Until now, the common methods used to assess the risk of mold growth have been based on steady boundary conditions. A newly developed model, describing the hygrothermal behavior of the spore, allows consideration of the changing surface temperatures and RH for the prediction of mold growth for the first time. Research is still needed to determine the required hygrothermal material properties of the spore, such as the moisture retention curve and vapor resistance of the spore wall. Nevertheless, the capability of the biohygrothermal model to assess the risk of mold growth can be demonstrated impressively with the chosen example. A new basis has been built to describe nonsteady biological processes in mold spores, up to the start of the metabolism at least.

Sedlbauer, K., M. Krus, W. Zillig, H.M. K¨ąnzel

• building: simulation of building processes
• fungi: growth and growth model : implement growth by wall layer

1. A new model for mould prediction and its application on a test roof
2. A new model for mould prediction and its application on dwellings with mould on the outer facades
3. Ecological insulation materials - does sorption moisture affect their insulation performance?
4. Information and Technology Transfer from IBP: Mold Growth on ETICS (EIFS) as a Result of "Bad Workmanship"?
5. Moisture buffering effects of interior linings made from wood or wood based products
6. Prediction of mould fungus formation on the surface of and inside building components
7. Prediction of mould growth by hygrothermal calculation
8. The hygrothermal behaviour of rooms: combining thermal building simulation and hygrothermal envelope calculation  

1. A new model for mould prediction and its application on a test roof
2. A new model for mould prediction and its application on dwellings with mould on the outer facades
3. Determination of hygric material properties and calculation of the moisture balance of wooden prisms
4. Determination of moisture and salt content distributions by combining NMR and gamma ray measurements
5. Information and Technology Transfer from IBP: Mold Growth on ETICS (EIFS) as a Result of "Bad Workmanship"?
6. Simple methods to approximate the liquid transport coefficients describing the absorption and drying  

1. A new model for mould prediction and its application on a test roof
2. A new model for mould prediction and its application on dwellings with mould on the outer facades  

1. Calculation of heat and moisture transfer in exposed building components
2. Combined effect of temperature and humidity of the detoriation process of insulation materials in ETICS
3. Flexible vapor control solves moisture problems of building assemblies - smart retarder to replace the conventional PE-film
4. Moisture buffering effects of interior linings made from wood or wood based products
5. Simulation of indoor temperature and humidity conditions including hygrothermal interactions with the building envelope
6. Simultaneous heat and moisture transport in building components. one- and two-dimensional calculation using simple parameters
7. Two-dimensional transient heat and moisture simulations of rising damp with WUFI 2D
8. Uncertainty of hygrothermal calculations
9. WUFI-ORNL/IBP - A North American Hygrothermal Mode