Monday, July 20, 2009

Greening Small Rooftop Package Units: Foam Core Panels in Depth

A while back, I summarized the benefits of foam core panels in comparison to the industry standard of fiberglass batt insulation.



Now Aaon has published an in-depth, seventeen page study of the benefits of the foam core panel.


Foam core panels have many advantages over standard insulation:
  • Superior R-value
  • No thermal breaks
  • Greater Rigidity
  • Lower leakage
  • Stronger damage resistance

This new study calculates the effect of these advantages over the course of a year, in heating and cooling, for buildings in Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Seattle and Tulsa.

This study quantifies the benefit of this advanced cabinet construction to assist engineers and owners asses the benefit of demanding higher performance out of their roof top systems.