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Browsing IHBE Faculty Research by Author "Aires, Kevin"

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    Cost Analysis for a Stressed Skin Insulating Core Panel Demonstration House, Springfield, Oregon
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1995) Aires, Kevin; Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; Kline, Jeff; Kumar, Pawan
    This paper summarizes a detailed cost study performed to evaluate the first cost of the building system innovations in a stressed skin insulation core (SSIC) panel demonstration house built in Springfield, Oregon. The objective was to compare this building envelope system to a conventionally built, architecturally equivalent Reference House designed with the same energy performance that the Demonstration House provides. The demonstration House proved to have a lower first cost and to be more profitable to the builder than the Reference House.. The primary cost benefit of the Demonstration House is the reduced amount of on-site labor required through the use of SSIC panels. In addition to providing high insulation values and a very tight building envelope, using these panels reduced the use of framing lumber by almost 50%.
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    Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1993 Research Activities
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1994-07) Aires, Kevin; Baxley, Christian; Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; Corner, Don; Helou, Michele; Kellett, Ronald; Kline, Jeff; Larocque, Paul; Lei, George; Raney, Marie; Sekiguchi, Tomoko; Beal, David; Chandra, Subrato; Rudd, Armin; Armacost, Robert; Mullens, Michael; Swart, William
    This report summarizes research results from tasks conducted from March 1993 to February 1994 as part of the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program. Detailed descriptions of tasks, methods, and results are available in the reports listed in section 13 of this document.
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    Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1994 Research Activities
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1995-07) Aires, Kevin; Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; Helou, Michele; Kline, Jeff; Kumar, Pawan; Larocque, Paul; Raney, Marie; Sekiguchi, Tomoko; Beal, David; Chandra, Subrato; Rudd, Armin; Armacost, Robert; Gawlik, Tom; Malek, Mag; Mullens, Mike; Rheborg, Mats
    This report summarizes research results from March 1994 to February 1995 for the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program.
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    Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program: Summary FY 1995 Research Activities
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1996-06) Aires, Kevin; Berg, Rudy; Brown, G. Z.; Helou, Michele; Kline, Jeff; Kumar, Pawan; Larocque, Paul; Raney, Marie; Sekiguchi, Tomoko; Beal, David; Chandra, Subrato; Rudd, Armin; Armacost, Robert; Gawlik, Tom; Malek, Mag; Mullens, Mike; Rheborg, Mats
    This report summarizes research results from March 1995 to February 1996 for the Energy Efficient Industrialized Housing Research Program.
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    High Performance Insulations and Future Housing Systems
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1994-06) Kellett, Ronald; Aires, Kevin; Braun, Lee; Larocque, Paul
    This paper excerpts work in progress within a United States Department of Energy sponsored research program. In this work, design studies establish scenarios of energy efficient housing systems for the year 2030 based on the anticipated development of materials and technologies currently in basic research, development and early commercialization. Of the scenarios explored, this paper summarizes portions of the Cool Climate Scenario developed for a heating dominated climate (Minnesota). This scenario is derived from current materials research underway in thin, high performance insulations, phase changing finishes, wood composite materials, space conditioning appliances and process research underway in design process computing and manufacturing. Of these only the insulations related sections are the subject of this paper.
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    On-Grade Insulated Panel Floor System Preliminary Report
    (Center for Housing Innovation, University of Oregon, 1995-07) Aires, Kevin; Berg, Rudy; Briscoe, John; Brown, G. Z.; Kline, Jeffrey; Larocque, Paul; Wang, Zhunqin
    During 1993-94 the Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory designed and subsequently performed energy testing and monitoring on a stressed skin insulated core (SSIC) panel Demonstration House built in Springfield, Oregon. One outcome of that project was an idea for an on-grade insulated panel floor system. This report describes a preliminary examination of that idea, and a proposal for its evaluation.