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  2. House Energy Rating - Wikipedia

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    Basically NHER measure the energy efficiency of dwellings as a function of energy cost per square meter. The energy usage is calculated by considering the all aspects of buildings (location, design, construction, water heating, cooking, ventilation and appliances, lighting etc.) and for dwelling energy rating it use some standard assumptions ...

  3. Thermal transmittance - Wikipedia

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    Although the concept of U-value (or U-factor) is universal, U-values can be expressed in different units. In most countries, U-value is expressed in SI units, as watts per square metre-kelvin: W/(m 2 ⋅K) In the United States, U-value is expressed as British thermal units (Btu) per hour-square feet-degrees Fahrenheit: Btu/(h⋅ft 2 ⋅°F)

  4. R-value (insulation) - Wikipedia

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    kelvin square-metre per watt (K⋅m 2 /W or, equally, °C⋅m 2 /W), whereas the I-P (inch-pound) unit is degree Fahrenheit square-foot hour per British thermal unit (°F⋅ft 2 ⋅h/BTU). [13] For R-values there is no difference between U.S. and Imperial units, so the same I-P unit is used in both.

  5. Drywall - Wikipedia

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    Various sized cuts of 1 ⁄ 2 in (13 mm) drywall with tools for maintenance and installation . Drywall (also called plasterboard, dry lining, [1] wallboard, sheet rock, gib board, gypsum board, buster board, turtles board, slap board, custard board, gypsum panel and gyprock) is a panel made of calcium sulfate dihydrate (), with or without additives, typically extruded between thick sheets of ...

  6. Plasterwork - Wikipedia

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    The quantity used in good work is one pound of hair to two or three cubic feet of coarse stuff (in the UK up to 12 kg per metric cube). Hair reinforcement in lime plaster is common and many types of hair and other organic fibres can be found in historic plasters [4].

  7. 12 reasons you aren't losing weight even though you're eating ...

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    This dip kicks in later than you think—one study suggests it starts around age 60 and declines by about 1% per year. Hormone changes also play a role, adds Alexander.

  8. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property.

  9. Gypsum concrete - Wikipedia

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    Gypsum concrete is lightweight and fire-resistant. A 1.5-inch slab of gypsum concrete weighs 13 pounds per square foot versus 18 pounds per square foot for regular concrete. [10] Even though gypsum concrete weighs less, it still has the same compressive strength as regular concrete, based on its application as underlayment or top coat flooring ...