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List of Figures and Tables Figures Figure 1. Assemblies of Prefabricated Walls: 1995 Practice and Proposed Walls by Burch et al. (Source: Burch et al. 1995, Figures 1 and 5). ................................................................... 9 Figure 2. Thermally Upgraded Single Stud Wall.................................................................... 14 Figure 3. Double Stud Walls Assembly................................................................................. 16 Figure 4. Standoff Wall System ............................................................................................ 17 Figure 5. Ceiling Assembly, Nunavik, Quebec....................................................................... 23 Figure 6. Wall Assembly, Nunavik, Quebec .......................................................................... 24 Figure 7. Floor Assembly, Nunavik, Quebec ......................................................................... 24 Figure 8. A Sami Family and Hut around 1900...................................................................... 44 Figure 9. An Example of a Dome Building and Anatomy ....................................................... 48 Figure 10. Wall Assembly of the Finnish Energy-Efficient House........................................... 58 Tables Table 1. Assemblies of Prefabricated Walls: 1995 Practice and Proposed Walls by Burch et al.............................................................................................................................. 8 Table 2. Rated and Whole-Wall RSI (R) Values of SIP and Wood Frame Walls............ 28 Table 3. R-Values, Finnish Building Code for Detached Houses .................................... 58 Table 4. Range of R-Values of Insulation Used in Houses in Japan’s Cold Regions ...... 60 Table 5. Passive House Standard for Low-Energy Houses for the Central Europe Climate ................................................................................................................................... 66 Table 6. The Hanover House, Measured Annual Energy Performance during the Heating Season ....................................................................................................................... 69 Table 7. Specifications of the Klingenberg House ........................................................... 70 Table 8. Comparison of R-Values and Air Tightness of Four Super-Insulated Building Envelopes.................................................................................................................. 73 Table 9. U-Values for Windows and Walls with Capillary Transparent Insulation Materials ................................................................................................................... 75 Table 10. Target R-Values for Low-Energy Houses in Finland....................................... 85 Table 11. Example RSI (R) Values of Building Envelopes, Northern Canada ................ 91 Table 12. R-Values and Air Tightness of Super-Insulated Envelopes ............................. 94 PERD-079: Task 2 - <strong>Literature</strong> <strong>Review</strong> v
List of Acronyms ach Air changes per hour ACHP Alaska Craftsman Home Program ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons cfm Cubic feet per minute CHBA Canadian Home Builders’ Association CMHC Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation EBN Environmental Building News EDU Energy Design Update EIFS Exterior Insulated and Finish System EPDM Ethylene propylene diene monomer EPS Expanded polystyrene fpm Feet per minute HCFCs Hydrochloro-fluorocarbons HDD Heating degree day HRV Heat recovery ventilator HUD US Department of Housing and Urban Development HVAC Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning IAQ Indoor air quality ICF Insulating concrete form L/s Litres per second MDO Medium density overlaid plywood m/s Metres per second NoRTH Northern Research and Technology NRC National Research Council NWT Northwest Territories OSB Oriented strand board ppm Parts per million PVC Polyvinyl chloride RH Relative humidity PERD-079: Task 2 - <strong>Literature</strong> <strong>Review</strong> vi
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Maritime Climate Indigenous Archite
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example, in cold climates, the comf
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Globally, domes constructed with ai
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time limitations existed for the bu
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Pier Foundation System Brooks (2000
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Kwok et al. (1992, 1993) also used
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Composite-Wrapped Concrete Column K
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consumption and CO 2 emissions asso
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healthy, sustainable, durable, and
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Triple-glazed windows (about RSI-0.
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Maximum annual heating requirement
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Energy Performance During the first
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Roof framing Roof insulation Air ti
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Table 8 compares R-values and air t
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in.) diameter, it appears quite whi
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3. Heating, Ventilation, and Energy
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Locations that Work Well For buildi
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District Heating Considerations Arm
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• Particulates: the measured leve
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4. Socio-Economic Issues The Vegeta
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concentrated in a few integrated sp
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Snow drifting patterns, winds, temp
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Thermally Upgraded Wall Systems Thi
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Coastal Northern Regions For high-m
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References Note: Unless otherwise i
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Diakun, D. 1997. “Portfolio: Nort
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Legget, R.F. and C.B. Crawford. 196
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