Friday, April 25, 2014

Recent articles and research

Last meeting I mentioned a couple of recent areas of research and articles. See below for links.

Interlocking CLT
The University of Utah's Integrated Technology in Architecture Center is studying various CLT configurations that minimize the use of adhesives and make use of beetle kill pine.
http://itac.utah.edu/itac/ICLT.html

"Slab Happy"
A look at concrete slab insulation from the insulation perspective.
http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-059-slab-happy
Also see the Building Science site for other articles on thermal bridging and other construction issues. This article covers the thermal bridges on the Aqua Tower in Chicago:
http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi062-thermal-bridges-redux

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