Sentences with phrase «performance building enclosure»

With a high performance building enclosure (e.g. a perfect wall and exceptional glazing) the surface temperatures of a room will become very close to the air temperature, and comfort will be enhanced, even if the air temperature approaches the extremes of the comfort band.

Foam Free High Performance Building Enclosures: presents a clear and practical guide to achieving the highest levels of resilient and sustainable building enclosures while eliminating foam.

This full - day course provides an in - depth discussion of high - performance building enclosures for North American buildings, including single - family homes and large commercial buildings, with a focus on walls, roofs and window systems.

The drive for high performance building enclosures fueled by the need to create more energy efficient buildings has opened the door for new building systems, materials, and technology in the market.

Not exact matches

Dell has just launched two new Ultrabooks the XPS 14 and XPS 15 which offer good battery life, high performance, built - in security in a thin enclosure that kind of reminds us a bit of a Macbook.

High performance enclosure retrofit can position an existing building to perform at the level of best - in - class new construction.

The audience will learn the advantages of a «fabric first» approach to design that emphasizes the importance of the building enclosure for high performance and thermal and acoustic comfort.

Developed in the 1990s by the Passive House Institute of Darmstadt Germany, this international building standard applies the following five basic fundamentals: a thermal - bridge - free design, an airtight enclosure, thermal insulation, high - performance windows and ventilation with heat recovery.

Other projects with tight building enclosures and energy - efficiency goals require heat recovery ventilation to ensure adequate indoor air quality and energy performance.

Building owners and designers are increasingly considering upgrading the exterior enclosure's thermal performance in existing buildings.