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

dc.creator	Othmer, A. E.
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-16T16:22:28Z
dc.date.available	2008-05-16T16:22:28Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.other	ESL-HH-00-05-12
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6779
dc.description.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.	en
dc.publisher	Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu)
dc.publisher	Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu)
dc.title	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	en
dc.contributor.sponsor	University of South Florida