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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Hygrothermal performance"”.
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Impact of added insulation on the hygrothermal performance of leaky exterior wall assemblies
This project proposes an experimental procedure to evaluate the effect of adding insulation to leak exterior wall assemblies and to monitor air leakage paths within them. The procedure involves the construction of a full-scale test hut exposed consecutively to climatic conditions representing …
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Energy efficiency improvements in traditional buildings: exploring the role of user behaviour in the hygrothermal performance of solid walls.
… are, however, very limited and their long term performance is still uncertain. Evaluation of risks, prior to any alteration of building physics, is critical to avoid future damage to the fabric or occupants health. Moisture dynamics in building envelopes are affected by the enclosures geometry, …
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Development of a Novel Statistical Method and Procedure for Material Characterization and a Probabilistic Approach to Assessing the Hygrothermal Performance of Building Enclosure Assemblies
… The database provides a solid base for hygrothermal simulation and further research.</p> <p>A method was developed to derive the generic material from the material cluster comprising specific materials with similar characteristics. A novel approach was developed by using the generic …
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Moisture occurrence in roof assemblies containing moisture storing insulation and its impact on the durability of building envelope
… adsorbed within the envelope reduces the thermal performance of the envelope and favors fungus growth leading to deterioration of the materials and contamination of the indoor air. Roof assemblies thus insulated are particularly vulnerable to the mechanism of moisture accumulation. The objective …
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Optimization of timber-based strengthening techniques for the seismic retrofit of existing masonry buildings
… evaluating both the mechanical and the energetic performance of the intervention. Timber engineered products were employed as base components for the retrofit intervention. The products include both one-dimensional vertical elements (strong-backs) and two-dimensional panels (cross-laminated timber …