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Protecting the long-term performance of building envelope components

Kumaran, M.K.
2002
NRCC-45129, A version of this document is published in Construction Canada, v. 44, no. 2, March 2002, pp. 24-26

Kumaran, M.K., (2002), "Protecting the long-term performance of building envelope components", NRCC-45129, A version of this document is published in Construction Canada, v. 44, no. 2, March 2002, pp. 24-26.
Abstract:

Abstract

The building envelope has for many years been recognized as a system, whose role is multi-faceted and critical to long-term performance of the building itself. All components in the envelope continuously respond to changes in indoor and outdoor temperature, pressure and humidity conditions. This results in an exchange of energy and mass (air as well as moisture) between the indoor and outdoor environments through the envelope. Building physicists refer to this phenomenon as "heat, air and moisture transport" through building materials and components.
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Kumaran, M. K.
Building Performance Laboratory, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada
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