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Physical Surveys of Over 300 Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates Indicate Material/Design Performance Flaws Exist in Comparison to Expected Results Using Nationally Accepted Standards
Abstract
Surveys conducted by the State of Florida Energy
Offices Energy Conservation Assistance Program
(ECAP) at the University of South Florida and other
participating centers, over a 10 year period, have
consistently shown that construction materials
including windows, skylighting, insulation, and major
HVAC systems components do not perform as well
as expected in installed / finished product state. The
end result is buildings designed with calculations
taken from standard ASTM and ASHRAE formulas
do not deliver the comfort levels expected by the
design engineers or the facility occupants.
Citation
Othmer, A. E. (2000). Physical Surveys of Over 300 Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates Indicate Material/Design Performance Flaws Exist in Comparison to Expected Results Using Nationally Accepted Standards. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6779.