- "Building insulation is material used in a building (specifically the building envelope) to reduce the flow of thermal energy."
Codes that pertain to the design and construction of buildings' external shells, including roofs, walls, foundations, windows, and doors, and their contribution to the building's energy efficiency and weather resistance.
The role of building codes and standards: Understanding the purpose of building codes and standards to ensure safety, health, and welfare of the occupants and the environment.
Performance and prescriptive codes: Understanding the different types of building codes and standards that apply to buildings and the implications of each.
Building envelope: Understanding the building envelope and the various systems and components that make it up including roofing, walls, windows, doors, and floors.
Energy codes and standards: Learning about the building energy codes and standards and their application to the building envelope.
Code compliance: Understanding the methods used to verify that buildings are in compliance with the building codes and standards.
Fire-rated assemblies: Learning about requirements for building envelope components that provide a certain level of fire resistance.
Insulation and air barriers: Understanding the role of insulation and air barriers in the building envelope and their requirements under building codes and standards.
Water-resistant barriers: Understanding the importance of water-resistance barriers in building envelope systems and their installation requirements.
Vapor retarders: Learning about the role of vapor retarders in buildings and their requirements under building codes and standards.
Thermal bridging: Understanding thermal bridging and its impact on building energy performance and requirements under building codes and standards.
Building envelope commissioning: Learning about the benefits of building envelope commissioning and the methods used to conduct it.
Sustainability and the building envelope: Understanding how building envelope design and construction impact sustainability goals, including energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction.
Occupant health and comfort: Understanding how building envelope design and construction affect indoor air quality, acoustics, and other factors that impact occupant health and comfort.
Accessibility requirements: Understanding the accessibility requirements for building envelope components, such as doors, windows, and other openings.
Material selection: Understanding the role of material selection in building envelope design and construction, including durability, environmental impact, code compliances, and cost.
International Building Code (IBC): A comprehensive building code that sets minimum requirements for all aspects of construction, including the building envelope.
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC): A code that sets minimum requirements for energy efficiency in buildings, including the building envelope.
International Residential Code (IRC): A code that sets minimum requirements for residential construction, including the building envelope.
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 285: A standard that sets requirements for testing and evaluating the fire performance of exterior walls in buildings.
ASHRAE Standard 90.1: A standard that sets minimum requirements for energy efficiency in commercial buildings, including the building envelope.
ASTM E119: A standard that sets requirements for fire resistance testing of construction assemblies, including the building envelope.
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design): A certification program that sets requirements for sustainable building design and construction, including the building envelope.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53: A standard that sets requirements for building security and resilience, including the building envelope.
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 55: A standard that sets requirements for thermal comfort in buildings, including the building envelope.
California Title 24: A code that sets minimum requirements for energy efficiency in buildings, including the building envelope, specific to the state of California.
- "While the majority of insulation in buildings is for thermal purposes, the term also applies to acoustic insulation, fire insulation, and impact insulation."
- "By installing insulation, buildings use less energy for heating and cooling and occupants experience less thermal variability."
- "Retrofitting buildings with further insulation is an important climate change mitigation tactic, especially when buildings are heated by oil, natural gas, or coal-based electricity."
- "especially when buildings are heated by oil, natural gas, or coal-based electricity."
- "Local and national governments and utilities often have a mix of incentives and regulations to encourage insulation efforts."
- "Often an insulation material will be chosen for its ability to perform several of these functions at once."
- "By installing insulation, buildings use less energy for heating and cooling..."
- "Buildings use less energy for heating and cooling and occupants experience less thermal variability."
- "Insulation is an important economic and environmental investment for buildings."
- "to reduce grid energy use and its related environmental impacts and infrastructure costs."
- "to reduce grid energy use and its related environmental impacts and infrastructure costs."
- "for vibrations caused by industrial applications."
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- "Local and national governments and utilities often have a mix of incentives and regulations to encourage insulation efforts."
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- "By installing insulation, buildings use less energy for heating and cooling..."
- "Local and national governments and utilities often have a mix of incentives and regulations to encourage insulation efforts."
- "By installing insulation, buildings ... occupants experience less thermal variability."