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This little chipmunk was busy today, insulating its home with leaves before winter sets in. I'm guessing that a thick layer of leaves would have about the same R-value as the foam insulation we use. We would be wise to get our winter insulating done now too.
Edmonton's R Value: 0.80
The R value, also known as the reproduction number, describes whether COVID-19 cases are currently increasing, decreasing or staying the same. It tells us average number of people that someone with COVID-19 will infect.
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Earth's gravity measured by NASA GRACE mission, showing deviations from the theoretical gravity of an idealized, smooth Earth, the so-called Earth ellipsoid. Red shows the areas where gravity is stronger than the smooth, standard value, and blue reveals areas where gravity is weaker. (Animated version.)[1]
The gravity of Earth, denoted by g, is the net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation (from mass distribution within Earth) and the centrifugal force (from the Earth's rotation).[2][3] It is a vector quantity, whose direction coincides with a plumb bob and strength or magnitude is given by the norm
=
‖
‖{\displaystyle g=\|{\mathit {\mathbf {g} }}\|}.
In SI units this acceleration is expressed in metres per second squared (in symbols, m/s2 or m·s−2) or equivalently in newtons per kilogram (N/kg or N·kg−1). Near Earth's surface, the gravity acceleration is approximately 9.81 m/s2 (32.2 ft/s2), which means that, ignoring the effects of air resistance, the speed of an object falling freely will increase by about 9.81 metres (32.2 ft) per second every second. This quantity is sometimes referred to informally as little g (in contrast, the gravitational constant G is referred to as big G).
The precise strength of Earth's gravity varies depending on the location. The nominal "average" value at Earth's surface, known as standard gravity is, by definition, 9.80665 m/s2 (32.1740 ft/s2).[4] This quantity is denoted variously as gn, ge (though this sometimes means the normal equatorial value on Earth, 9.78033 m/s2 (32.0877 ft/s2)), g0, gee, or simply g (which is also used for the variable local value).
The weight of an object on Earth's surface is the downwards force on that object, given by Newton's second law of motion, or F = m a (force = mass × acceleration). Gravitational acceleration contributes to the total gravity acceleration, but other factors, such as the rotation of Earth, also contribute, and, therefore, affect the weight of the object. Gravity does not normally include the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun, which are accounted for in terms of tidal effects.
Variation in magnitude
A non-rotating perfect sphere of uniform mass density, or whose density varies solely with distance from the centre (spherical symmetry), would produce a gravitational field of uniform magnitude at all points on its surface. The Earth is rotating and is also not spherically symmetric; rather, it is slightly flatter at the poles while bulging at the Equator: an oblate spheroid. There are consequently slight deviations in the magnitude of gravity across its surface.
Gravity on the Earth's surface varies by around 0.7%, from 9.7639 m/s2 on the Nevado Huascarán mountain in Peru to 9.8337 m/s2 at the surface of the Arctic Ocean.[5] In large cities, it ranges from 9.7806[6] in Kuala Lumpur, Mexico City, and Singapore to 9.825 in Oslo and Helsinki.
Conventional value
In 1901 the third General Conference on Weights and Measures defined a standard gravitational acceleration for the surface of the Earth: gn = 9.80665 m/s2. It was based on measurements done at the Pavillon de Breteuil near Paris in 1888, with a theoretical correction applied in order to convert to a latitude of 45° at sea level.[7] This definition is thus not a value of any particular place or carefully worked out average, but an agreement for a value to use if a better actual local value is not known or not important.[8] It is also used to define the units kilogram force and pound force.
Calculating the gravity at Earth's surface using the average radius of Earth (6,371 kilometres (3,959 mi)),[9] the experimentally determined value of the gravitational constant, and the Earth mass of 5.9722 ×1024 kg gives an acceleration of 9.8203 m/s2,[10] slightly greater than the standard gravity of 9.80665 m/s2. The value of standard gravity corresponds to the gravity on Earth at a radius of 6,375.4 kilometres (3,961.5 mi).[10]
Latitude
The differences of Earth's gravity around the Antarctic continent.
The surface of the Earth is rotating, so it is not an inertial frame of reference. At latitudes nearer the Equator, the outward centrifugal force produced by Earth's rotation is larger than at polar latitudes. This counteracts the Earth's gravity to a small degree – up to a maximum of 0.3% at the Equator – and reduces the apparent downward acceleration of falling objects.
The second major reason for the difference in gravity at different latitudes is that the Earth's equatorial bulge (itself also caused by centrifugal force from rotation) causes objects at the Equator to be further from the planet's center than objects at the poles. Because the force due to gravitational attraction between two bodies (the Earth and the object being weighed) varies inversely with the square of the distance between them, an object at the Equator experiences a weaker gravitational pull than an object on one of the poles.
In combination, the equatorial bulge and the effects of the surface centrifugal force due to rotation mean that sea-level gravity increases from about 9.780 m/s2 at the Equator to about 9.832 m/s2 at the poles, so an object will weigh approximately 0.5% more at the poles than at the Equator.[2][11]
Altitude
The graph shows the variation in gravity relative to the height of an object above the surface
Earth vs Mars vs Moon gravity at elevation
Gravity decreases with altitude as one rises above the Earth's surface because greater altitude means greater distance from the Earth's centre. All other things being equal, an increase in altitude from sea level to 9,000 metres (30,000 ft) causes a weight decrease of about 0.29%. (An additional factor affecting apparent weight is the decrease in air density at altitude, which lessens an object's buoyancy.[12] This would increase a person's apparent weight at an altitude of 9,000 metres by about 0.08%)
It is a common misconception that astronauts in orbit are weightless because they have flown high enough to escape the Earth's gravity. In fact, at an altitude of 400 kilometres (250 mi), equivalent to a typical orbit of the ISS, gravity is still nearly 90% as strong as at the Earth's surface. Weightlessness actually occurs because orbiting objects are in free-fall.[13]
The effect of ground elevation depends on the density of the ground (see Slab correction section). A person flying at 9,100 m (30,000 ft) above sea level over mountains will feel more gravity than someone at the same elevation but over the sea. However, a person standing on the Earth's surface feels less gravity when the elevation is higher.
The following formula approximates the Earth's gravity variation with altitude:
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0
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e
e
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ℎ
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2
{\displaystyle g_{h}=g_{0}\left({\frac {R_{\mathrm {e} }}{R_{\mathrm {e} }+h}}\right)^{2}}
Where
gh is the gravitational acceleration at height h above sea level.
Re is the Earth's mean radius.
g0 is the standard gravitational acceleration.
The formula treats the Earth as a perfect sphere with a radially symmetric distribution of mass; a more accurate mathematical treatment is discussed below.
Depth
Gravity at different internal layers of Earth (1 = continental crust, 2 = oceanic crust, 3 = upper mantle, 4 = lower mantle, 5+6 = core, A = crust-mantle boundary)
Earth's radial density distribution according to the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM).[14]
Earth's gravity according to the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM).[14] Two models for a spherically symmetric Earth are included for comparison. The dark green straight line is for a constant density equal to the Earth's average density. The light green curved line is for a density that decreases linearly from center to surface. The density at the center is the same as in the PREM, but the surface density is chosen so that the mass of the sphere equals the mass of the real Earth.
See also: Shell theorem
An approximate value for gravity at a distance r from the center of the Earth can be obtained by assuming that the Earth's density is spherically symmetric. The gravity depends only on the mass inside the sphere of radius r. All the contributions from outside cancel out as a consequence of the inverse-square law of gravitation. Another consequence is that the gravity is the same as if all the mass were concentrated at the center. Thus, the gravitational acceleration at this radius is[15]
(
)
=
−
(
)
2
.
g(r) = -\frac{GM(r)}{r^2}.
where G is the gravitational constant and M(r) is the total mass enclosed within radius r. If the Earth had a constant density ρ, the mass would be M(r) = (4/3)πρr3 and the dependence of gravity on depth would be
(
)
=
4
3
.
g(r) = \frac{4\pi}{3} G \rho r.
The gravity g′ at depth d is given by g′ = g(1 − d/R) where g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth, d is depth and R is the radius of the Earth. If the density decreased linearly with increasing radius from a density ρ0 at the center to ρ1 at the surface, then ρ(r) = ρ0 − (ρ0 − ρ1) r / re, and the dependence would be
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4
3
0
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e
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g(r)={\frac {4\pi }{3}}G\rho _{0}r-\pi G\left(\rho _{0}-\rho _{1}\right){\frac {r^{2}}{r_{{{\mathrm {e}}}}}}.
The actual depth dependence of density and gravity, inferred from seismic travel times (see Adams–Williamson equation), is shown in the graphs below.
