David Burd, Air Distribution Products Technical Manager for North America at Owens Corning, sits down with SNIPS NEWS to discuss duct insulation options and tradeoffs.
Code for ductwork insulation focused primarily on energy efficiency is the starting point for meeting customer objectives, but there are other factors to consider, says David Burd, air distribution products technical manager for North America at Owens Corning.
Alternatives to R-410A are mildly flammable (A2L) and many state building codes do not yet allow their use in stationary comfort cooling equipment. But that is changing quickly.
At EPA’s recent workshop on the AIM Act, manufacturers expressed concerns about lagging building codes and urged the Agency to include a date-of-manufacture provision.
In their article entitled “Do OA Economizers Make ‘Cents’ in Hospitals?” Koenigshofer and Roberts detail the costs and savings of utilizing outside air economizers in hospital ventilation systems. They concluded that these systems do not make “cents” in hospitals. The findings have major implications for building codes throughout the U.S.