Simulating the Energy Performance of a Foam Roof System

Primary Author(s)

Florida Solar Energy Center
Jeffrey Sonne, Florida Solar Energy CenterFollow

Report Number

FSEC-CR-2007-15

URL

http://publications.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/FSEC-CR-2007-15.pdf

Keywords

Roofs; Buildings; Foam roof system; Energy performance; Residential simulations; Insulation; Attic ventilation

Abstract

Annual residential simulations were run in 13 US cities to determine the energy savings of using an insulated foam tile roof in retrofit applications where ceiling insulation was only R-11 or R-19. Variations included leaving the attic vented and sealing the attic space.

Date Published

9-29-2015

Identifiers

141

Subjects

Roofs; Energy conservation; Buildings--Energy conservation; Simulation methods

Local Subjects

Buildings - Roofs

Type

Text; Document

Collection

FSEC Energy Research Center® Collection

STARS Citation

Florida Solar Energy Center and Sonne, Jeffrey, "Simulating the Energy Performance of a Foam Roof System" (2015). FSEC Energy Research Center®. 141.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fsec/141