Tiller report receives media attention
Department of Technology chair, Jeff Tiller, and Bruce Davis from the Appalachian Energy Center published a report on their research into radiant heat barriers conducted with Centex Homes in Charlotte.
The report, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, was picked up by a number of media outlets, including Builder Magazine On-Line and PROSALES, August/Sept issue. Key conclusions of the study were: A 23-degree drop in the peak attic temperature occurred in a home outfitted with radiant heat barrier versus a similar home without the barrier; a 20 percent reduction in the run-time of the air conditioning unit during the seven hours of peak attic temperatures; and the radiant barrier improved the efficiency of cooled air delivered through the air ducts by 57 percent during this period.