Local topography and geology
See also: Physical geodesy
Local differences in topography (such as the presence of mountains), geology (such as the density of rocks in the vicinity), and deeper tectonic structure cause local and regional differences in the Earth's gravitational field, known as gravitational anomalies.[16] Some of these anomalies can be very extensive, resulting in bulges in sea level, and throwing pendulum clocks out of synchronisation.
The study of these anomalies forms the basis of gravitational geophysics. The fluctuations are measured with highly sensitive gravimeters, the effect of topography and other known factors is subtracted, and from the resulting data conclusions are drawn. Such techniques are now used by prospectors to find oil and mineral deposits. Denser rocks (often containing mineral ores) cause higher than normal local gravitational fields on the Earth's surface. Less dense sedimentary rocks cause the opposite.
A map of recent volcanic activity and ridge spreading. The areas where NASA GRACE measured gravity to be stronger than the theoretical gravity have a strong correlation with the positions of the volcanic activity and ridge spreading.
There is a strong correlation between the gravity derivation map of earth from NASA GRACE with positions of recent volcanic activity, ridge spreading and volcanos: these regions have a stronger gravitation than theoretical predictions.
Other factors
In air or water, objects experience a supporting buoyancy force which reduces the apparent strength of gravity (as measured by an object's weight). The magnitude of the effect depends on the air density (and hence air pressure) or the water density respectively; see Apparent weight for details.
The gravitational effects of the Moon and the Sun (also the cause of the tides) have a very small effect on the apparent strength of Earth's gravity, depending on their relative positions; typical variations are 2 µm/s2 (0.2 mGal) over the course of a day.
Direction
Main article: Vertical direction
A plumb bob determines the local vertical direction
Gravity acceleration is a vector quantity, with direction in addition to magnitude. In a spherically symmetric Earth, gravity would point directly towards the sphere's centre. As the Earth's figure is slightly flatter, there are consequently significant deviations in the direction of gravity: essentially the difference between geodetic latitude and geocentric latitude. Smaller deviations, called vertical deflection, are caused by local mass anomalies, such as mountains.
Comparative values worldwide
Tools exist for calculating the strength of gravity at various cities around the world.[17] The effect of latitude can be clearly seen with gravity in high-latitude cities: Anchorage (9.826 m/s2), Helsinki (9.825 m/s2), being about 0.5% greater than that in cities near the equator: Kuala Lumpur (9.776 m/s2). The effect of altitude can be seen in Mexico City (9.776 m/s2; altitude 2,240 metres (7,350 ft)), and by comparing Denver (9.798 m/s2; 1,616 metres (5,302 ft)) with Washington, D.C. (9.801 m/s2; 30 metres (98 ft)), both of which are near 39° N. Measured values can be obtained from Physical and Mathematical Tables by T.M. Yarwood and F. Castle, Macmillan, revised edition 1970.[18]
Acceleration due to gravity in various cities
Mathematical models
Main article: Theoretical gravity
If the terrain is at sea level, we can estimate, for the Geodetic Reference System 1980,
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}
g\{\phi\}, the acceleration at latitude
\phi :
{
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9.780327
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2
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0.0000058
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9.780327
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2
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1
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0.0052792
sin
2
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0.0000232
sin
4
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=
9.780327
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2
(
1.0053024
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0.0053256
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0.0000232
cos
4
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,
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9.780327
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1.0026454
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{\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}g\{\phi \}&=9.780327\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}\,\,\left(1+0.0053024\,\sin ^{2}\phi -0.0000058\,\sin ^{2}2\phi \right),\\&=9.780327\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}\,\,\left(1+0.0052792\,\sin ^{2}\phi +0.0000232\,\sin ^{4}\phi \right),\\&=9.780327\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}\,\,\left(1.0053024-0.0053256\,\cos ^{2}\phi +0.0000232\,\cos ^{4}\phi \right),\\&=9.780327\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}\,\,\left(1.0026454-0.0026512\,\cos 2\phi +0.0000058\,\cos ^{2}2\phi \right)\end{aligned}}}
This is the International Gravity Formula 1967, the 1967 Geodetic Reference System Formula, Helmert's equation or Clairaut's formula.[19]
An alternative formula for g as a function of latitude is the WGS (World Geodetic System) 84 Ellipsoidal Gravity Formula:[20]
{
}
=
[
1
+
sin
2
1
−
2
sin
2
]
,
g\{\phi\}= \mathbb{G}_e\left[\frac{1+k\sin^2\phi}{\sqrt{1-e^2\sin^2\phi}}\right],\,\!
where,
,
{\displaystyle a,\,b} are the equatorial and polar semi-axes, respectively;
2
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1
−
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2
{\displaystyle e^{2}=1-(b/a)^{2}} is the spheroid's eccentricity, squared;
,
{\displaystyle \mathbb {G} _{e},\,\mathbb {G} _{p}\,} is the defined gravity at the equator and poles, respectively;
=
−
{\displaystyle k={\frac {b\,\mathbb {G} _{p}-a\,\mathbb {G} _{e}}{a\,\mathbb {G} _{e}}}} (formula constant);
then, where
=
9.8321849378
m
⋅
s
−
2
{\displaystyle \mathbb {G} _{p}=9.8321849378\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}},[20]
{
}
=
9.7803253359
m
⋅
s
−
2
[
1
+
0.001931852652
sin
2
1
−
0.0066943799901
sin
2
]
{\displaystyle g\{\phi \}=9.7803253359\,\,\mathrm {m} \cdot \mathrm {s} ^{-2}\left[{\frac {1+0.001931852652\,\sin ^{2}\phi }{\sqrt {1-0.0066943799901\,\sin ^{2}\phi }}}\right]}.
where the semi-axes of the earth are:
=
6378137.0
m
{\displaystyle a=6378137.0\,\,{\mbox{m}}}
=
6356752.314245
m
{\displaystyle b=6356752.314245\,\,{\mbox{m}}}
The difference between the WGS-84 formula and Helmert's equation is less than 0.68 μm·s−2.
Further reductions are applied to obtain gravity anomalies (see: Gravity anomaly#Computation).
Estimating g from the law of universal gravitation
From the law of universal gravitation, the force on a body acted upon by Earth's gravitational force is given by
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1
2
2
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2
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{\displaystyle F=G{\frac {m_{1}m_{2}}{r^{2}}}=\left(G{\frac {M_{\oplus }}{r^{2}}}\right)m}
where r is the distance between the centre of the Earth and the body (see below), and here we take
⊕M_\oplus to be the mass of the Earth and m to be the mass of the body.
Additionally, Newton's second law, F = ma, where m is mass and a is acceleration, here tells us that
=
{\displaystyle F=mg}
Comparing the two formulas it is seen that:
=
⊕
2
{\displaystyle g=G{\frac {M_{\oplus }}{r^{2}}}}
So, to find the acceleration due to gravity at sea level, substitute the values of the gravitational constant, G, the Earth's mass (in kilograms), m1, and the Earth's radius (in metres), r, to obtain the value of g:[21]
=
⊕
2
=
6.674
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10
−
11
m
3
k
g
−
1
s
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6
×
10
24
k
g
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10
6
m
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2
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795
2
10
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9.77637
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2
{\displaystyle g=G{\frac {M_{\oplus }}{r^{2}}}=6.674\cdot 10^{-11}\mathrm {{m}^{3}\,{kg}^{-1}{s}^{-2}} \times {\frac {6\times 10^{24}\mathrm {kg} }{(6.4\times 10^{6}\mathrm {m} )^{2}}}=9+{\frac {795}{2^{10}}}\approx 9.77637\,\mathrm {{m}\,{s}^{-2}} }
This formula only works because of the mathematical fact that the gravity of a uniform spherical body, as measured on or above its surface, is the same as if all its mass were concentrated at a point at its centre. This is what allows us to use the Earth's radius for r.
The value obtained agrees approximately with the measured value of g. The difference may be attributed to several factors, mentioned above under "Variations":
The Earth is not homogeneous
The Earth is not a perfect sphere, and an average value must be used for its radius
This calculated value of g only includes true gravity. It does not include the reduction of constraint force that we perceive as a reduction of gravity due to the rotation of Earth, and some of gravity being counteracted by centrifugal force.
There are significant uncertainties in the values of r and m1 as used in this calculation, and the value of G is also rather difficult to measure precisely.
If G, g and r are known then a reverse calculation will give an estimate of the mass of the Earth. This method was used by Henry Cavendish.
Measurement
Main article: Gravimetry
The measurement of Earth's gravity is called gravimetry.
