The NRCA Leadership and Workforce Development Catalog now is available for download.

A Technical review of the "M" Factor concept

To obtain a copy of a specific publication, users should contact the publication's publisher directly.

Abstract
There is no question that massiveness of building envelopes affects instantaneous heat transmission through them under transient conditions. In an attempt to include these affects in ASHRAE standard 90-75 calculations, masonry interests have developed a concept known as the M factor. It has been proposed that the steady state conduction equation specified in 90-75 be modified by a multiplying factor (M factor) to account for massiveness of the envelope.
Date
12/1979
Author(s)
Thermal Performance Exterior Envelope Buildings Conf Book
Page(s)
472-489
Keyword(s)
M factor; heat transmission; transient conditions; thermal performance


Note: Documents in this section are provided as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. In order to print and view PDF files, the Adobe Acrobat Reader software/plugin, which runs on Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and various versions of UNIX, must be installed on your computer. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for download as freeware from Adobe Acrobat's website. Please note that the resolution of on-screen versions is not as high as printed versions of PDF files.

Advertisement

Subscribe for Updates Join 25,000+ roofing professionals following NRCA

Subscribe to NRCA