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Field study of thermal performance of exterior steel frame walls

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40000445
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  1. National Research Council of Canada
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Editionreprint
SubjectWalls; walls; thermal properties; steel; high rise buildings
Abstract
In the past five years, a number of high-rise apartment buildings have been erected in Western Canada that incorporate non-loadbearing exterior steel frame walls. Steel-stud manufacturers have recently been pressing for the acceptance of these walls for more general use in residential construction. A major consideration in determining the acceptability of steel wall systems for cold- weather regions is their thermal performance. In order to provide a rational basis for acceptance and to assist the designers of steel wall systems, the Division of Building Research undertook laboratory and field investigations on the thermal performance of steel frame walls. The results of the field investigation on a number of existing buildings are presented in this paper.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research
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NoteReprinted from Specification Associate, vol. 13(6), November - December 1971, p. 21-35.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 12443
NRC-IRC-2636
NPARC number20374439
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