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From Jan-1-2004 to Jan-31-2004

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  • Added references: 76
  • Added concepts: 4
  • Added essays: 29

References

  1. ¨¹nver, R., Akda, N. Y., Gedik, G. Z., ?zt¨¹rk, L. D. and Karabiber, Z., (2004), Prediction of building envelope performance in the design stage: an application for office buildings . (30-1-04)
  2. Ammann, H. M., (), Is indoor mold contamination a threat to health?. (30-1-04)
  3. Environment Canada, (1995), National Action Program on Climate Change. (29-1-04)
  4. Fan, J., Cheng, X., Wen, X. and Sun, W., (2003), An improved model of heat and moisture transfer with phase change and mobile condensates in fibrous insulation and comparison with experimental results . (28-1-04)
  5. Vafai, K. and Tien, H. C., (1989), A numerical investigation of phase change effects in porous materials . (28-1-04)
  6. Fan, J. and Wen, X., Johansson, P., Samuelson, I., Ekstrand-tobin, A., Mj?rnell, K., Sandberg, P. I. and Sikander, E., (2002), Modeling heat and moisture transfer through fibrous insulation with phase change and mobile condensates. (28-1-04)
  7. Navon, U. and Fenn, J. B., (1971), Interfacial mass and heat transfer during evaporation. I. An experimental technique and some results with a clean water surface . (28-1-04)
  8. Bowen, I. S., (1926), The ratio of heat losses by conduction and by evaporation from any water surface. (28-1-04)
  9. Sartori, E., (2000), A critical review on equations employed for the calculation of the evaporation rate from free water surfaces . (28-1-04)
  10. Eames, I. W., Marr, N. J. and Sabir, H., (1997), Evaporation coefficient of water: a review. (28-1-04)
  11. Nishioka, M. G., Burl, H. M., Brinkman, M.C. and Hines, C., (1999), Transport of lawn-applied 2,4-D from turf to home: assessing the relative importance of transport mechanisms and exposure pathways. (27-1-04)
  12. Park, J., Goe, C. I. H. S., Choe, K. T., Akpinar-elci, M. and Kreiss, K., (2003), NIOSH health hazard evaluation report: Somerset county assistance office. (27-1-04)
  13. Marek, R. and Straub, J., (2001), Analysis of the evaporation coefficient and the condensation coefficient of water. (27-1-04)
  14. Pauker, M. T., Tang, D., Jeter, S. M. and Abdel-khalik, S. I., (1998), Novel method for measuring water evaporation into still air . (27-1-04)
  15. Sill, B. L., (1983), Free and forced convection effects on evaporation. (27-1-04)
  16. Shah, M. M., (2002), Evaluation of available correlations for rate of evaporation from undisturbed water pools to quiet air . (27-1-04)
  17. Tang, R. and Etzion, Y., (2004), Comparative studies on the water evaporation rate from a wetted surface and that from a free water surface. (27-1-04)
  18. Zhao, B., Zhang, Y., Li, X., Yang, X. and Huang, D., (2004), Comparison of indoor aerosol particle concentration and deposition in different ventilated rooms by numerical method . (27-1-04)
  19. Reinikainen, L. M. and Jaakkola, J. J. K., (2003), Significance of humidity and temperature on skin and upper airway symptoms. (27-1-04)
  20. Mora, L., Gadgil, A. J. and Wurtz, E., (2002), Comparing zonal and CFD model predictions of isothermal indoor airflows to experimental data. (27-1-04)
  21. Franck, U., Herbarth, O., Wehner, B., Wiedensohler, A. and Manjarrez, M., (2003), How do the indoor size distributions of airborne submicron and ultrafine particles in the absence of significant indoor sources depend on outdoor distributions? . (27-1-04)
  22. Matheson, M.C., S. C. Dharmage, A. B. Forbes, et al., (2003), Residential characteristics predict changes in Der p 1, Fel d 1 and ergosterol but not fungi over time . (27-1-04)
  23. Gertz, M. and Sattler, K-U., (2001), A model and architecture for conceptualized data annotations. (27-1-04)
  24. Lai, A. C. K., (2002), Particle deposition indoors: a review. (26-1-04)
  25. Liu, D. and Nazaroff, W.W., (2002), Particle penetration through windows. (26-1-04)
  26. Fisk W. and Rosenfeld A. , (1997), Improved productivity and health from better indoor environments. (26-1-04)
  27. JF Burrows Consulting, (2003), Incompatible building materials. (26-1-04)
  28. Bowser, D., (2003), Penetration of outdoor particles into a residence. (26-1-04)
  29. Meadows, D. L. , Randers, J., Behrens III William W. ,, (1972), The limit to growth: a report for the Club of Rome's project on the predicament of mankind. (26-1-04)
  30. Feldman, D., Stathopoulos, T., Cosmulescu, C. and Wu, H., Meadows D. H. , Meadows D. L. , Randers J. , Behrens III William W. , (1998), A simple apparatus for the evaluation of air infiltration through building envelope components . (23-1-04)
  31. Lyberg, M. D., (1997), Basic air infiltration . (23-1-04)
  32. Ozkaynak, H., Xue, J., Spengler, J., Wallace, L., Pellizzari, E. and Jenkins, P., (1996), Personal exposure to airborne particles and metals: Results from the particle team study in Riverside, California . (23-1-04)
  33. Tung, T. C. W., Chao, C. Y. H. and Burnett, J., (1999), A methodology to investigate the particulate penetration coefficient through building shell. (23-1-04)
  34. Thornburg, J., Ensor, D. S., Rodes, C. E., Lawless, P. A., Sparks, L. E. and Mosley, R. B., (2001), Penetration of particles into buildings and associated physical factors. part I: model development and computer simulations. (23-1-04)
