Installation demonstration and performance evaluation of composite foam-vacuum insulation boards in an occupied building

Kaushik Biswas; Jerald Atchley; Mike Hubbard; Andre Desjarlais; John Letts; Russell Glowner; Anthony Gehl; Jennifer Yao; Douglas Smith

Installation demonstration and performance evaluation of composite foam-vacuum insulation boards in an occupied building

Kaushik Biswas, Jerald Atchley, Mike Hubbard, Andre Desjarlais, John Letts, Russell Glowner, Anthony Gehl, Jennifer Yao, Douglas Smith

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Abstract

This article summarizes the installation demonstration of R25 composite insulation boards containing polyisocyanurate (PIR) foam-encapsulated modified atmosphere insulation (MAI) panels. The R25 boards can achieve a thermal resistance of 25 hr-ft2-°F/Btu (4.4 m²-K/W) within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of thickness. MAI represents a lower-cost version of vacuum insulation panels (VIPs). The R25 composite boards were developed by the project team consisting of a foam insulation manufacturer, a vacuum insulation manufacturer and a research organization. R25 boards were used to retrofit a section of a low-slope roof. For comparison, adjacent roof sections were retrofitted with two layers of 2 inch (5.1 cm) regular PIR foam boards The retrofit installation was performed by professional roofing contractors and some weight-related issues were identified. In a follow-on discussion within the project team, mitigation methods were proposed. The long-term thermal performance of the R25 and regular PIR foam boards are being monitored using temperature and heat flow sensors installed above and below the insulation layers. Preliminary data analysis results are presented here.

Original language	English
Journal	Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings
State	Published - 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th International Conference on Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings 2019 - Clearwater, United States Duration: Dec 9 2019 → Dec 12 2019

Funding

This work was supported by the Building Technologies Office of the U. S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The authors would like to thank the DOE’s Mr. Sven Mumme for his support of this project. We are grateful to Mr. Ron Esperza, Mr. John Jones, Mr. Randy Strauser, Mr. Joseph Nelson and Mr. Wayne Vernon for their efforts and support in making the MAI panels and composite boards needed for this demonstration. Finally, we thank Powers Roofing company (Caribou, Maine) for the installation demonstration of the composite insulation.

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U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC05-00OR22725

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Installation demonstration and performance evaluation of composite foam-vacuum insulation boards in an occupied building

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