Design Limits for Framed Wall Assemblies Dependent on Material Choices for Sheating Membranes and Exterior Insultation
There are many opinions in industry with regard to appropriate material choices for sheathing membranes and exterior insulation of framed wall assemblies. Opinions vary on what is sensible for the ...
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Holistic Approach to Achieving Low Energy Multi-unit Residential Buildings
As codes and standards evolve towards low- or net-zero energy buildings, the practicality of achieving these targets in high-rise concrete construction gets increasingly challenging. Highrise residential buildings are becoming more ...
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Setting Realistic Design Indoor Conditions for Residential Buildings by Vapor Pressure Difference
Indoor relative humidity (RH) is commonly used to characterize the indoor environment for heat-air-moisture (HAM) simulations, chamber studies, analysis of monitoring data, or test hut studies of buildings without recognition ...
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Building Performance Library
Analyzing how all building systems function together to achieve greater energy efficiency, improved durability and optimized performance.
