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MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America

Beaulieu, P.; Cornick, S.M.; Dalgliesh, W.A.; Djebbar, R.; Kumaran, M.K.; Lacasse, M.A.; et al.
2001
NRCC-45213, National Research Council Canada, Institute for Research in Construction

Beaulieu, P.; Cornick, S.M.; Dalgliesh, W.A.; Djebbar, R.; Kumaran, M.K.; Lacasse, M.A.; et al., (2001), "MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America", NRCC-45213, National Research Council Canada, Institute for Research in Construction.
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Beaulieu, P.; Cornick, S.M.; Dalgliesh, W.A.; Djebbar, R.; Kumaran, M.K.; Lacasse, M.A.; Lackey, J.; Maref, W.; Mukhopadhyaya, P.; Nofal, M.; Normandin, N.; Nicholis, M.; O'Connor, T.; Quirt, J.D.; Rousseau, M.Z.; Said, M.N.; Swinton, M.C.; Tariku, F.; van Reenen, D. MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies : application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America, pp. 21, September 01, 2001
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Beaulieu, P.
  1. 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
  2. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America  
Cornick, S. M.
  1. A comparison of empirical indoor relative humidity models with measured data
  2. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  3. A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design
  4. Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview
  5. Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls
  6. 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
  7. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
  8. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America  
Dalgliesh, W. A.
  1. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  2. A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design
  3. BLWT, CFD and HAM modelling vs. the real world: bridging the gaps with full-scale measurements
  4. Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls
  5. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  6. Thermal Bridges -- Heat flow models with HEAT2 HEAT3, and a general purpose 3-D solver
  7. Wind on Buildings  
Djebbar, R.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada (NRC/IRC), Ottawa, Ontario.
  1. Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls
  2. Environmental boundary conditions for long-term hygrothermal calculations
  3. 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
  4. Indoor and outdoor weather analysis tool for hygrothermal modelling
  5. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
  6. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  7. Use of hygrothermal numerical modeling to identify optimal retrofit options for high-rise buildings  
Kumaran, M. K.
Building Performance Laboratory, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada
  1. A comparison of empirical indoor relative humidity models with measured data
  2. A logical extension of the ASTM Standard E96 to determine the dependence of water vapor transmission on relative humidity
  3. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  4. A thermal and moisture transport property data base for common building and insulating materials (final report)
  5. Application of gamma-ray spectroscopy for determination of moisture distribution in insulating materials
  6. Benchmarking of the advanced hygrothermal model hygIRC with mid scale experiments
  7. Building envelope design, Part 2: estimating field performance of thermal insulation
  8. Criteria for unaccesseptable damage on wood systems
  9. Determination of equilibrium moisture content of building materials: some practical difficulties
  10. Durability assessments of wood-frame construction using the concept of damage-functions
  11. Effect of exfiltration on the hygrothermal behaviour of a residential wall assembly: results from calculations and computer simulations
  12. Final Report, IEA-Annex 24, Task 3: Material Properties
  13. Indoor and outdoor weather analysis tool for hygrothermal modelling
  14. Influence of material properties on the moisture response of an ideal stucco wall: results from hygrothermal simulation
  15. In-Situ performance evaluation of exterior insulation basement systems (EIBS) - spray polyurethane foam: summary report
  16. Modeling heat, air and moisture transport through building materials and components
  17. Moisture buffering capacities of five North American building materials
  18. Moisture diffusivity of building materials from water absorption measurements
  19. Moisture transport coefficient of pine from gamma ray absorption measurements
  20. On implementing experimental biological damage-functions models in durability assessment systems
  21. Prediction of moisture response of wood frame walls using IRC's advanced hygrothermal model (hygIRC)
  22. Protecting the long-term performance of building envelope components
  23. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
  24. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  25. Taking guess work out of placing air/vapor barriers
  26. Three-dimensional analysis of thermal resistance of exterior basement insulation systems (EIBS)
  27. Use of hygrothermal numerical modeling to identify optimal retrofit options for high-rise buildings
  28. Vapor transport characteristics of mineral fiber insulation from heat flow meter measurements
  29. Water vapor transmission and moisture accumulation in polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foams  
Lacasse, M. A.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council, Ottawa,
  1. A discrete stochastic model for performance prediction of roofing systems
  2. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  3. An approach to validating computational models for hygrothermal analysis - full scale experiments
  4. Benchmarking of the advanced hygrothermal model hygIRC with mid scale experiments
  5. Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls
  6. Durability of Building Materials and Components 8
  7. Executive Summary of Research Contributions Related to Moisture Management of Exterior Wall Systems (MEWS) - Modeling, Experiments, and Benchmarking
  8. 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
  9. Proposed method for calculating water penetration test parameters of wall assemblies as applied to Istanbul, Turkey
  10. Report from Task 2 of MEWS Project - Description of 17 Large Sale Wall Specimens Built for Water Entry Investigation in IRC Dynamic Wall Testing Facility
  11. Report from task 6 of MEWS project -- experimental assessment of water penetration and entry into wood-frame wall specimens, - final report
  12. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America  


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