What is the Recommended R-value For Walls and Roofing?
Question: What is the recommended R-value for walls and roofing in a cold storage that operates at -27°C?
Answer: This comes out to about -16°F. Facilities at this temperature should generally have R-values ranging from 42-48. However, due to the hot climate, I would ask the contractor to quote an alternate for about an R-60 for the roof. The roof insulation is the least expensive insulation in the building and the roof receives the hottest loads.
Answer provided by GCCA member Jeff Wiersum, 5th Wall Solutions, LLC, and Dick Dowdell, an Independent Consultant.