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Measurement Science Research Needs for Premise Plumbing Systems

May 11, 2020

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Andrew K. Persily, David A. Yashar, Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Tania Ullah, William M. Healy

Premise plumbing systems provide key building services and exist in the context of a range of performance goals related to building energy efficiency, water

Certification of Standard Reference Material® 1450e Fibrous Glass Board

April 17, 2020

Author(s)

Robert R. Zarr, Nathanael A. Heckert

Thermal conductivity measurements at and near room temperature are presented as the basis for certified values of thermal conductivity for SRM 1450e, Fibrous

Hydrodynamic Factors Influencing Mineral Dissolution Rates

March 9, 2020

Author(s)

Nicos Martys, Jeffrey W. Bullard, Pan Feng, Shaoxiong Ye

Solution flow profiles near a mineral surface can have significant influences on the local thermodynamic driving force and, potentially, the rate-controlling

SUPPLEMENTARY COMPARISON CCT Supplementary comparison S2 on thermal conductivity measurements of insulating materials by guarded hot plate

January 1, 2020

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Bruno Hay, Robert R. Zarr, Clark Stacey, Nikolay Sokolov, Leonel Lira Cortes, Ulf Hammerschmidt, Jintao Zhang, Jean Remy Filtz, Fleurence N.

Seven National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) from France, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Mexico, China and Germany participated in an inter-laboratory

Moisture Transfer in Commercial Buildings due to the Air Leakage: A New Feature in the Online Airtightness Savings Calculator

December 9, 2019

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Som Shrestha, Andre Desjarlais, Laverne Dalgleish, Lisa C. Ng, Diana Hun, Steven J. Emmerich, Gina Accawi

Air leakage through the building envelope is responsible for a large amount of energy use. The US Department of Energy Windows and Building Envelope Research

NIST Air Leakage Calculation Tools for Commercial Buildings

December 9, 2019

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Lisa C. Ng, Shrestha Som, William S. Dols, Steven J. Emmerich

The Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that air leakage (or infiltration) through building envelopes accounted for 6 % of the total energy consumed by

Estimating Interzonal Leakage in a Net-Zero Energy House

November 11, 2019

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Lisa C. Ng, Lindsey Kinser, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

The Net Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF) was constructed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support the development

40th AIVC - 8th Tight Vent & 6th Venticool Conference, 2019 Techniques to Estimate Commercial Building Infiltration Rates

October 24, 2019

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Andrew K. Persily

Estimating real-time infiltration for use in residential ventilation control

September 19, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Jeremy Good, Brian Toll, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

Minimum outdoor air ventilation rates specified in standards such as ASHRAE Standard 62.2 are generally based on envelope airtightness, building floor area

From the Beginnings of Artificial Cold to Climate-Friendly Fluids; Evolution of Refrigerants Application

July 11, 2019

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Piotr A. Domanski

The presentation will discuss the application of refrigerants starting from the beginnings of artificial cold in the era of industrial revolution to the

Blown away: Citicorp Center Tower repairs revisited

July 1, 2019

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Dat Duthinh

Using Database-Assisted Design and the Tokyo Polytechnic University Aerodynamic Database, we show that face winds put more structural demand than corner winds

Carbon Monoxide Concentrations and Carboxyhemoglobin Profiles from Portable Generators with a CO Safety Shutoff Operating in a Test House

June 20, 2019

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Steven J. Emmerich, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Steven J. Nabinger, Matthew J. Brookman

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is focused on addressing the hazard of acute carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning of consumers from portable

Estimating real-time infiltration for use in residential ventilation control

June 18, 2019

Author(s)

Lisa C. Ng, Stephen M. Zimmerman, Jeremy Good, Brian Tool, Steven J. Emmerich, Andrew K. Persily

Minimum outdoor air ventilation rates specified in standards such as ASHRAE Standard 62.2 are generally based on envelope airtightness, building floor area

Measurement of SVOC emission parameters for building materials using solid-phase microextraction (SPME)-based method

April 1, 2019

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Mengyan Gong, Dustin G. Poppendieck

Semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are ubiquitous indoors and associated with adverse health effects. y0 (the SVOC concentration in air close to the

Certification of Standard Reference Material® SRM2687a Portland Cement Clinker

March 20, 2019

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Paul E. Stutzman, Nathanael A. Heckert

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) for portland cement clinker has been produced for the Office of Standard Reference Materials at the National Institute

Retro-Commissioning a Performing Arts Center using HVAC-Cx

February 21, 2019

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Natascha S. Milesi-Ferretti, Michael A. Galler, Steven T. Bushby, Robert Leader, J. M. Whitcomb, David W. Rush

This paper presents the use of a semi-automated commissioning tool for the energy retro-commissioning of the Performing Arts Center at Montgomery College in

Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability (BEES) Online 2.0 Technical Manual

December 17, 2018

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Joshua D. Kneifel, Anne L. Greig, Priya D. Lavappa, Brian J. Polidoro

Function VoronoiBound

November 30, 2018

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh, Brian M. Phillips

Matlab Function VoronoiBound calculates a Voronoi diagram with inner and outer bounds. This function is useful in defining tributary areas of pressure taps

CYCLE_D: NIST Vapor Compression Cycle Design Program, Version 6.0; User's Guide

November 19, 2018

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown, Eric W. Lemmon

The CYCLE_D package simulates vapor compression refrigeration cycles that use pure refrigerants or blends of refrigerants. The model can simulate a basic

REFLEAK: NIST Leak/Recharge Simulation Model for Refrigerant Blends Version 5.1; User's Guide

November 19, 2018

Author(s)

Piotr A. Domanski, J S. Brown

As alternatives to refrigerants with a high global warming potential, blends of two or more refrigerants are being utilized as working fluids in heat-pump, air

Service Life Prediction Models to Predict Building Skin Failures

October 1, 2018

Author(s)

Christopher C. White, Donald L. Hunston, Adam L. Pintar

Determination of the in-service performance and failure of a building envelope material exposed to outdoor weathering has been a significant research goal for

Cross-platform, Public Domain Simulation Tools for Performing Parametric IAQ and Energy Analysis

September 26, 2018

Author(s)

William S. Dols, Lindsay J. Underhill

As building design is being driven towards lower energy use, the relationship between indoor air quality (IAQ) and energy becomes more important due in large

Restrained vs. Unrestrained Decisions in Structural Fire Protection Design

September 15, 2018

Author(s)

Kevin J. LaMalva, Therese P. McAllister, Erica C. Fischer

Fundamentals and characterizations of scratch resistance on automotive clearcoats

September 11, 2018

Author(s)

Li Piin Sung, Linqian Feng, Nadia Benhamida, Pierre Morel, Andrew T. Detwiler, Jon M. Skelly, Leslie T. Baker, Deepanjan Bhattacharya

As original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) strive to deliver improved coating performance with a sustainable footprint, opportunities for innovation are

Influence of wind tunnel test duration on wind load factors

August 17, 2018

Author(s)

Dat Duthinh, Adam L. Pintar, Emil Simiu

A methodology is presented for calculating the uncertainty associated with the estimation of peak pressure coefficients from wind tunnel test records of various

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