Innovative Composite Wall System for Sheathing Masonry Walls Metadata

Title

• Main Title Innovative Composite Wall System for Sheathing Masonry Walls

Creator

• Author: Wendt, Robert L.
  Creator Type: Personal
  Creator Info: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Author: Cavallo, James
  Creator Type: Personal
  Creator Info: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Contributor

• Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy.
  Contributor Type: Organization
  Contributor Info: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsor: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
  Contributor Type: Organization
  Contributor Info: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

• Name: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Energy Division.
  Place of Publication: Tennessee
  Additional Info: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States). Energy Div.

Date

• Creation: 1997-09-25

Language

• English

Description

• Content Description: Existing Housing - Much of the older multifamily housing stock in the United States includes units in structures with uninsulated masonry walls. Included in this stock are two- and three-story walk-up apartments, larger apartment complexes, and public housing (both high- rise and townhouse). This older multifamily housing has seen years of heavy use that may have left the plaster wall marred or damaged. Long- term building settlement or movement may have cracked the plaster, sometimes severely. Moisture from invented kitchens and baths may have caused condensation on uninsulated exterior walls. At best this condensation has left stains on the paint or wallpaper. At worst it has supported mold and mildew growth, fouling the air and creating unhealthy living conditions. Deteriorating plaster and flaking paint also result from wet walls. The presence of flaking, lead-based paint in older (pre-1978) housing is a major public health concern. Children can suffer permanent mental handicaps and psychological disorders if they are subjected to elevated levels of lead, while adults can suffer hypertension and other maladies. Studies have found that, in some urban communities with older housing stocks, over 35% of children tested have elevated blood lead levels (Hastings, et al.: 1997). Nationally, nearly 22% of black, non-hispanic children living in pre-1946 housing were found to have elevated levels of lead in their blood (MWWR Article: February 21,1997). The deterioration of many of these walls is to the point that lead can freely enter the living space.
• Physical Description: 9 p.

Subject

• Keyword: Building Materials
• Keyword: Apartment Buildings
• Keyword: Standard Of Living
• Keyword: Houses
• Keyword: Walls
• Keyword: Composite Materials
• Keyword: Coverings
• Keyword: Thermal Insulation
• Keyword: Public Health
• STI Subject Categories: 42 Engineering Not Included In Other Categories

Source

• Conference: Energy Efficient Building Association conference: excellence in building, Denver, CO (United States), 6-8 Nov 1997

Collection

• Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
  Code: OSTI

Institution

• Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
  Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

• Article

Format

• Text

Identifier

• Other: DE98000321
• Report No.: ORNL/CP--94479
• Report No.: CONF-971150--
• Grant Number: AI05-95OR22462
• Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 629327
• Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc694974

Note

• Display Note: OSTI as DE98000321