Emerging Pathways to Upgrade the US Housing Stock: A Review of the Home Energy Upgrade Literature

I Walker, B Less, N Casquero-Modrego - 2023 - escholarship.org
The residential buildings sector is responsible for about 20% of total US energy use. In order
to achieve climate goals, we need ways to reduce carbon emissions and energy use in this …

A computational analysis of effective R-values of buried ducts–the dynamic performance of buried ducts

S Pallin, M Salonvaara, R Evans - Science and Technology for the …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper evaluates the thermal performance of ducts partially or fully buried in loose-fill
attic insulation. The overall thermal resistance between the ducts and the attic is referred to …

[PDF][PDF] The Benefits of Buried Ducts-Beyond What We Know Today.

R Evans, S Pallin, K Saechao - 2024 - docs.lib.purdue.edu
Burying your ventilation ducts inside attic insulation can save you money. Yet, this
installation approach is not very common. Traditionally, and most commonly, ducts are …