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Benchmarking of the advanced hygrothermal model hygIRC with mid scale experiments

Maref, W., Lacasse, M., Kumaran, M. K. and Swinton, M. C.
2003
Canadian conference on building energy simulation, September 11th - 13th, Montreal, Canada

Maref, W., Lacasse, M., Kumaran, M. K. and Swinton, M. C., (2003), "Benchmarking of the advanced hygrothermal model hygIRC with mid scale experiments", Canadian conference on building energy simulation, September 11th - 13th, Montreal, Canada.
Abstract:
Recent research in the field of assessment of hygrothermal response has focused on either laboratory experimentation or modelling, but less work has been reported in which both aspects are combined. Indeed, it is generally acknowledged that assessing the hygrothermal performance of building envelope systems is both expensive and time consuming. Such type of studies can potentially offer useful information regarding the benchmarking of models and related methods to assess hygrothermal performance of wall assemblies. This paper focuses on the use of an advanced hygrothermal model to assess the
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Maref, W.
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction
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Lacasse, M.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council, Ottawa,
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Kumaran, M. K.
Building Performance Laboratory, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada
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Swinton, M. C.
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction
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