Hardwood Floors Oct/Nov 2019

By Brett Miller

Climate Zones Having a general understanding of the climate zone the wood floors are being installed in, and working with the builder and property owner to determine what is necessary for the interior finishes to perform as they are intended, will help ensure for a successful installation. The following climate regions are based on the climate designations used by the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and

The U.S. map was defined on an analysis of the 4,775 U.S. weather sites utilized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The U.S. Department of Energy divided the United States into eight temperature-oriented climate zones. These zones are further divided into three moisture regions designated A, B, and C. Thus, the IECCmap allows for up to 24 potential climate designations. The climate region definitions are based on heating degree days, average temperatures and precipitation, which are defined as follows:

air conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). The IECC climate zone map was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory with input from Building America teammembers, in particular, Joseph Lstiburek of the Building Science Corporation. The IECCmap was developed to provide a simplified, consistent approach to defining climate for implementation of various codes; it was based on widely accepted classifications of world climates that have been applied in a variety of different disciplines.

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