Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00344, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Chiao, Mu (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Conventional light gauge steel framing has solid steel webs, which result in significant thermal bridging energy_x000D_
losses, or gains, in building walls. Structawire Corp (SWC) has devised a new steel framing stud where the_x000D_
solid web is replaced with a double wire truss that is resistance welded to two flanges. Heat transmission_x000D_
through this innovative stud is reduced by 80 to 85%. However, in preliminary testing, it has been discovered_x000D_
that the actual heat flows are lower than predicted by modeling and calculations. The hypothesis for this_x000D_
difference is that resistance to heat flow through the weld points is greater than expected. The UBC team_x000D_
worked with SWC and successfully constructed a thermal conductivity apparatus and this Engage plus grant_x000D_
will aim to further test samples from SWC. Through understanding the thermal properties of the weld points,_x000D_
optimized steel framing stud can be built., program purpose french : Conventional light gauge steel framing has solid steel webs, which result in significant thermal bridging energy_x000D_
losses, or gains, in building walls. Structawire Corp (SWC) has devised a new steel framing stud where the_x000D_
solid web is replaced with a double wire truss that is resistance welded to two flanges. Heat transmission_x000D_
through this innovative stud is reduced by 80 to 85%. However, in preliminary testing, it has been discovered_x000D_
that the actual heat flows are lower than predicted by modeling and calculations. The hypothesis for this_x000D_
difference is that resistance to heat flow through the weld points is greater than expected. The UBC team_x000D_
worked with SWC and successfully constructed a thermal conductivity apparatus and this Engage plus grant_x000D_
will aim to further test samples from SWC. Through understanding the thermal properties of the weld points,_x000D_
optimized steel framing stud can be built., agreement title english : Thermal conductivity measurement of a new energy saving wall assembly, agreement title french : Thermal conductivity measurement of a new energy saving wall assembly, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 3600.0, agreement start date : 2018-01-10, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada