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Crystal Cheng, Brendan (Yukun) Fang, Katarina Kumic, Jason Lin, Jiajie Yuan—Craig Race Passive Sustainability Design Award
Crystal Cheng, Brendan (Yukun) Fang, Katarina Kumic, Jason Lin, Jiajie Yuan—Craig Race Passive Sustainability Design Award
About the Award
For students who best demonstrate creativity and passive design strategies in a project to improve its sustainability
The existing Claredon Central Public School involves a low-performing roof assembly made from a thin layer of polyiso insulation material, an existing double-glazed window, a single-glazed dome skylight and the exterior wall assembly— a mass masonry assembly consisting of a 4 inch block wall, and 4 inch exterior brick with gypsum board interior finishes and no insulation. These components pose an issue to the building’s energy performance as the building suffers from heat loss and condensation within the assembly, creating uncomfortable and untreated spaces.
Our proposed assemblies explore different forms of insulation and skylights that can increase the RSI value performance of the building, in which durability, cost and breathability were accounted for during the investigation. Through several hygrothermal testings, on the existing and interior surfaces of our existing and proposed assembly, we were able to determine the relative humidity, overall moisture content and dewpoint within the system.
For students who best demonstrate creativity and passive design strategies in a project to improve its sustainability
The existing Claredon Central Public School involves a low-performing roof assembly made from a thin layer of polyiso insulation material, an existing double-glazed window, a single-glazed dome skylight and the exterior wall assembly— a mass masonry assembly consisting of a 4 inch block wall, and 4 inch exterior brick with gypsum board interior finishes and no insulation. These components pose an issue to the building’s energy performance as the building suffers from heat loss and condensation within the assembly, creating uncomfortable and untreated spaces.
Our proposed assemblies explore different forms of insulation and skylights that can increase the RSI value performance of the building, in which durability, cost and breathability were accounted for during the investigation. Through several hygrothermal testings, on the existing and interior surfaces of our existing and proposed assembly, we were able to determine the relative humidity, overall moisture content and dewpoint within the system.
