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    US has 89 million indoor workers (nonindustruial, nonagricultural). ("US: 70% of US workers-approximately 89 million persons-are employed in nonindustrial, nonagricultural indoor settings" -- Mendell et al., 2002, Improving the Health of Workers in Indoor Environments: Priority Research Needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda ))

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    condominiumn, leaking, water
    150 to 200 condominiums in city may be leaking, by Sorensen, E., 1999
    determination of moisture diffusivity
    A comparison of various techniques for determination of moisture diffusivity from moisture profiles, by Drchalova, J., Pavlik, Z. and Cerny, R., 2002
    rain control and design strategie
    A review of rain control and design strategies, by Straube, J. and Burnett, E.F.P, 1999
    initiatives on climate change and its impact on the built environment
    A review of recent and current initiatives on climate change and its impact on the built environment: impact, effectiveness and recommendations final report, by Lowe, R., 2001
    Research on building energy efficiency, Canada
    A review of research activities in energy efficiency in buildings in Canada, by Fazio, P., Athienitis, A.K., Stylianou, M., Zmeureanu, R. and Feldman, D., 1991
    Allergens
    Allergens in the home: a review, by Short, S., 2000
    energy
    BP statistical review of world energy - 2001 in review, by BP, 2002
    airtightness of houses
    Building airtightness: research and practice, by Sherman, M. H., Chan, R., 2004
    framing factors for low-rise residential building
    Characterization of framing factors for low-rise residential building walls, by ASHRAE, 2001
    Climate loads
    Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview, by Cornick, S.M, 2001
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    Current state and future issues of building and environmental performance simulation a the start of the 3rd millennium, by Editorial, 2002
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    Dampness in buildings and health , by Bornehag, C., Blomquist, G., Gyntelberg, F., J?rvholm, B., Malmberg, P. and et al., 2001
    histroy and development of performance based building codes
    Developments in performance-based building codes and standards, by Foliente, G. C., 2000
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    Exposure chain of urban air PM2.5----associations between ambient fixed site, residential outdoor, indoor, workplace and personal exposures in four European cities in the EXPOLIS-study, by Kousa, A., Oglesby, L., Koistinena, K., K¨¹nzlib, N. and Jantunena, M., 2002
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    Guide to wood design information, 2001-2002 edition, by Wood Products Council, 2001
    Heat transfer
    Heat transfer - a review of 2000 literature, by Goldstein, R. J., et al, 2002
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    Heat, air and moisture control in walls of Canadian houses: a review of the historic basis for current practices, by Bomberg, M. and Onysko, D. M., 2002
    Quebec housing
    l'Association provinciale des constructeurs d'habitations du Qu¨¦bec (APCHQ), by l'Association provinciale des constructeurs d'habitations du Qu¨¦bec (APCHQ), 0
    survey on EIFS
    Literature review of exterior insulation finish systems and stucco finishes, by Cheple, M. and Huelman, P. H., 2000
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    Literature review on use of nonwood plant fibers for building materials and panels, by Youngquist, J. A., English, B. E., Scharmer, R. C., Chow, P. and Shook, S. R., 2000
    Measurement of diffusion coefficients of VOCs for building materials
    Measurement of diffusion coefficients of VOCs for building materials: review and development of a calculation procedure , by Haghighat, F., Lee, C. and Ghaly, W. S., 2002
    measuring moisture content
    Methods for the assessment of moisture content of envelope assemblies, by Derome, D., Teasdale-St-Hilaire, A. and Fazio, P., 2001
    indoor air humidity
    Model and experiments for hygrothermal conditions of the envelope and indoor air of buildings, by Rode, C., Grau, K. and Mitamura, T., 2001
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    Overview of hygrothermal (HAM) analysis methods, by Straube, J.F. and Burnett, E.F.P, 2001
    BASE study
    Prevalence of culturable airborne fungi in 100 U.S. office buildings in the building assessment survey and evaluation (BASE) study, by Macher, J.M., F. C. Tsai, L.E. Burton, K.Liu, and J. M. Waldman, 2001
    building failure
    Project management: mega-building risks, by CCE, 2001
    humidity in Canadian buildings
    Study of humidity variations in Canadian buildings, by Kent, D., O. Handegord and R. Robson, 1966
    composition of the existing building stock
    The building stock as a research object, by Kohler, N. and Hassler, U., 2002
    building simulation
    Trends in building simulation, by Augenbroe, G., 2002
    excellent graphic view of climate change
    Vital climate graphics, by UNEP/GRID-Arenda, 2002
    Water leakage through building facades
    Water leakage through building facades, by Kudder, R.J. and Erdly, J. L. (Eds.), 1998
    Wood and wood-based materials
    Wood and wood-based materials: current status and future, by Fridley, K. J. Ed, 2002
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    World energy outlook 2002, by IEA/AIE, Blanchard, S. and Reppe, P., 2002



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