Satellite measurements
This section is an excerpt from Gravimetry § Satellite gravimetry.[edit]
Gravity anomaly map from GRACE
Currently, the static and time-variable Earth's gravity field parameters are being determined using modern satellite missions, such as GOCE, CHAMP, Swarm, GRACE and GRACE-FO.[22][23] The lowest-degree parameters, including the Earth's oblateness and geocenter motion are best determined from Satellite laser ranging.[24]
Large-scale gravity anomalies can be detected from space, as a by-product of satellite gravity missions, e.g., GOCE. These satellite missions aim at the recovery of a detailed gravity field model of the Earth, typically presented in the form of a spherical-harmonic expansion of the Earth's gravitational potential, but alternative presentations, such as maps of geoid undulations or gravity anomalies, are also produced.
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) consists of two satellites that can detect gravitational changes across the Earth. Also these changes can be presented as gravity anomaly temporal variations. The Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) also consisted of two spacecraft orbiting the Moon, which orbited for three years before their deorbit in 2015.
I loaded up the car with the girl, the doggies, and some winter attire and we broke away from "tradition" for the weekend. Some Bighorns, some Black Hills, camping, snow, scenery, and in the end, I'm quite happy that I missed diving over bodies to get to a new flatscreen or video game console. So, this year, I'm most thankful for my little band of nomads and as always, the outdoors. Here's to whatever's around that next bend.
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This mosaic was a pain to process. I originally captured the data in September 2020, but I struggled to find a way to combine the narrowband Ha stack as a luminance channel to the RGB data without having the [stars look weird](i.imgur.com/hqVhONg.png). Every now and then I'd fiddle with something, but it never worked out well. It also doesn't help that drizzled mosaics are *huge* files, with the final uncompressed image coming in around 2GB in size. Also ran out of disk space several times due to huge PixInsight swap files and an ungodly amount of fiddling with masks. Huge thanks to /u/jimmythechicken1 and his HaRGB workflow that he shared the other day (see below), wouldn't have been able to finish this image if it wasn't for your work! [I also made a starless version to better show off the faint nebulosity](i.imgur.com/g9npP7i.jpg) Captured over 5 nights from September 3-30th, 2020 from a Bortle 6 zone.
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**[Equipment:](i.imgur.com/6T8QNsv.jpg)**
* TPO 6" F/4 Imaging Newtonian
* Orion Sirius EQ-G
* ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
* Skywatcher Quattro Coma Corrector
* ZWO EFW 8x1.25"/31mm
* Astronomik LRGB+CLS Filters- 31mm
* Astrodon 31mm Ha 5nm, Oiii 3nm, Sii 5nm
* Agena 50mm Deluxe Straight-Through Guide Scope
* ZWO ASI-290mc for guiding
* Moonlite Autofocuser
**Acquisition:** 15 hours 4 minutes (Camera at Unity Gain, -15°C)
Panel 1:
* Ha- 29x600"
* Red- 27x120"
* Green- 27x120"
* Blue- 27x120"
Panel 2:
* Ha- 29x600"
* Red- 27x120"
* Green- 27x120"
* Blue- 27x120"
Calibration Frames
* Darks- 30
* Flats- 30 per filter
**Capture Software:**
* Captured using [N.I.N.A.](nighttime-imaging.eu) and PHD2 for guiding and dithering.
**PixInsight Processing:**
* BatchPreProcessing
* SubframeSelector
* StarAlignment
* [Blink](youtu.be/sJeuWZNWImE?t=40)
* ImageIntegration
* DrizzleIntegration (2x, Var β=1.5)
**Making the mosaic:**
* StarAlign left Ha panel to right (Register/union mosaic mode) to make master mosaic
* StarAlign all panels from all filters to master mosaic (register/match mode)
* GradientMergeMosaic to combine aligned panels into single mosaic image per filter
**Linear:**
* DynamicCrop
* AutomaticBackgroundExtraction
* DynamicBackgroundExtraction
* EZ Decon (Ha only)
* ChannelCombination to make color image from RGB filter stacks
* PhotometricColorCalibration + SCNR
**Adding Ha to RGB:**
> I'm basically just copy/pasting Jimmy's workflow with some slight tweaks
- Start with a full broadband image in linear, combine RGB channels.
- Open Histogram Transformation Preview, preview and adjust stretch such that looks adequate for star color and broadband image color. Save this to the Pixinsight Desktop. This will be used later to stretch the NBRGB image
- Open PixelMath, use the formula Ha-A*(Red-med(Red)) with A being an arbitrary value to sufficiently blacken all stars but not removing any of the H-alpha structure. [Do the same for any other narrowband channels as well and name them appropriately, use Red for Sii and Blue for Oiii] Save this image as 'Subtracted_Ha'
- Duplicate 'Subtracted_Ha' and apply an STF to it, rename this copy to 'F'. This will be a scale factor.
- In a new Pixelmath instance, to combine the NB and BB, use the formula as follows
> R: Red + R\*(Subtracted_Ha\*F)
> G: Green
> B: Blue + (0.025\*R)*(Subtracted_Ha\*F)
> Symbols: R=[insert value, discussed in next step],
- The symbol associated with the scaling of the channel addition should be changed to taste. To preview image, STF preview should not be used, but rather the preview window from the Histogram Transformation previously saved off.
> in my case R=0.5 was the best R value
* PhotometricColorCalibration for the NBRGB image
**Nonlinear:**
* HistogramTransformation to stretch Ha and NBRGB images
* LRGBCombination to add Ha as luminance to color NBRGB image
> Getting a good star mask is CRITICAL for this step. I used a copy of the 'F' image above, modified with a stretch and convolution. This took a while to get right.
* SCNR Green
* Shitloads of CurveTransformations to adjust lightness, saturation, contrast, hues, etc.
* Extract L > LRGBCombination again for larger scale chrominance noise reduction
* LocalHistogramTransformation
> two rounds of this, one at size 16 kernel for the finer 'feathery' details, and one at 100 for larger structures
* MLT noise reduction
* DarkStructureEnhance
* EZ Star Reduction (2 rounds of this)
* MMT noise reduction
* even more curves
* IntegerResample to 50%
* Annotation
WEEK 29 – TRUBeContinued (I)
While the bike racks we saw in our last photo from yesterday's set were lucky enough to still have a few bicycles in stock on them, these additional bike racks were completely devoid of product by the time of my May 15th visit – guess those were big sellers! I thought that the note printed on all those sheets of printer paper was kinda neat, too, the way that it starts out with “To 'R' Valued Customer”...
(c) 2018 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
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Affordable - My products typically yield large savings
Strong – Solid, non-finger jointed, rails and stiles with Mortise & Tenon joinery from Douglas Fir versus inferior woods like HEM/FIR
Warm - Fully Insulated with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) yielding R values of 7.7 ~ 10.0
Built to Last for 25+ Years - Superior materials, hand craftsmanship, and exacting attention to detail
Premium Quality Products - Hand selected premium graded woods, waterproof adhesives, stainless steel fasteners, precision engineered commercial operating hardware, and professional finishes
Accessories of Distinction – True Divided Lites with Tempered Glass / Hinges / Straps / Latches / Pulls / Clavos / Insulated Glass Units / Art Glass / Leading / Old-World Door Hardware and many others.
My finish methods and processes seal all six sides of your door with professional finishes to prevent weather and water damage. Your door will look as beautiful on the inside as the outside. Knowledgeable and informed buyers are saving money, adding resale value, augmenting the architectural & historical character of their homes, and
increasing aesthetic eye and curb appeal for their homes with my hand-made garage doors. Your new door will set your home apart from the crowd, and last for 25+ years. You deserve the best!
Contact me today at www.vintagegaragedoor.com to schedule a garage door evaluation and design consultation.
This is the first completed building , our cob woodworking shop, part of the ongoing creation of our house. Living roof, load bearing cob, locally harvested timber for roof, and everthing else used, all built on previously impacted land.
More information on the project as per request:
The house foundation picture on the site is on the same property as the cob woodworking shop, in Victoria about 10 minutes from the Victoria General Hospital. We have had interest in people wanting to do tours and have made arrangements with Elke Cole to to host a Natural Building Series this spring and summer of 2007(info posted on the Lighthouse site); we are doing an educational program/tour with Angela Evans (works in the planning department at Saanich); doing a workshop for the Environmental Justice Group; once the house is complete in late fall, we will be setting up a set of educational programs for grades 4-6, 7-12, policy makers, and the trades.
We are glad to have Kris Dick from the University of Manitoba act as our engineer. The house will be the first code approved, load bearing HIGH occupancy cob building in Canada (no post and beam).
North west and north east walls will have pumice added to the cob to add insulation (seeing as regular cob has an R value of 0.5 per inch). Living roof will feed into our rain water catchment system with the well plumbed into cisterns as a back up. Solar and wind power will power the AC and DC systems in the house. Hydronic infloor heating (using HDPE pipes), and our domestic hot water will derive from three banks (36 tubes) of solar thermal collectors. We have pre-plumbed our grey water through a worm bio-filter designed by my wife, down to where we will have mulch basins for our fruit trees. We will be (and have been) using our composting toilet system which is based on the book "the Humanure Handbook" by Joseph Jenkins.
One last peice of information you will appreciate... we changed the building envelope to allow us to build on the previously impacted areas, and at the same time preserve the native Garry Oak habitat that was in the original envelope.
Hand-Made Seattle Custom Garage Doors that are: Affordable, Strong, Warm, True Divided Lite Windows, Built to Last for 25+ Years, Superior Craftsmanship, Premium Materials, 5/7/10 year warranties available, Unlimited Custom Designs, Services Available – Design, Build, FINISH, and Install.
www.vintagegaragedoor.com (VGD) creates hand-made Seattle custom garage doors with true divided lites; including 4-layer insulated paint or stain grade with wood species of choice. VGD builds doors to last for 25+ years using superior materials and craftsmanship. VGD does not charge extra for custom work as each door is hand-built one at a time. To protect your work of art, VGD provides professional finishing services. Your investment in my superior custom hand-made garage doors will save you money! Knowledgeable and informed shoppers are avoiding the regret of spending thousands of dollars on doors built to fail.
Your garage door will have the beauty of hand-crafted wood and architectural styles within an affordable budget. VDG builds traditional garage doors that rise in sections, and, historical carriage house garage doors that swing in or out. Built to exacting standards, your hand-made garage door will add value to your home!
VGD hand-selects premium materials for quality, strength, durability, longevity, and beauty. Working together, we will define your requirements, expectations, door and window designs, and, material choices. My superior craftsmanship methods & production processes contain 200+ quality checks creating doors that are:
Affordable - My products typically yield large savings
Strong – Solid, non-finger jointed, rails and stiles with Mortise & Tenon joinery from Douglas Fir versus inferior woods like HEM/FIR
Warm - Fully Insulated with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) yielding R values of 7.7 ~ 10.0
Built to Last for 25+ Years - Superior materials, hand craftsmanship, and exacting attention to detail
Premium Quality Products - Hand selected premium graded woods, waterproof adhesives, stainless steel fasteners, precision engineered commercial operating hardware, and professional finishes
Accessories of Distinction – True Divided Lites with Tempered Glass / Hinges / Straps / Latches / Pulls / Clavos / Insulated Glass Units / Art Glass / Leading / Old-World Door Hardware and many others.
My finish methods and processes seal all six sides of your door with professional finishes to prevent weather and water damage. Your door will look as beautiful on the inside as the outside. Knowledgeable and informed buyers are saving money, adding resale value, augmenting the architectural & historical character of their homes, and
increasing aesthetic eye and curb appeal for their homes with my hand-made garage doors. Your new door will set your home apart from the crowd, and last for 25+ years. You deserve the best!
Contact me today at www.vintagegaragedoor.com to schedule a garage door evaluation and design consultation.
An insulated panel wall has been proven to have an R-value of 24. What happens to a panel wall when the weather gets cold and mean? Nothing, it retains its R-24 value. The foam in a panel is not compressed in any way, and it is sealed tight for the entire area of the panel. No gaps mean no cold air coming into the home, and no warm air leaving. This certainly helps you in having a cozy home design.
Tapered InsulFoam is cut from the same high-quality stock as our flat InsulFoam products, and meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM C578, Standard Specification for Rigid, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation. Tapered panels were used for increasing slope for additional drainage and offers a long-term, stable R-Value and has excellent dimensional stability, compressive strength and water resistant properties.
Project Location: Phoenix, AZ
Full taper package and crickets under Carlisle Syntec .060 mechanically attached TPO. Used: InsulFoam I tapered system.
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Tapered InsulFoam is cut from the same high-quality stock as our flat InsulFoam products, and meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM C578, Standard Specification for Rigid, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation. Tapered panels were used for increasing slope for additional drainage and offers a long-term, stable R-Value and has excellent dimensional stability, compressive strength and water resistant properties.
Project Location: Phoenix, AZ
Full taper package and crickets under Carlisle Syntec .060 mechanically attached TPO. Used: InsulFoam I tapered system.
Roofing Contractor: Gryphon Roofing
More product information:
Insulfoam Facebook:
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Hand-Made Seattle Custom Garage Doors that are: Affordable, Strong, Warm, True Divided Lite Windows, Built to Last for 25+ Years, Superior Craftsmanship, Premium Materials, 5/7/10 year warranties available, Unlimited Custom Designs, Services Available – Design, Build, FINISH, and Install.
www.vintagegaragedoor.com (VGD) creates hand-made Seattle custom garage doors with true divided lites; including 4-layer insulated paint or stain grade with wood species of choice. VGD builds doors to last for 25+ years using superior materials and craftsmanship. VGD does not charge extra for custom work as each door is hand-built one at a time. To protect your work of art, VGD provides professional finishing services. Your investment in my superior custom hand-made garage doors will save you money! Knowledgeable and informed shoppers are avoiding the regret of spending thousands of dollars on doors built to fail.
Your garage door will have the beauty of hand-crafted wood and architectural styles within an affordable budget. VDG builds traditional garage doors that rise in sections, and, historical carriage house garage doors that swing in or out. Built to exacting standards, your hand-made garage door will add value to your home!
VGD hand-selects premium materials for quality, strength, durability, longevity, and beauty. Working together, we will define your requirements, expectations, door and window designs, and, material choices. My superior craftsmanship methods & production processes contain 200+ quality checks creating doors that are:
Affordable - My products typically yield large savings
Strong – Solid, non-finger jointed, rails and stiles with Mortise & Tenon joinery from Douglas Fir versus inferior woods like HEM/FIR
Warm - Fully Insulated with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) yielding R values of 7.7 ~ 10.0
Built to Last for 25+ Years - Superior materials, hand craftsmanship, and exacting attention to detail
Premium Quality Products - Hand selected premium graded woods, waterproof adhesives, stainless steel fasteners, precision engineered commercial operating hardware, and professional finishes
Accessories of Distinction – True Divided Lites with Tempered Glass / Hinges / Straps / Latches / Pulls / Clavos / Insulated Glass Units / Art Glass / Leading / Old-World Door Hardware and many others.
My finish methods and processes seal all six sides of your door with professional finishes to prevent weather and water damage. Your door will look as beautiful on the inside as the outside. Knowledgeable and informed buyers are saving money, adding resale value, augmenting the architectural & historical character of their homes, and
increasing aesthetic eye and curb appeal for their homes with my hand-made garage doors. Your new door will set your home apart from the crowd, and last for 25+ years. You deserve the best!
Contact me today at www.vintagegaragedoor.com to schedule a garage door evaluation and design consultation.
Northern Light Masonic Lodge No. 266.
213 Louisa Street, Stayner, ON.
Most of the basement windows have been bricked in, likely for security purposes and to provide less maintanence and better R value.
At the base of the tree on the right side there were a lot of forget-me-not flowers that had re-seeded themselves.
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History of the Lodge
Constituted 1872
More than a century ago, when the great pines were falling and giving rise to the Town of Stayner, among those pioneers who here sought homes for themselves were a number of Masons.
Always eager for the fellowship of the Lodge, they soon became members of Manito Lodge already meeting in the Town of Collingwood. But as the Town of Stayner grew so did the number of Masons. With the increase in numbers came the desire to form a Lodge in the Town. On February 8th, 1871, Manito Lodge passed a resolution recommending to Grand Lodge the petition of the Brethren of Stayner for a Lodge of their own. On October 4th of the same year the recommendation was again made and steps were then taken for the institution of Northern Light Lodge in Stayner.
The Charter bears the signatures of M. W. Bro. James Seymour as Grand Master, Thomas Harris as Grand Secretary, W. Bro. Arthur Moberly, Worshipful Master, Robert B. Hannah, Senior Warden, Benjamin Beatty as Junior Warden. The date of the Charter is July llth, 1872, so it is now at this time of writing, one hundred and thirty-five years since the Lodge was instituted.
For the first few years the Lodge met on main street in Stayner in a room over Devitt's Furniture store on the site later occupied by Besse's Dairy Products for a long period and is now two smaller retail stores. Here it met with misfortune when the building and much of the Lodge equipment was destroyed by fire. Following the fire the Lodge met in an upstairs room in the Gartland Block. It then moved to the 2nd floor of the building, just then completed by Mr. Richard Coleman, which later became the Pearson Block.
It should be noted, however, that the history of Northern Light Lodge includes other and more serious difficulties than that of finding shelter. During its earlier years the Lodge was not numerically strong and the revenue was frequently less than adequate. Indeed it is recorded that concerts were sometimes arranged as a means of balancing slender budgets. In those days it did not occur to the Brethren to raise their dues, or if it did the idea may have been dismissed as impractical. However that may be, it is recorded that on one occasion the financial outlook was so dark that M. W. Bro. John Ross Robertson advised that the Lodge be closed.
Happily such drastic action never became necessary, for early in the 1900's there fortunately came a new era of growth and prosperity. Gradually but steadily the membership of the Lodge increased and, down through the years, the Townships of Nottawasaga and Sunnidale as well as the Town of Stayner, (now known as the Township of Clearview) and in more recent years the Town of Wasaga Beach, have continued to offer some of their finest sons as candidates for Masonry. Indeed this healthy growth reached such proportions that in 1961, it finally became necessary to abandon the inadequate Lodge quarters in the Pearson Block, and to erect the new building on Louisa Street in which the Lodge is now comfortably housed.
It is perhaps an understatement to say that the building of a new Temple in the summer of 1961 was an accomplishment of which the brethren of Northern Light Lodge are proud. The completion of that project was the realization of a long-cherished dream and the story of how it came about that the dream was realized is long, interesting, and even dramatic. But here it must be told briefly.
There had been, of necessity, much previous deliberations and planning. Delegations from Northern Light Lodge had visited other Lodges with a view of gaining inspiration and studying their building plans. Indeed Grand Lodge had already approved a building plan that had been drawn by W. Bro. C. V. Tebbey to embody Northern Light Lodge's ideas. But it was not until the Lodge meeting held April 4th, 1961, that the Trustees introduced the following resolution. "That we be empowered to acquire land for a building site, and to build a Lodge building thereon, and to furnish it, and that we be further empowered to incur such expenditure as in our judgment shall become necessary and desirable."
As a matter of record, not only did the brethren of Northern Light Lodge clothe their trustees with those broad powers, but they also proceeded to set up executive committees: R. W. Bro. W. A. Blackburn was named General Chairman; W. Bro. Clarence Wood became Chairman of the Building Committee; and W. Bro. N. A. Oehm was appointed Chairman of the Finance Committee. Clearly the stage was set for action and, by way of underlining that fact, the Worshipful Master, Paul Stotesbury, spoke these significant words: "Brethren, it is time for us to be on the move."
With those marching orders ringing in their ears, the brethren moved accordingly. By common consent, Bro. Aubrey Perry (who mysteriously acquired the unofficial title of "Hiram") organized and directed the willing workers. So expeditiously and efficiently did they work that, in less than five months after the turning of the first sod on May 22nd, 1961, the new Temple was completed. With special dispensation from Grand Lodge, the first Lodge meeting was held in the new Lodge building on November 7th, 1961, on which occasion this resolution was adopted: "Resolved that we, the brethren of Northern Light Lodge here assembled in this newly-built Lodge Hall, desire to place on record our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Worshipful Master, to the Committee men, and all others who have assisted in erecting this new building with its splendid appointments. Realizing as we do that it would be invidious to mention the names of the individuals, we nevertheless wish all those whose support made this project a success, to know that we are sincerely grateful for a job well done. We salute all who gave of their time, their talent, and their substance."
Although the first meeting of the new lodge was held in November, 1961, it was not until April 9th, 1962, that the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. R. W. Treleaven, and his Grand Lodge Officers, found it possible to come to Stayner to dedicate the new Temple. On this auspicious occasion they were welcomed on behalf of the brethren of Northern Light Lodge by W. Bro. Alex H. Walker, Worshipful Master, as were a host of other distinguished guests including the D.D.G.M. of Georgian District, R. W. Bro. T. J. Purvis, and all twenty Masters of Georgian District.
Thus ninety years after the founding of the Lodge in 1872, history was made; thus was a project completed; and thus did a dream come true.
The brethren of Northern Light Lodge had hardly had time to settle in their new home when they began to make preparations for yet another important and historic milestone. In just ten short years, they would celebrate their one hundredth anniversary and the brethren looked ahead with eager anticipation to the centennial festivities.
Many months of hard work and preparation culminated on the evening of February 22, 1972 when a gratifyingly large number of members and visitors gathered for the dedication, rededication and consecration of the regalia, etc., of Northern Light Lodge. The packed Lodge room received a special treat that evening as the M. W. Bro. Harry L. Martyn journeyed from Toronto to be the guest speaker of the evening, and to invest our centennial Master, W. Bro. Ken Heatherington. On that splendid evening as the sun set in the west to close the day, the glitter of gold in our Lodge room was matched only by the proud, beaming faces of the brethren who had given so much of their time and resources to make this night the dazzling success it turned out to be. Northern Light was fortunate indeed in their centennial year to share several of our biggest moments with the brethren of Seven Star Lodge of Alliston, who were also celebrating their centennial.
On June 16th, 1972 an enthusiastic and happy throng of brethren and their wives crowded the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston, where the two Lodges hosted a joint Ladies Night. The evening was without a doubt an unqualified success. Following a brief summer recess, the brethren of both Lodges gathered on Sunday, September 10th, for an outdoor church service in a beautiful outdoor setting in Stayner. The officials of the United Missionary Church had generously made the facilities of their Camp Grounds in the Pine Grove available for a Masonic Church Service jointly sponsored by the two Lodges. The speaker that afternoon was R. W. Bro. The Rev. Marshal Jess, Past Grand Chaplain of Collingwood. R. W. Bro's. Mancini and Borthwick assisted. The soloist, W. Bro. John Agnew, contributed greatly to the success of the service. Members of the two Lodges, their families and many well wishers from the whole District thus worshipped together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon with the scent of pines adding to the sacredness of the hour.
Unquestionably the high point of our year came on Friday, October 13th, 1972, when again in conjunction with Seven Star Lodge from Alliston we hosted the Grand Master M. W. Bro. William K. Bailey at a reception held at the Nottawasaga Inn in Alliston.
A large crowd of interested Masons from near and far gathered on that occasion to pay tribute to the Centennial Lodges and to greet the Grand Master. One could only say that the evening surpassed the most hopeful expectations of all who attended and provided a fitting climax to the centennial celebrations of our Lodges.
At such a time, it may not be amiss to pause and once again glance retrospectively at the past one hundred and thirty-four years.
On eight occasions Northern Light Lodge has been honoured by having its members elected as D. D. G. M. of Georgian District, R. W. Bro. W. B. Saunders in 1894, R. W. Bro. J. W. Bethune in 1908, R. W. Bro. R. J. Campbell in 1921, R. W. Bro. R. E. Ives in 1938, R. W. Bro. W. A. Blackburn in 1949, and to add further honour to our centennial year, R. W. Bro. T. Borthwick was elected to this high office in 1972. In 1990 the district was divided into Georgian South and Georgian North District, with R. W. Bro. Robert M. McArthur being elected in 1997 to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Lodge, and R. W. Bro. Earl T. McGauley in 2005.
Other members of Northern Light Lodge who are Past Grand Lodge Officers are: R. W. Bro. George Hinton, Past Grand Junior Warden; V. W. Bro. Ken Kerr, Past Grand Steward; V. W. Bro. J. R. Flynn, Past Grand Steward; V. W. Bro. E. E. Pottage, Past Grand Steward; V. W. Bro. Douglas Culham, Past Grand Steward; V. W. Bro. Robert Bates, Grand Steward in 1997; V. W. Bro. William Bates, Grand Standard Bearer in 1998. V. W. Bro. William Trotter, Past Grand Steward in 2005; and most recently V. W. Bro. Gary Christopher, Grand Steward in 2006.
In 1974 the first District Curling Bonspiel was held, the trophy was the Thomas Borthwick Trophy donated by R. W. Bro. Thomas Borthwick, Past D. D. G. M. During the 1980's the Lodge exchanged visits with Phoenix Lodge in Perrysburg, Ohio.
In 1993 Northern Light was again honoured when W. Bro. James Cooper was appointed Grand Chaplain and at a special meeting held at Northern Light Lodge on September 21, 1993, was installed into that office by M. W. Bro. C. Edwin Drew, Grand Master, and a number of Grand Lodge officers.
We in Northern Light Lodge have reason to be proud of these members of Grand Lodge. Masonry in this district is more highly respected and honoured because of their splendid contributions.
Our Lodge has now grown to a membership of one hundred and fifty and in one hundred and thirty-four years has initiated just over six hundred candidates.
In retrospect, the current members of Northern Light Lodge can indeed be proud of their Masonic Heritage. The hard times, though often trying, were endured with faith and served only to strengthen the spirit of Masonry in the brethren. The good times were a cause for joy and inspiration to all concerned.
In 1886, the cost of the Lodge notices was 23 cents per month. For the year 1906 our Secretary's account for postage and stationary was $5.10. By 1908 the rent for our Lodge Hall had risen to $36.00 per year and in 1916 annual dues were increased to $3.50.
Those days of course are gone forever and are memories for us to cherish. We similarly revere the memory of all who have preceded us in Northern Light Lodge.
In 1989 Northern Light Lodge changed their installation date from December to June with the first June installation in June of 1989.
In 1998 Northern Light Lodge celebrated their 125th Anniversary along with Seven Star Lodge in Alliston again and were joined by Minerva Lodge from Stroud. A reception for the Grand Master, M. W. Bro. William T. Anderson, was hosted and held in the Community Centre in Stayner. A total of 350 Masons from all over Ontario joined the three Lodges in their historic celebration.
Northern Light Lodge has been a generous donator to many community projects such as supplying a Palliative Care room in Collingwood Hospital, donation to Stayner Arena, donation to Stayner Library. Northern Light Lodge is a regular contributor for a bursary to the Stayner Collegiate.
Today, Northern Light Lodge is in a flourishing condition following our one hundred and thirty ninth birthday. We enjoy a steady stream of new members of high quality. We have adequate revenue. Peace and Harmony prevail; none may more truly say, "Happy to meet, sorry to part; Happy to meet again."
Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
The Kwiki Locking Extension is offered as an extension to the Kwiki handle. This is required for situations where the damper assembly (manufactured with Kwiki sets) is installed in ductwork that has exterior insulation and allows for the handle to be spaced off the surface over the insulation so the insulation does not have to be cut back at the damper. If the insulation is cut back at the damper handle, the R-value will go down and there is a potential for condensation, etc.
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Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Update 167: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (Jan. 5, 4:45 p.m.)
Alberta’s COVID-19 immunization program is well underway. Albertans should continue to protect others by continuing to follow restrictions and reducing the spread of COVID-19.
Latest updates :
Over the last 24 hours, 843 new cases were identified.
There are 919 people in hospital due to COVID-19, including 140 in intensive care.
There are 13,411 active cases in the province.
To date, 91,799 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19.
In the last 24 hours, there were 26 additional COVID-related deaths reported: three on Dec. 27, three on Dec. 28, two on Dec. 29, two on Dec. 30, one on Dec. 31, one on Jan. 1, two on Jan. 2, four on Jan. 3, and eight on Jan. 4.
The testing positivity rate was 8.2 per cent.
To date, there was an increase of 10,301 tests (2,857,374 total) for a total of 1,671,264 people tested.
All zones across the province have cases:
Calgary Zone: 4,545 active cases and 35,757 recovered
South Zone: 257 active cases and 4,799 recovered
Edmonton Zone: 5,794 active cases and 39,241 recovered
North Zone: 1,311 active cases and 6,201 recovered
Central Zone: 1,431 active cases and 5,663 recovered
73 active cases and 138 recovered cases in zones to be confirmed
Additional information, including case totals, is online.
R values from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3 (confidence interval):
Alberta provincewide: 0.99 (0.97-1.01)
Edmonton Zone: 0.92 (0.89-0.95)
Calgary Zone: 1.02 (0.99-1.06)
Rest of Alberta: 1.06 (1.01-1.10)
There are currently 1,236 active and 6,075 recovered cases at long-term care facilities and supportive/home living sites.
To date, 784 of the 1,168 reported deaths (67 per cent) have been in long-term care facilities or supportive/home living sites.
COVID-19 immunization program
Vaccines are being administered across the province. As of Jan. 4, 26,269 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Alberta.
Alberta’s phased approach to vaccination focuses first on priority health-care workers and those who are at highest risk of severe outcomes. Eligibility will continue to expand as more vaccine arrives in the province and more doses are administered to those most at risk.
A comprehensive outreach program is reaching communities with high levels of COVID-19 spread in Edmonton and Calgary.
Upon referral by Alberta Health Services (AHS), people in these areas who test positive for COVID-19 are eligible for a free-of-charge hotel room stay of 14 days, complete with culturally appropriate food and temporary financial aid in the amount of $625, once they have completed their self-isolation.
In December, more than 290 Albertans accessed hotel rooms in order to isolate safely.
In response to increasing case numbers, enhanced public measures prohibiting social gatherings, requiring masking and restricting businesses and services continue to be in effect.
All indoor and outdoor social gatherings – public and private – are still prohibited.
All existing guidance and legal orders remain in place.
All travellers who have arrived from the United Kingdom and South Africa since Dec. 7 should immediately get a COVID-19 test, whether they have symptoms or not.
Travellers will be contacted directly by Alberta Health Services to book a test.
Also, travellers from the United Kingdom or South Africa who are participating in the border pilot must immediately quarantine, whether they’ve had a negative test or not. All returning travellers currently in quarantine must remain in quarantine for the full 14 days.
Rapid point-of-care testing has begun at long-term care and designated supportive living facilities in the Edmonton Zone using dedicated mobile testing centres.
Remote and rural hospitals in Alberta will receive rapid tests in late December and early January.
Rapid testing has already been expanded to homeless shelters and centres in Calgary and Edmonton.
The government has granted certain Alberta peace officers and community peace officers temporary authority to enforce public health orders.
Not following mandatory restrictions will result in fines of $1,000 per ticketed offence and up to $100,000 through the courts.
All Albertans are encouraged to download the secure ABTraceTogether app, which is integrated with provincial contact tracing. The federal app is not a contact tracing app.
Secure contact tracing is an effective tool to stop the spread by notifying people who were exposed to a confirmed case so they can isolate and be tested.
As of Jan. 5, 295,575 Albertans were using the ABTraceTogether app, 66 per cent on iOS and 34 per cent on Android. On average, 22 new users were registering every hour.
Secure contact tracing is a cornerstone of Alberta’s Relaunch Strategy.
Parents and guardians can access the COVID-19 test results for children under the age of 18 through MyHealth Records (MHR) as soon as they are ready.
As of Jan. 4, 494,545 Albertans have MHR accounts.
All Albertans, especially seniors and those at risk, are encouraged to get immunized against influenza.
More than 1,450,368 Albertans have received their flu shot.
Confidential supports are available. The Mental Health Help Line at 1-877-303-2642 and the Addiction Help Line at 1-866-332-2322 operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Resources are also available online.
The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 and offers professional counselling, information and referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people by texting CONNECT to 686868.
Online resources provide advice on handling stressful situations and ways to talk with children.
A 24-hour Family Violence Information Line at 310-1818 provides anonymous help in more than 170 languages.
Alberta’s One Line for Sexual Violence is available at 1-866-403-8000, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
People fleeing family violence can call local police or the nearest RCMP detachment to apply for an Emergency Protection Order, or follow the steps in the Emergency Protection Orders Telephone Applications (COVID-19).
Information sheets and other resources on family violence prevention are at alberta.ca/COVID19.
Alberta’s government is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by protecting lives and livelihoods with precise measures to bend the curve, sustain small businesses and protect Alberta’s health-care system.(photography by Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier)
Base: 3/4 Plywood gives the pad a firm stable base.
Micor 300: Provides a non-combustible insulative later the meets and exceeds the manufactures k value specs/requirements for fire prevention and safety.
Durock Cement Board: Provides a noncombustible top layer and meets/exceeds the manufactures R value specs/requirements for fire prevention and safety when combined with the Micore 300.
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Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
I got an opportunity to analyze Hiro's image using the Zeiss 135mm F2 APO sonnar shot at F2.0
I used Pixinsight's Dynamic PSF to get an idea of the star shapes in a somewhat objective fashion.
I selected several stars from each of the image corners. This is usually a very severe test and hardly any lens I have used produces results higher than around 0.50 in r value. (the ratio of greatest length to smallest width)
The Zeiss produces results in excess of 0.80 everywhere on the frame, often even higher than 0.90.
The results at F2.0 interestingly aren't much worse, they are still in excess of .80 across much of the frame.
I compared this with an image from the Tak FSQ at F5. The result with the Tak was similar: just a smidge lower even! But the APO sonnar stars are much smaller as expected for an F2.0 scope.
One can see out, but not in with this cool fabric. It's made of metal and actually has a high R value (that's insulative value).
6 channel power-led driver module. Each channel drive two high power LEDs 9V. The capacitors provide a high peak current for a certain period of time. After this time, a continued nominal power is used. The peak current is set per channel by a potentiometer. This is 19V- 700 mA per channel. Each channel is driven for a certain time. The light distribution and brightness can be controlled.
Shematic see: www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/15184259029/
Picture highpower leds module: www.flickr.com/photos/fotoopa_hs/15756218415/
Update 14 nov 2014:
Some R values changes for optimal results. PCB is now tested. The total peak power is 80W for 25 ms.
Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
the preamp (left) and its little brother, the subwoofer controller. new to the line-up (or should I say line-out) ;)
what's new, here, is that I built another relay attenuator but this time I picked 0.1dB spacing for the step size. using all 8 relays (bits) that would get me 0.255 as a count or 0 thru 25.5 dB attenuation. the subwoofer already has a level control on it (powered sub) and so you 'get it close' with the sub-mounted control and do the fine tuning with this lcd/IR unit. with .1dB steps, that's a very fine level of granularity.
to see the R values I picked, visit my online CGI calculator:
www.amb.org/audio/delta1/r2r.cgi
use 8 bits, .1db and 5000 as the Z value and you'll see the R's that are installed on my board.
Insulated siding is home siding that includes rigid foam insulation, fused behind the exterior surface of the wall, for the purpose of reducing energy consumption, increasing the insulation value of the wall system and improving the stability and appearance of the siding. Currently, insulated siding is commercially available as a type of vinyl siding.
Usage
Insulated siding is exterior cladding that features a rigid foam backing secured to vinyl siding, or placed behind the siding during installation.
One purported benefit of insulated siding is its ability to reduce energy transfer, which helps maintain the interior temperature of a home. Producers report an average R-value of 2.0 - 5.5, significantly more than that of other siding products including fiber cement, brick and stucco. Homeowners also report insulated siding serves as a noise barrier to external sound. Insulated vinyl siding with added fan fold foam board insulation raises the R-value to 3.5 - 7.5. Fan fold insulation is installed under the final siding product.
The expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) insulation allows for more impact resistance than traditional vinyl siding. The rigid foam-backed siding creates straighter sight lines, and prevents denting and bending, for a more wood-like appearance than traditional vinyl siding. For added strength, insulation and design, faux brick panels can be used on exterior walls.
History
Insulated siding was invented in 1992 by Ohio-based Progressive Foam Technologies, Inc. The company began marketing its product, Fullback Thermal Support System, in the United States as an improvement over traditional vinyl siding.
Initial versions of insulated vinyl siding were field-tested in Georgia. Between 1993 and 1997, design and process solutions were developed to improve the functionality and durability of the product. In 1997, one vinyl siding manufacturer launched the first full-scale commercialization of insulated vinyl siding. Between 1998 and 2003, most other vinyl siding manufacturers launched their own brands of insulated siding. Since 2003, product development and product line extensions have allowed insulated siding to experience consistent growth and recognition as a premium residential cladding.
Insulated siding is currently available from a variety of siding manufacturers including Alcoa Home Exteriors, Alside, Associated Materials, CertainTeed, Exterior Portfolio by Crane, Heartland Building Products, KP Building Products, Mastic, Mitten, Inc., Norandex/Reynolds, Gentek/Revere, RMC/Style Crest, Variform and Vytec.
Product Attributes
Environmental Impact
Described by developers as “green building”, insulated siding may be used by homeowners to make homes more environmentally friendly. By reducing energy consumption, insulated siding can reduce air pollution. Insulated siding has an industry system R-value range of 2.0 - 5.5. According to manufacturers, insulated siding is manufactured to last for 50 years or more, potentially reducing landfill contributions.
In addition to reducing energy consumption, manufacturers report that insulated siding is permeable or “breathable,” allowing water vapor to escape, which can provide protection against rot, mold and mildew and help maintain healthy indoor air quality. Some products also include an organic, non-toxic termite and insect repellant.
Specifications
Sizes will vary by manufacturer depending on the insulated siding application and range from 4–16 ft long with widths from 6-21 inches, depending on the profile.
Considered a pioneering category of products, the rigid foam insulation is made of a modified expanded polystyrene (EPS), which includes a brominated fire retardant called HBCD (hexabromocyclododecane) which promotes self extinguishing once removed from direct flame. The EPS used in insulated siding has a density of 1.0 lb/cu ft (16 kg/cu m). Depending on the siding profile, products range in thickness from 75mm to 200mm.
Durability
The rigid foam insulation fused behind the siding panel reportedly makes insulated siding more durable than traditional vinyl siding. The rigid foam backing is precisely fitted to the contours of the siding's exterior surface, preventing the vinyl component of insulated siding from sagging, warping or shifting. Manufacturers claim that insulated siding is not susceptible to distortions caused by freeze/thaw cycles. Contractors report that it creates straighter lines and lays flatter, making it more effective on irregular walls.
HIGH-R INSULATING WINDOWS DEMONSTRATION.
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AT LAWRENCE BERKELEY LABORATORY'S APPLIED SCIENCES DIVISION HAVE DEVELOPED PROTOTYPE "SUPER- WINDOWS" CAPABLE OF RESISTING HIGH-LEVELS OF HEAT LOSS. THIS PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTS A DEMONSTRATION OF VARYING LEVELS OF R-VALUES FOR WINDOWS. AN R-VALUE MEASURES A WINDOW'S RESISTANCE TO HEAT LOSS. THE HIGHER THE R-VALUE, THE GREATER THE RESISTANCE. THE DEMONSTRATION UTILIZES A FREEZER TO SIMULATE OUTDOOR WINTER CONDITIONS OF 5 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. A "SUPERWINDOW'S" R-VALUE IS RATED AT 7, CREATING A HIGHER INSIDE GLASS SURFACE TEMPERATURE. "SUPER-WINDOWS" INCLUDE SUCH FEATURES AS: 1. TRIPLE-LAYER DESIGN (ONE LAYER MAY BE EITHER GLASS OR A PLASTIC FILM), 2. LOW- EMISSIVITY COATINGS - VERY THIN LAYERS OF METALLIC OXIDES THAT REFLECT HEAT BACK INTO THE HOUSE, AND 3. A LOW- CONDUCTIVITY GAS, SUCH AS KRYPTON OR ARGON, SEALED BETWEEN THE LAYERS - ALL ONLY AN INCH THICK AND MOUNTABLE WITHIN CONVENTIONAL FRAMES.
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St Joseph Catholic Church, Sea Isle NJ, is in the middle of an expansion project four times larger than the existing St. Joseph church, which was built in 1884. The 126-year-old church, which has a 225-seating capacity, is too small. The parish sometimes needs three locations to hold Sunday Mass during the summer.
The new expansion will be 1,300-seat capacity facility that will be erected alongside the current church, and the buildings will be connected.
Hunter Panels provided 4.5" Cool-Vent Roof. This is a perfect solution for steep-slop roofing such as on this church. Cool-Vent, a rigid insulation panel composed of polyisocyanurate foam core, is manufactured as a ventilated nailbase roof insulation panel. The steep-slope insulation board offers sustainable thermal insulating characteristics while also allowing air circulation within the roof assembly. A standard 1-inch air space permits airflow in all directions to give improved cooling and ventilation; this ventilation space helps reduce moisture vapor and heat build-up. Cool-Vent extends the life of the roofing system by nature of it's design. The polyiso insulation base provides the highest R-value per inch of any insulation panel.
More on Cool-Vent Roofing: www.hpanels.com/images/stories/pdfs/lit_prod_color/englis...
More on Hunter Panels: www.hpanels.com/
New Building on the MDIBL campus designed and built to accommodate the growing number of researchers flocking to the site each year uses Hunter Panels for green roof.
Roof Installer: Roof Systems, Main
July 2008: The new, 18,000-square-foot building officially opened
2009: Awarded "Gold" LEED Building Certification
Roof Details:
Roof Systems used 7,800 square feet of Hunter’s insulation products to the 8,700-square-foot shingled portion of the building’s roof. They began by laying down a four-inch layer of standard polyiso over top of the lab’s 22-gauge steel roof deck. Next they installed a four and one half inch layer of Hunter’s innovative H-Shield-NB, staggering the seams from the first layer to reduce thermal bridging and further increase the rooftop’s overall energy efficiency. Consisting of a four-inch layer of polyiso laminated to a heavy-duty, 5/8-inch piece of oriented strand board, H-Shield-NB eliminates the need to install an additional nailer on top of the insulation before attaching the finished roofing material.
Hunter’s four-inch polyiso provides an R-value of 25, while the four and one half inch H-Shield-NB offers an additional R-value of 25.6. Combined, the two layers of insulation created a rooftop with an R-value of over 50, more than enough to help the laboratory reduce its heating and cooling costs.
Besides energy efficiency, Hunter’s polyiso also features other properties that make it good for the environment and good for the lab. The H-Shield NB used for this project featured OSB that was certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging responsible management of the world’s forests. Lumber with the FSC label, such as the OSB used on the laboratory’s rooftop, was harvested in a sustainable manner with little impact on the environment.
Other sustainable attributes of Hunter’s polyiso include a manufacturing process that features zero ozone depleting potential (ODP), is CFC-free and meets all applicable EPA standards. Hunter’s polyiso also features an FM Class 1 uplift rating and UL Class A fire rating, resulting in a rooftop that provides superior protection against anything Mother Nature has to offer.
