ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Metal Building U-Factors-Part 4: Development of U-Factors for Walls and Roofs Based on Experimental Measurements
ASHRAE标准90.1金属建筑U系数第4部分:基于实验测量的墙壁和屋顶U系数的制定
It is critical to know or measure the installed insulation profile in metal building roof and wall systems to determine the effective thermal resistance with acceptable accuracy. Guarded hot box tests and finite element models can be precise, but are accurate only if the modeled cross-sections correctly represent the insulation system as practically constructed. In cooperation with others on the Metal Building Task Group reporting to the ASHRAE SSPC 90.1 Envelope Subcommittee, we developed recommendations for modified thermal transmittance values for metal building insulation systems to reflect current common construction practices as explained in this paper. The current version of ASHRAE 90.1 over-estimates the thermal performance of “over-the-purlin” insulation for roofs and walls by approximately 20%.Units: Dual