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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/9367| Title: | Least life-cycle costs for insulation in Alaska |
| Authors: | Flanders, Stephen N. Coutts, Harold J. |
| Keywords: | Alaska Cost analysis Economic analysis Insulation Military bases Building Life cycle costs Thermal insulation |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | CRREL report ; 82-27. |
| Description: | CRREL Report Abstract: Recommendations for economical thicknesses for building insulation result from a study of fuel and construction costs of 12 military installations in Alaska. A comparison between the insulation thickness that a building owner might choose today and what he might choose in 20 years indicates a trend for much thicker insulation in the future. An analysis of how much more expensive a building built today with the thickness that would be appropriate 20 years hence indicates only a small penalty in life-cycle costs for the additional insulation. Therefore, a minimum of R-32 walls and R-62 attics is recommended for most of Alaska. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/9367 |
| Appears in Collections: | CRREL Report |
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| CR-82-27.pdf | 1.97 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |