[bldg-sim] straw bale

[Dahlstrom, Aaron]

Michael,
 
I've drawn R-vals for straw bale walls from "Thermal Performance of
Straw Bale Wall Systems"
(http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Thermal_properties.pdf) and "Straw
Bale Wall Hot Box Test Results and Analysis" (authors -  J. E.
Christian, A. O.Desjarlais, T. K. Stovall; year - 1999; not sure where
published - maybe ASHRAE?)
 
I have modeled a straw bale wall in DOE-2.1 BDL using a layer of batt
insulation sandwiched between stucco layers.
 
Aaron Dahlstrom
AKF Engineers, LLP
Philadelphia, PA
 
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Kingsley, Michael L.
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:19 AM
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Subject: [bldg-sim] straw bale



I am interested in modeling a straw bale structure.  Has anyone modeled
or seen case studies on models for straw bale structures before?  Any
recommendations on modeling the straw as a building material?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Mike Kingsley

Energy Engineer

 



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