envelope materials
This a subject heading for issues related to materials used in envelopes of buildings.
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Buildcore - Building product information for Canada- " the Canadian standard in construction and building product information - helping the Canadian building and design community leverage its time and expertise to develop accurate construction documents", 12,000 building products available in Canada
Building Physics and Materials - Technical University of Denmark- "to improve the basic understanding of materials¡® properties with the aim of establishing better modelling tools and of providing a basis for the development of better materials, better production techniques and better methods for maintenance and repair."
- NASFA - North American Steel Framing Alliance
- "established by the American Iron and Steel Institute in 1998 to rapidly accelerate the use of light gauge steel framing in construction.
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- Application of digital-image-based models to microstructure, transport properties, and degradation of cement-based materials, by Bentz, D. P., Garboczi, E. J. and Martys, N. S., 1996
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- Building materials used in construction can affect indoor fungal levels greatly , by Ellringer, J., Boone, K. and Hendrickson, S., 2000
- gypsum
- Characterization of fungi occurring on "new" gypsum wallboard, by Doll, S.C. and H.A. Burge, 2001
- steel frame
- Comparative life cycle costs for new steel portal frame building systems, by Gurung, N., Mahen Mahendran, 2001
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- D3679-02 Standard Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Siding, by ASTM, 2002
- sustainability
- Engineering, alternative materials, and sustainability, by King, B., 2000
- plasterboard, chipboard, cellular concrete, plywood, wood panels
- Full-scale testing of indoor humidity and moisture buffering in building materials, by Mitamura, T., C. Rode and J. Schultz, 2001
- gypsum
- Fungal spores from wet gypsum boards relationship between release and age of culture, by Kildes?, P. K., Madsen, H. W. and Wilkins, K., 2002
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- High-performance wood-based panels substitute breathable membranes on external wall sheathings, by Marquardt, H. and Mainka, G. W., 2001
- conreate, stucco
- Hygrothermal system-performance of a whole building, by Karagiozis, A. and Salonvaara, M., 2001
- concrete
- Modeling of hygrothermal behavior of two-dimensional concrete structures, by Gawin, D. J., and Schrefler, B.A, 2001
- porous
- Moisture transport in porous building materials, by Pel, L., 1995
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- Mold performance of some construction products with and without borates, by Fogel, J.L. and J. D. Lloyd, 2002
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- Review of factors affecting the durability of repointing mortars for older masonry, by Maurenbrecher, A. H. P., Trischuk, K. J. and Rousseau, M. Z., 2001
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- Structural glass facades: A unique building technology, by Patterson, M. R., 2008
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- The effect of temperature on the moisture permeability of building materials, by Galbraith, G. H., Guo, J.S. and McLean, R.C, 2000
- material response to mold
- The response of building materials to the mould exposure at different response conditions, by Ritschkoff, A., Viitanen, H., and Koskela, K., 2000
- masonry, moisture transport
- Two-dimensional transient heat and moisture simulations of rising damp with WUFI 2D, by Holm, A. and K¨¹nzel, H.M, 2000
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- Variation of stress wave velocity with MC and temperature, by Kang, H. and R. E. Booker, 2002
- cauling
- Water intrusion evaluation for caulkless siding, window, and door systems-laboratory testing results, by NAHB Research Center, Inc., 2002