Life Cycle Assessment and the LEED Green Building Rating System March 31, 2008 Life Cycle Assessment and the LEED Green Building Rating System James L. Hoff, DBA TEGNOS Research Carmel, Indiana ABSTRACT In response to concerns that its LEED Green Building Rating System places too little emphasis on material durability, the U.S. Green Building Council has begun to intro¬ duce life cycle assessment (LCA) into the program […] Read More
Integrating Thin-Film Photovoltaics Onto Building Envelope Surfaces March 31, 2008 Integrating Thin-Film Photovoltaics Onto Building Envelope Surfaces Michael Gumm Corporate Roof Consultants, LLC Seminole, Florida ABSTRACT This paper covers design and installation methods for Building Integrated Photovol¬ taics (BIPV) using the new thin-film photovoltaic module technologies with conven¬ tional construction products over the following building envelope surfaces: • Single-ply, modified bitumen, and metal roofs • […] Read More
Energy-Efficient Roof Designs with Single-Ply Roofing Membranes March 31, 2008 Energy-Efficient Roof Designs with Single-Ply Roofing Membranes Mike Ennis, RRC, CDT SPRI Reynoldsburg, Ohio Andre O. Desjarlais Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee ABSTRACT Energy-efficient building design is becoming increasingly important as energy costs continue to escalate. In addition, energy efficiency is one of the primary building blocks for sustainable and green building […] Read More
Are Ballasted Roof Systems Cool? March 31, 2008 Are Ballasted Roof Systems Cool? Andre Desjarlais Thomas Petrie, PhD and William Miller, PhD Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee ABSTRACT It is well known that the mass of a ballasted roof can reduce peak roof temperatures and delay the heat flow into a building. However, ballasted roofs do not meet the requirements […] Read More
October 2007 IIBEC Interface | Theme: International Roofing and Waterproofing October 21, 2007 Read More
