Evaluation of Crawlspace Retrofits in Multifamily Buildings

Rudd, Armin¹ 

[1] Building Science Corporation, Somerville, MA (United States)

关键词: Residential;    Residential Buildings;    BSC;    Building America;    crawlspace;    unvented;    unvented crawlspace;    Multifamily;    bulk water;    moisture damage;    embedded wood joists;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1220306
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO--102014-4476
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1220306
Others  :  Other: 6895

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

In 2011 and early 2012, Building Science Corporation (BSC) collaborated with Innova Services Corporation on a multifamily community unvented crawlspace retrofit project at Oakwood Gardens in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. BSC provided design consulting services and pre- and post-retrofit evaluation, testing, and data monitoring. The existing condition was a vented crawlspace with an uninsulated floor between the crawlspace and the dwelling units above. The crawlspace was therefore a critically weak link in the building enclosure and was ripe for improvement. Saving energy was the primary interest and goal, but the greatest challenge in this unvented crawlspace retrofit project was working through a crawlspace bulk water intrusion problem caused by inadequate site drainage, window well drainage, foundation wall drainage, and a rising water table during rainy periods.