  35. Jeng, C. J., Kindzierski, W. B. and Smith, D. W., (2003), Modeling entry of micron-sized and submicron-sized particles into the indoor environment. (23-1-04)
  36. Murtoniemi, T., Nevalainen, A., Suutari, M. and Hirvonen, M., (2002), Effect of liner and core materials of plasterboard on microbial growth, spore-induced inflammatory responses, and cytotoxicity in macrophages. (23-1-04)
  37. Kung, H. K., DU, T. C. and Weng, C.H., (1999), Applying object-oriented database technologies in concurrent design processes. (23-1-04)
  38. Pries, F., Doree, A., Veen, B.V.D. and Vrijhoef, R., (2004), The role of leaders' paradigm in construction industry change. (23-1-04)
  39. Liu, D., (2002), Air pollutant penetration through airflow leaks into buildings. (23-1-04)
  40. Vette, A. F., Rea, A. W., Lawless, P. A., Rodes, C. E., Evans, G., Highsmith, V. R. and Sheldon, L., (2001), Characterization of indoor-outdoor aerosol concentration relationships during the Fresno PM exposure studies. (23-1-04)
  41. Airaksinen, M., Pasanen, P., Kurnitski, J. and Sepp?nen, O., (2004), Microbial contamination of indoor air due to leakages from crawl space- a field study. (23-1-04)
  42. Airaksinen, M., (2003), Moisture and fungal spore transport in outdoor air-ventilated crawl spaces in a cold climate. (23-1-04)
  43. Airaksinen, M., Kurnitski, J., Pasanen, P. and Sepp?nen, O., (2004), Fungal spore transport through a building structure . (23-1-04)
  44. R2000, (2001), R-2000 Standard (2001 edition). (21-1-04)
  45. Watson, R.T. et al., (2001), Climate change 2001: synthesis report. (20-1-04)
  46. Mills, E., (2003), Climate change, insurance and the buildings sector: technological synergisms between adaptation and mitigation. (20-1-04)
  47. Steemers, K., (2003), Towards a research agenda for adapting to climate change. (20-1-04)
  48. Owolabi, A. A., Anumba, C. J. and El-hamalawi, A., (2003), Towards implementing integrated building product libraries. (20-1-04)
  49. Larsson, N., (2003), Adapting to climate change in Canada. (20-1-04)
  50. Blomgren, S., (2003), Changes to building research funding in Sweden. (20-1-04)
  51. Lansley, P., (2002), Who should set the research agenda? Reflections on the Fairclough Review. (20-1-04)
  52. Gronbaek, D. J. v. H., (2003), A European Research Council: an idea whose time has come?. (20-1-04)
  53. Robin, S., (2003), The two faces of PhD students: management of early careers of French PhDs in life sciences. (20-1-04)
  54. Thuriaux, B., (2001), Contribution of basic research to the Irish national innovation system. (20-1-04)
  55. Egan, J., (1998), Rethinking construction: the report of the construction task force. (20-1-04)
  56. Fairclough, J., (2002), Rethinking construction innovation and research, a review of government R&D policies and practices. (20-1-04)
  57. Seaden, G., (2002), Changing more than R&D: responding to the Fairclough Review . (20-1-04)
  58. Kehrer, M., Kunzel, H. and Sedlbauer, K., (2003), Ecological insulation materials - does sorption moisture affect their insulation performance? . (19-1-04)
  59. Rasmussen, T.V., Fluent Inc, (2003), Verification of density predicted for prevention of settling of loose-fill cellulose insulation in walls . (19-1-04)
  60. Erman, E., (2003), Timber joint design: the geometric breakdown method . (19-1-04)
  61. Cornick, S. and Dalgliesh, W. A., (2003), A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design. (19-1-04)
  62. Stephenson, D. G., (2003), Thermal diffusion of water vapor through glass fiber insulation. (19-1-04)
  63. Ozaki, A., (2003), Systematic analysis model on combined heat and water transfer using water potential based on thermodynamics. (19-1-04)
  64. Al-homoud, M. S., (2004), The effectiveness of thermal insulation in different types of buildings in hot climates. (19-1-04)
  65. Rode C., Holm A. and Padfield T., (2004), A review of humidity buffering in the interior spaces. (19-1-04)
  66. Ge, H., (2003), Study on overall thermal performance of metal curtain walls . (19-1-04)
  67. Hens, J. A. and H. Hens, (2003), Interstitial condensation due to air leakage: a sensitivity analysis. (16-1-04)
  68. COMSOL, (2003), FEMLAB Version 2.3, Reference manual. (16-1-04)
  69. Kontopidis, T., Reddy, M. S. and Fazio, P., (1993), Potential of rain screen walls to prevent rain penetration: pressurized cavity principle. (14-1-04)
  70. Mendell, M. J., Phd, M., Fisk, W. J., et al., (2002), Improving the Health of Workers in Indoor Environments: Priority Research Needs for a National Occupational Research Agenda . (13-1-04)
  71. Redd, S. C., (2002), State of the science on molds and human health. (13-1-04)
  72. Hansen, K.K., (1986), Sorption isotherms - a catalogues. (13-1-04)
  73. CMHC, (2003), Review of hygrothermal models for building envelope retrofit analys. (13-1-04)
  74. Blocken, B. and Carmeliet, J., (2002), Spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on a low-rise building. (12-1-04)
  75. CHMC, (2002), Moldy houses: why they are and why we care & additional analysis of Wallaceburg data: the wallaceburg health and housing studies. (8-1-04)
  76. Denig, J., Wengert, E. M. and Simpson, W.T., (2000), Drying hardwood lumber. (8-1-04)

