<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML dir=ltr><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=us-ascii" http-equiv=Content-Type> <STYLE id=owaParaStyle type=text/css>P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;}</STYLE> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18876"></HEAD> <BODY fpstyle="1" ocsi="0"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>Hi Cormac,</SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>We can better answer your question if you provide more detail on your research:</SPAN></DIV> <UL dir=ltr> <LI> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010></SPAN><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>What do you hope to learn from modelling this technology?</SPAN></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>How is the envelope constructed?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>What pathway will airflow take through the wall?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI> <LI> <DIV align=left><SPAN class=532155218-22032010><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>What magnitude of air flow do you expect through the wall—is it the same order of magnitude as the ventilation load, or many </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=532155218-22032010><SPAN class=532155218-22032010>orders smaller?</SPAN></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL> <P align=left><B><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face="Times New Roman">Alex Ferguson</FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN lang=en-us><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sustainable Buildings and Communities (Housing Group)<BR>CanmetENERGY<BR>Natural Resources Canada<BR>P:+1 613 995 3294<BR>F:+1 613 996 9909<BR><A href="mailto:Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca"><FONT color=#000000>Alex.Ferguson@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca</FONT></A><BR></P></FONT></SPAN><BR> <DIV dir=ltr lang=en-us class=OutlookMessageHeader align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk [mailto:esp-r-bounces@lists.strath.ac.uk] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Walsh, Cormac<BR><B>Sent:</B> March 22, 2010 12:07<BR><B>To:</B> esp-r@lists.strath.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [esp-r] Dynamic Insulation<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; DIRECTION: ltr; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 13px"> <DIV> I am trying to create a construction material and composition which includes an air permeable material,<BR>to use as a dynamic insulation to simulate a "breathing building" construction for my Thesis.<BR><BR>How should i go about setting this up, as energy and materials technology are not my general area of study.<BR><BR>also, when setting up control loops, am i right in saying that for a basic heat/cool control,<BR>the applied heat energy in watts is the amount applied per time step? ie, per hour?<BR><BR>thank you, <BR>Cormac Walsh<BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>