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Building envelope: Heat, air and moisture interactions

Bomberg, M. and Brown, W.
1993
Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, v 16, p 306-311

Bomberg, M. and Brown, W., (1993), "Building envelope: Heat, air and moisture interactions", Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, v 16, p 306-311.
Abstract:
Heat, air and moisture transport across a building envelope are inseperable phenomena. Each influences the others and is influenced by all the materials contained within the building envelope. To ensure that all aspects of the building envelop perform effectively, we must deal with heat, air and moisture transport collectively. In some ways, this approach is similar to the thinking of 60 years ago, long before detailed analyses were routine. The differences today center on improved standards and requirements concerning performance of the individual elements that make up the building envelope. So, while we preserve the basic approach of the past, we are now better able to apply the fundamental concepts first introduced in the 1930s.
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Bomberg, M.
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Brown, W.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada, Division of Building Research, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6
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