Performance Assessment and Enhancement of a Panelized Building System

自2006年以来，ARTSPAN Inc.一直在生产结构保温钢板产品。这些面板已被用作住宅、商业和工业应用的建筑围护结构解决方案。Artspan的产品是在3.2万平方英尺的面积内制造和分销的。*ARTSPAN对已完工的房屋进行了密封性测试，对其绝缘泡沫进行了热测试，并进行了各种防火和结构测试。然而，对面板接缝(墙到地板、板到板、楼板到天花板)和窗/墙界面的测试一直受到限制；在寒冷和混合气候地区，这些点的抗空气和水渗透对于建筑围护结构的耐用性和能源效率至关重要。ARTSPAN希望向建筑承包商提供建筑成套服务，而不是提供所有最后的细节。至关重要的是向这些承包商提供适当的安装指南。ARTSPAN希望与红河学院(RRC)建筑围护结构技术接入中心(Betac)团队合作，在空气/水/结构(AWS)室内进行ASTM标准测试协议，以验证和改进这些关键接缝和接合处的安装技术。Betac将提供专业知识并协助ARTSPAN确定用于密封板连接以及窗/门与板接口的兼容材料。同时，还将对墙体体系在模拟风荷载作用下的结构挠度进行评估。此外，由于生产绝缘泡沫塑料的配方和工艺自上次热测试以来略有变化，项目组还将进行新的测试，以验证当前的热性能。*Betac的研究团队将在RRC的可持续基础设施应用研究中心(CARSI)实验室进行拟议的测试，AWS测试室就位于该实验室。AWS小室是专门为模拟测试墙组件上的风雨而设计的。ARTSPAN Inc.代表马尼托巴省一家成熟的中小型企业(SME)，对研究活动充满热情和进步。该公司有能力实施并进一步推动该项目的成果。学院团队期待着为公司的建筑围护结构系统测试和开发最强大的安装技术，这反过来将在未来的教学和研究活动中有用，当考虑板式建筑建筑技术和材料时。**

ARTSPAN Inc. has been producing structural insulated steel panel products since 2006. The panels have been used as building envelope solutions for residential, commercial and industrial applications. Artspan's products are manufactured and distributed out of a 32,000 sq.ft. facility in Winkler, Manitoba, Canada.****ARTSPAN has conducted airtightness testing on completed houses, thermal testing on its insulation foam, and a variety of fire and structural testing. However, testing of the panel joints (wall to floor, panel to panel, and floor to ceiling) and the window/wall interfaces has been limited; resistance to air and water infiltration at these points is critical in cold and mixed climate zones with regards to the building envelopes' durability and its energy efficiency. ARTSPAN desires to provide building packages to construction contractors rather than provide all of the finishing details. Of critical importance will be to provide these contractors with proper installation guidelines. ARTSPAN would like to partner with Red River College's (RRC) Building Envelope Technology Access Centre (BETAC) team in order to conduct ASTM Standard Testing protocols within an Air/Water/Structural (AWS) Chamber in order to validate and refine the installation techniques at these critical joints and junctions. BETAC will provide expertise and assist ARTSPAN with identifying compatible materials for sealing panel connections as well as window/door to panel interfaces. At the same time, structural deflection of the wall system under simulated wind loads will also be evaluated. Also, since the formulation and process for producing the insulation foam has changed slightly since the last thermal tests, the project team will also conduct new tests to validate the current thermal performance. ****BETAC's research team will conduct the proposed tests at RRC's Centre for Applied Research in Sustainable Infrastructure (CARSI) laboratory, where the AWS Test Chamber is located. The AWS Chamber is specifically designed to simulate wind-driven rain on a test wall assembly. ARTSPAN Inc. represents an established Small-Medium Enterprise (SME) in Manitoba with an enthusiastic and progressive commitment to research activities. The company has the capacity to implement and further advance the results of this project. The College team is looking forward to testing and developing the most robust installation techniques for the companies' building envelope system, which in turn will be useful in future teaching and research engagements when considering panelized building construction techniques and materials.**