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  • envelope
  • interior moisture load
  • noise
  • rain
  • solar energy, radiation
  • structural load of building envelope
  • ventilation: infiltration of buildings
  • weather, climates
  • wind
  • wind driven rain



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    		• Concept:

    load on building envelope

    Building envelope provides the necessary barrier or filter to

    * wind,

    * rain,

    * solar radiation,

    * heat,

    * noise,

    * fire,

    * particulate matter,

    * insects,

    * animals and even humans

    * light (windows
    Related References
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    Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls, by Cornick, S. M., Chown, G. A., Dalgliesh, W. A., Djebbar, R., Lacasse, M. A., Nofal, M., Said, M. N., Swinton, M. C. and Tariku, F., 2001
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    Determination and validation of the microclimate load: Driving rain and solar radiation, by Adl-Zarrabi, B. and A. H?gberg, 2002
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    Indoor and outdoor weather analysis tool for hygrothermal modelling, by Djebbar, R., Reenen, v. and Kumaran, M. K., 2001
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    Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report, by Cornick, S., Dalgliesh, A., Said, N., Djebbar, R., Tariku, F. and Kumaran, M. K., 2002



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