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THERMAL DESIGN AND code COMPLIANCE FOR cold - formed steel WALLS steel Framing Alliance 1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 320 Washington, DC 20005 August 2008 THERMAL DESIGN and code COMPLIANCE for cold - formed steel Walls 1 Acknowledgements This report updates the THERMAL DESIGN Guide for Exterior Walls originally published in 1995 by the American Iron and steel Institute (AISI). Support for this update was provided by the steel Framing Alliance (SFA) and the steel Stud Manufacturer s Association (SSMA). The author is Mark Nowak of Newport Partners LLC. Appreciation is extended to Larry Williams of SFA for providing oversight throughout the project, Don Allen for coordinating review with SSMA members, and the SFA THERMAL Task Group for their comments.
Thermal Design and Code Compliance for Cold-Formed Steel Walls 6 SECTION 1 THERMAL PROPERTIES OF CFS ASSEMBLIES R-Values and U-Factors are the thermal property calculations a builder or designer evaluates a building with to meet energy code requirements. The R-Value is a measure of the thermal resistance of a material or assembly. The U-
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