Essay

  1. Journal: Journal of Heat Transfer: 28-1-04
  2. Conference: Indoor Air: 27-1-04
  3. National Building Envelope Council - NBEC: 26-1-04
  4. Wind tunnels: 26-1-04
  5. Center for Building Science Newswas: 26-1-04
  6. WECD (World Commission for Environment and Development): 26-1-04
  7. State of Washington`s Indoor Air Quality Program: 26-1-04
  8. Articles: IAQ Legislative Update: A Look Back at 2003, A Look Ahead to 2004 Jan - 2004: 26-1-04
  9. Journal: Engineered Wood Journal: 26-1-04
  10. Helsinki University of Technology - HUT: 23-1-04
  11. Project: Damp Indoor Spaces and Health - National Academies of Sciences NAS: 22-1-04
  12. AF&PA - American Forest and Paper Association: 21-1-04
  13. What is building engineering: 20-1-04
  14. Faircough Review: 20-1-04
  15. BYG-DTU Project: Hygrothermal Performance of Whole Buildings: 19-1-04
  16. BYG-DTU: Department of Civil Engineering. Technical University of Denmark: 19-1-04
  17. BASE -- building assessment and survey evaluation: 13-1-04
  18. HIP - Healthy Indoors Partnership: 13-1-04
  19. Journal: American Journal of Public Health: 13-1-04
  20. air barriers - the history: 13-1-04
  21. Journal: Wind and Structure: 12-1-04

