ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4 - Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance
RESEARCH

Current Projects

RP 1235 - Nature, Significance, and Control of Solar Driven Vapor Diffusion in Wall Systems

RP 1325 - Environmental Weather Loads for Hygrothermal Analysis and Design of Buildings

Recently Completed Projects

RP905 - Catalog of Thermal Property Data

RP1091 - Development of Design Strategies for Rainscreen Sheathing Membrane Performance in Wood Frame Walls (Final Report)

RP 1018 - A Thermal and Moisture Transport Property Data Base for Common Building and Insulating Materials (Final Report)

RP904 - Characterization of Framing Factors for New Low-Rise Residential Building Envelopes (Final Report)

Potential Future Projects

WS 1365 -- Thermal Performance of Building Envelope Details for Mid- and High-Rise Buildings
Author: Adams
Status: RTAR accepted, Work Statement with RAC

RTAR 1366 -- Benchmarking Whole Building Performance
Author: Maref
Status: RTAR Approved

Moisture Transport in Construction Materials and Assemblies at Low Temperatures
Author: Karagiozis
Status: RTAR with RAC

Thermal and Moisture Performance of Attics
Author: Roodvoets
Status: Draft RTAR

Investigation of Long-Term Performance of Sheathing Membranes due to the Effects of Surfactants, Chemicals, and Aging
Author: Hall
Status: Draft RTAR

Characterization of Climate Conditions in Near Ocean Environments
Author: Elkin
Status: Draft RTAR
Research Chair:

Anton TenWolde
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