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    experiment: facility on moisture in building envelope

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    Environmental Chamber at BCE/Concordia University: Environmental Chamber

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006BEG Hut Natural Test Facility

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    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Envelope Systems Research Apparatus (ESRA) ORLN Large Scale Climate Simulator

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006ORNL



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    Related References (23)
    lab measurement, drying rate, low-slope
    A capacitance probe for measurement of moisture content in open pore thermal insulations, by Motakef, S., and L.R. Glicksman, 1989
    wighing system for specimen (8'by8')
    A precision weighing system for helping assess the hygrotherma response of full-scale wall assemblies, by Maref, W.M. Lacasse, M.A. and Krouglicof, N., 2001
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    An experimental device for the measurement of hygroscopic inertia influence on RH variation, by Ramos, N. M. M. and De_Freitas, V. P., 2009
    fire retarder added to smart vapor barrier
    Application of a new type of air and vapor retarder in a self-drying sloped roof with a cathedral ceiling, by Hens, H. and Janssens, A., 1998
    use experimental data to validate models
    Applied moisture engineering, by Karagiozis, A. N., 1998
    ASTM hot box
    C1363-97 standard test method for the thermal performance of building assemblies by means of a hot box apparatus, by ASTM, 1997
    condensation in highly insulated wood frame walls
    Condensation potential in high thermal performance walls -- cold winter climate, by Sherwood, G. E., 1983
    environmental chamber facility, envelope
    Design and construction of an environmental chamber facility, by Fazio, P., Athienitis, A. K., Marsh, C. and Rao, J., 1994
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    Environmental chamber for investigation of building envelope performance, by Fazio, P., Athienitis, A., Marsh, C. and Rao, J., 1997
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    Estimating values for the moisture source load and buffering capacities from indoor climate measurements, by Schijndel, A. W. M. v., 2008
    environmental chamber
    Experimental setup for the study of air leakage patterns, by Desmarais, G., Derome, D., Fazio, P., 1998
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    Final Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project (T8-03) - Hygrothermal Response of Exterior Wall Systems to Climate Loading: Methodology and Interpretation of Results for Stucco, EIFS, Masonry and Siding Clad Wood-Frame Walls, by Beaulieu, P., Bomberg, M., Cornick, S., Dalgliesh, A., Desmarais, G., Djebbar, R., Kumaran, K., Lacasse, M., Lackey, J. Maref, W., et al., 2002
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    Full-scale testing of indoor humidity and moisture buffering in building materials, by Mitamura, T., C. Rode and J. Schultz, 2001
    air leakage patterns in walls
    Impact of air leakage pattern on reinsulated walls, by Desmarais, G., Derome, D., Athienitis, A. K. and Fazio, P., 1998
    lab measurement, drying rate, low-slope
    Laboratory measurements of the drying rates of low-slope roofing systems, by Desjarlais, A.O., D.M. Kyle, P.W. Childs, and J.E. Christian, 1994
    ECF testing on flat roof
    Large scale testing of two flat roof assemblies insulated with cellulose, by Derome, D. and Fazio, P., 1998
    at Environmental Chamber
    Measuring air leakage of full-scale curtain wall sections using a non-rigid air-chamber method, by Fazio, P., H. Ge, and J. Rao, 2001
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    MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America, by Beaulieu, P.; Cornick, S.M.; Dalgliesh, W.A.; Djebbar, R.; Kumaran, M.K.; Lacasse, M.A.; et al., 2001
    flat roof
    Rapport Final Projet Site Internet - L'enveloppe du batiment et l'efficacit¨¦ ¨¦nerg¨¦tique, by Derome, D. and Fazio, P., 1998
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    Review and framework for large-scale laboratory studies on wetting and drying of building envelopes, by Fazio, P., Derome, D. and Rao, J., 2001
    microcalorimetry to measure mold growth
    Studies of the degratation of building materials by isothermal microcalorimetry, by Wadso, L., 1996
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    System for testing the hygrothermal performance of multi-layered building envelopes , by Pavl¨ªk, Z., Pavli¨ªk, J., Jirickov¨¢, M. and Cerny, R., 2002
    experimental climate chamber controls the water vapour flux
    The role of absorbent materials in moderating changes of relative humidity, by Padfield, T., 1998


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