Web Links

OMEGA's Transactions in Measurement & Control series
"to provide the technical information to help meet your measurement and control requirements. as a practical thesis and as a technical reference series for everyday users of instrumentation and controls, with information on a different measurement and control technology topic."
Digital Library
National University of Singapore Library. Need passwords
EETD - Environmental Energy Technologies Division
"perform research and development leading to better energy technologies and reduction of adverse energy-related environmental impacts."
California Department of Health Services, Indoor Air Quality Program
"to conduct and promote the coordination of research, investigations, experiments, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, and control of indoor pollution in California. "
GREENGUARD Environmental Institute
"an independent, non-profit organization that tests and certifies building materials and interior products for low chemical and particle emissions.", "based on the U.S. EPA purchasing standards, the State of Washington Indoor Air Quality program, and Germany's Blue Angel program, "
Aerias, LLC -
"online resource to promoting better human health and better business through IAQ awareness. provides the latest news and comprehensive information on indoor environmental quality and its impact on human health."
MoldUpdate
"the mold issue, including litigation, legislation, regulations, media coverage, mold science, expert witness services, maintained by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.
Build-A-Better-Home
Many downloadable publication "to provide builders and homeowners the construction guidelines they need to protect their homes against damaging moisture infiltration, ..encourages better building practices for the key elements of a residential structure: roof, walls and foundation" by This link was checked on Dec. 2006APA - Engineered Wood Association, formerly the America Panel Assoc.
APA - Engineered Wood Association, formerly the America Panel Assoc.
"non-profit trade association with 70 years of experience, is the authoritative source for information on structural wood products and their related construction applications."
Residential Moisture Management Network, RMMN
aimed at information sharing through education, research and communication. "The USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) and APA - The Engineered Wood Association have formed the Residential Moisture Management Network (RMMN), an alliance of industries and related government agencies with the goal of providing clear, consistent moisture management recommendations based on the most current practices and research that leads to healthy, durable homes. "
CCB- Construction Criteria Base
subscription: "an extensive electronic library of construction guide specifications, manuals, standards and many other essential criteria documents... 10,000 documents .. effective tool available for finding and using current, approved U.S. construction criteria" by NIBS
Information Handling Services (IHS)
"provider of technical content and information solutions for standards, regulations, parts data, design guides, and other technical information"
NIBS - National Institute of Building Sciences
'site is the building community's connection to the authoritative national source of knowledge and advice on matters of building regulation, science and technology"
American Wood Council
"the wood products division of the AF&PA - American Forest and Paper Association.... to increase the use of wood by assuring the broad regulatory acceptance of wood products, developing design tools and guidelines for wood construction, and influencing the development of public policies affecting the use of wood products."
Online eCourse wood and design
a douzen ecourses in presentation slide format (.ppt), "free to explore and learn" for wood and building design, by AWC. also see This link was checked on Dec. 2006collection of web education materials
Documents at Energy Efficient Buildings (Sina-Can project)
many document with Canadian origins in "different areas of energy efficient construction: from the fundamentals to the nuts and bolts of EE products and equipment, the development of EE codes, technical study tours, and project planning techniques"
Stafford Consulting Engineers
"providing much-needed engineering guidance for roofing and waterproofing systems, where little or none existed before"
ASCE
CERF
created by This link was checked on Dec. 2006ASCE, aimed to "advance productivity, performance, and sustainability in the design and construction industry through innovation and collaboration"
Climate Change Action Fund -- CCAF
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
"is an independent federal body, accountable to Parliament through the Minister of the Environment. The Agency works to provide Canadians with high-quality environmental assessments that contribute to informed decision making, in support of sustainable development."
CISTI - Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
"sources of information in all areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine.", "a world-class information resource for scientific, technical, medical and agricultural books, journal articles, conference papers and reports.". You can order publications and have them delivered.
STIC - Science and Technology Information Centre, Taiwan, China
"to promote the sci-tech research and development by facilitating the dissemination of sci-tech information across Taiwan as well as other parts of the world.". This link was broken when checked on Dec. 2006Links to Canadian Industry
Rethinking Construction, UK
".. the construction industry, its clients and the government are working together to improve UK construction performance. .. aim to showcase innovations in both products and performance through Demonstration Projects and highlight best practice available within the industry."
Innovation in Built Environment
"Our programme of research focuses on the management of innovation in project-based firms and the production of the built environment."
International Research in Building Physics and Building Climatology
VTT Building and Transport
"VTT Building and Transport offers research, development and testing services as well as product approval and certification in the field of construction, communities and physical infrastructures". This link was checked on Dec. 2006old site
Digital Dissertations
"With more than two million entries, about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. add some 47,000 new dissertations and 12,000 new theses to the database each year. "
Alaska Building Research Series, publications
Alaska Building Research Series HCM-01550 to HCM-01558, (2000) ¡°Exterior ventilated cladding¡± translation from Norwegian Building Research Institute, publication: NBI: A542.003.

Concept

  1. particle transport, penetration of particulate, through walls: 26-1-04
  2. IT - Information Technology: 13-1-04
  3. health: 13-1-04
  4. history: 13-1-04


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