In order to fasten the insulation to the rooftop, Roof Systems utilized specialized 10-inch fasteners developed specifically for use with Hunter’s H-Shield-NB, Cool-Vent™ and Cool-Vent II. The fasteners offer increased pullout resistance and are FM approved. They do not require the use of washers or fastener plates, which reduces costs and speeds up installation. The 10-inch screws were installed through the H-Shield-NB and standard polyiso and attached to the building’s metal decking.
After all of the insulation was fastened to the deck, Roof Systems installed a layer of ice and water shield over the entire roof surface and then covered it with a 50-year asphalt shingle. They completed the roof installation by installing a 24-gauge, white, Kynar-coated flashing material that provides a long-term finish and increases the sustainability of the entire project.
View full article and details in Environmental Design & Construction- a web exclusive: www.edcmag.com/Articles/Web_Exclusive/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A...
Want more: visit us at www.hpanels.com/
Prior to the application of the Pacific Pattern on a QUANSA Hut style cabin. We increased the R-value and the walkability of the roof as well as creating a maintenance free scenario for the client.
New Building on the MDIBL campus designed and built to accommodate the growing number of researchers flocking to the site each year uses Hunter Panels for green roof.
Roof Installer: Roof Systems, Main
July 2008: The new, 18,000-square-foot building officially opened
2009: Awarded "Gold" LEED Building Certification
Roof Details:
Roof Systems used 7,800 square feet of Hunter’s insulation products to the 8,700-square-foot shingled portion of the building’s roof. They began by laying down a four-inch layer of standard polyiso over top of the lab’s 22-gauge steel roof deck. Next they installed a four and one half inch layer of Hunter’s innovative H-Shield-NB, staggering the seams from the first layer to reduce thermal bridging and further increase the rooftop’s overall energy efficiency. Consisting of a four-inch layer of polyiso laminated to a heavy-duty, 5/8-inch piece of oriented strand board, H-Shield-NB eliminates the need to install an additional nailer on top of the insulation before attaching the finished roofing material.
Hunter’s four-inch polyiso provides an R-value of 25, while the four and one half inch H-Shield-NB offers an additional R-value of 25.6. Combined, the two layers of insulation created a rooftop with an R-value of over 50, more than enough to help the laboratory reduce its heating and cooling costs.
Besides energy efficiency, Hunter’s polyiso also features other properties that make it good for the environment and good for the lab. The H-Shield NB used for this project featured OSB that was certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a non-profit organization devoted to encouraging responsible management of the world’s forests. Lumber with the FSC label, such as the OSB used on the laboratory’s rooftop, was harvested in a sustainable manner with little impact on the environment.
Other sustainable attributes of Hunter’s polyiso include a manufacturing process that features zero ozone depleting potential (ODP), is CFC-free and meets all applicable EPA standards. Hunter’s polyiso also features an FM Class 1 uplift rating and UL Class A fire rating, resulting in a rooftop that provides superior protection against anything Mother Nature has to offer.
In order to fasten the insulation to the rooftop, Roof Systems utilized specialized 10-inch fasteners developed specifically for use with Hunter’s H-Shield-NB, Cool-Vent™ and Cool-Vent II. The fasteners offer increased pullout resistance and are FM approved. They do not require the use of washers or fastener plates, which reduces costs and speeds up installation. The 10-inch screws were installed through the H-Shield-NB and standard polyiso and attached to the building’s metal decking.
After all of the insulation was fastened to the deck, Roof Systems installed a layer of ice and water shield over the entire roof surface and then covered it with a 50-year asphalt shingle. They completed the roof installation by installing a 24-gauge, white, Kynar-coated flashing material that provides a long-term finish and increases the sustainability of the entire project.
View full article and details in Environmental Design & Construction- a web exclusive: www.edcmag.com/Articles/Web_Exclusive/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A...
Want more: visit us at www.hpanels.com/
St Joseph Catholic Church, Sea Isle NJ, is in the middle of an expansion project four times larger than the existing St. Joseph church, which was built in 1884. The 126-year-old church, which has a 225-seating capacity, is too small. The parish sometimes needs three locations to hold Sunday Mass during the summer.
The new expansion will be 1,300-seat capacity facility that will be erected alongside the current church, and the buildings will be connected.
Hunter Panels provided 4.5" Cool-Vent Roof. This is a perfect solution for steep-slop roofing such as on this church. Cool-Vent, a rigid insulation panel composed of polyisocyanurate foam core, is manufactured as a ventilated nailbase roof insulation panel. The steep-slope insulation board offers sustainable thermal insulating characteristics while also allowing air circulation within the roof assembly. A standard 1-inch air space permits airflow in all directions to give improved cooling and ventilation; this ventilation space helps reduce moisture vapor and heat build-up. Cool-Vent extends the life of the roofing system by nature of it's design. The polyiso insulation base provides the highest R-value per inch of any insulation panel.
More on Cool-Vent Roofing: www.hpanels.com/images/stories/pdfs/lit_prod_color/englis...
More on Hunter Panels: www.hpanels.com/
St Joseph Catholic Church, Sea Isle NJ, is in the middle of an expansion project four times larger than the existing St. Joseph church, which was built in 1884. The 126-year-old church, which has a 225-seating capacity, is too small. The parish sometimes needs three locations to hold Sunday Mass during the summer.
The new expansion will be 1,300-seat capacity facility that will be erected alongside the current church, and the buildings will be connected.
Hunter Panels provided 4.5" Cool-Vent Roof. This is a perfect solution for steep-slop roofing such as on this church. Cool-Vent, a rigid insulation panel composed of polyisocyanurate foam core, is manufactured as a ventilated nailbase roof insulation panel. The steep-slope insulation board offers sustainable thermal insulating characteristics while also allowing air circulation within the roof assembly. A standard 1-inch air space permits airflow in all directions to give improved cooling and ventilation; this ventilation space helps reduce moisture vapor and heat build-up. Cool-Vent extends the life of the roofing system by nature of it's design. The polyiso insulation base provides the highest R-value per inch of any insulation panel.
More on Cool-Vent Roofing: www.hpanels.com/images/stories/pdfs/lit_prod_color/englis...
More on Hunter Panels: www.hpanels.com/
Underneath the kitchen sink where the repair people had to cut away the previous patch job to find out where the pipe had burst. Turned out to be a foot long section of pipe with 5 welds. Pink insulation is too low an R-Value to sufficiently insulate the copper pipe from freezing.
This project provides independent senior housing in an urban location served by a new light rail streetcar line.
The project replaces an existing HUD 202 in downtown Tucson with a new tax credit financed senior apartment building. It will provide 143 one bedroom apartments which will be occupied by low income seniors from the original project. The site is west of downtown Tucson, in the Rio Nuevo Redevelopment District. With assistance from the City of Tucson, the building will provide the first major residential building for the new district. With its access to public transit, local markets, and nearby walking areas, the New Armory Building will provide a true model for urban residential living for low income seniors.The redevelopment district will meet LEED for Neighborhood Development standards, which will require the project to be LEED Silver.
The building will employ insulating concrete blocks to provide extremely high R values, and will offset 75% of the common area electrical loads using roof mounted photovoltaic panels. HVAC units will be 16 SEER or greater, and additional filtration will be provided for all outside air intakes. Landscaping will employ drip irrigation, low water use native plants, and passive water harvesting. Recycled materials, low VOC paints, and sustainably harvested woods are further examples of LEED requirements that will be implemented into the building’s design
Here's the second version of the homemade classical spectrograph. Resolution wise I'm pleased, it has demonstrated an R value of 6600 or better on the Sun near the H-alpha line. The final product checks in at 6.5+ pounds however, a bit excessive to hang on the end of my telescopes. Back to the drawing board, and experiment with some other materials. As they say, the third attempt is usually successful!!
Guest bedroom exterior wall. The camera is actually sensitive enough that the studs (which have a lower R value than the insulation) show through the wallboard.
Insulfoam's tapered EPS insulation is so easy to cut and install on this Arizona single ply TPO roofing project installation. Tapered InsulFoam is cut from the same high-quality stock as our flat InsulFoam products, and meets or exceeds the requirements of ASTM C578, Standard Specification for Rigid, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation. Tapered panels were used for increasing slope for additional drainage and offers a long-term, stable R-Value and has excellent dimensional stability, compressive strength and water resistant properties.
Project: Gainey Ranch Corporate Center, Scottsdale AZ
Product Used: InsulFoam II tapered system with crickets under a 115 mil Carlisle SynTec Fleecback system.
Roofing Contractor: Starkweather Roofing, Inc.
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