Experimental Facilities

Contents:

Overview

Large-Scale Climate Simulator

Rotatable Guarded Hot Box

Roof Thermal Research Apparatus

Envelope Systems Research Apparatus

Roof Thermal Research Apparatus (RTRA)

The Roof Thermal Research Apparatus has eight replaceable roof panels, four replaceable wall panels, and a controlled interior. Two calibrated slab-foundation edges measure thermal performance of slab-on-grade insulation systems.

Building Envelope Research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

For more information, contact the program manager for Building Envelope Research:

Andre O. Desjarlais
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. O. Box 2008, MS 6070
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6070

E-mail Andre Desjarlais

Revised: May 12, 1998