swamps. Like other turtles, their persistence is highly reliant on the adult survival, so any factor that reduces adult survivorship can quickly and dramatically impact terrapin populations. Because of their ...
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DayCreek Journal - May 12, 2002 - Wall-O-Meter on the Move
Okay, I'll ... building the house using a double-wall system, I have been using 2 x 8 framing material. Being pressure treated wood (only on the exterior part of the frame), these suckers ...
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The Efficient Windows Collaborative: Resources
U-factor by suppressing conduction and convection. Glass. An inorganic transparent material composed of silica (sand), ... vertical or horizontal member between window units or sliding glass doors. Muntin. A secondary framing member (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) to hold the window panes in the sash. This ...
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