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| Experimental investigation of the hygric buffering capacity of wood based interior paneling | p. 3 |
| Transient moisture transfer between spruce plywood and humid air | p. 11 |
| Moisture buffer value : a comprehensive analysis of essential parameters based on experimental data | p. 19 |
| Hygric buffering capacities of uncoated and coated gypsum board | p. 27 |
| Hygric and thermal properties of an alkali activated aluminosilicate material | p. 35 |
| Critical moisture contents for water and air transport in case of imbibition and drying tests | p. 43 |
| An extendible material database for indoor air quality and hygrothermal research and applications | p. 49 |
| On validation of hygric characteristics for heat, air, moisture models | p. 55 |
| A multi-physics model for cyclic loading | p. 63 |
| Dynamical interactions between heat and mass flows in lime-hemp concrete | p. 69 |
| Hygrothermal simulation of masonry under atmospheric excitation | p. 77 |
| Determination of porosity related property changes in bricks after penetration with paraffin | p. 83 |
| Hydrophilic mineral wool materials : the effect of fiber orientation | p. 91 |
| Moisture performance characteristics of OSB and spruce plywood exterior sheathing products | p. 97 |
| Liquid water transport in wood : towards a mesoscopic approach | p. 107 |
| Steady-state moisture diffusion in Scots pine - the influence from distance to pith | p. 115 |
| Evaluation of instantaneous profile measurements indicating dependencies of moisture transport on hysteresis and dynamics | p. 121 |
| Measurement of water retention and moisture conductivity at transient conditions | p. 129 |
| The influence of salt on hygrothermal behaviour of building materials | p. 139 |
| Combining expansion/shrinkage monitoring and X-ray measurement for water and salt transport in calcium silicate beam | p. 147 |
| Inverse modeling of salt diffusion and advection in building materials | p. 155 |
| Incorporation of salt related effects into a hygrothermal transport model | p. 161 |
| In-situ measurement of the moisture content of building materials using ultra-wideband radio waves | p. 173 |
| An X-ray apparatus for advanced construction related moisture research | p. 181 |
| Effect of airflow velocity on moisture exchange at surfaces of building materials | p. 187 |
| Performance of edge sealing systems used in moisture transport experiments | p. 193 |
| Biodegradation of VC-VAc copolymer under the effect of microorganisms | p. 203 |
| Influences of acid rain on the neutralization process | p. 209 |
| The compatibility of finishing layer and external surface of buildings walls from the standpoint of durability | p. 217 |
| Vacuum insulated building envelopes | p. 227 |
| On the performance of vacuum insulated panels and sandwiches | p. 235 |
| Thermal testing and numerical simulation of a prototype cell using light wallboards coupling vacuum isolation panels (VIP) and phase change material (PCM) | p. 243 |
| Edge loss minimization in vacuum insulation panels | p. 251 |
| Moisture atlas for building envelopes | p. 259 |
| Probabilistic modeling of the heat loss performance of a building envelope | p. 269 |
| BEPAT - building envelope performance assessment tool : validation | p. 277 |
| Acoustical performances of Ventilated Double Glass Facades | p. 287 |
| Performance assessment of innovative transparent active envelopes through measurements in test cells | p. 293 |
| Comparison of sensible and latent thermal storage potential of double-skin facade | p. 301 |
| Real world glazing & window frame performance - designing to mitigate condensation | p. 311 |
| Hygrothermal modeling of aerated concrete wall and comparison with field experiment | p. 321 |
| New model for the hygrothermal calculation of condensate on the external building surface | p. 329 |
| Building envelope performance monitoring and modeling of West Coast rainscreen enclosures | p. 335 |
| The Rijksmuseum Amsterdam - hygrothermal analysis and dimensioning of thermal insulation | p. 345 |
| Hygrothermics of wooden beam ends in envelope parts of buildings | p. 353 |
| Large scale experimental investigation of the relative drying capacity of building envelope panels of various configurations | p. 361 |
| Establishing a uniform and measurable moisture source to evaluate the drying capacity of building envelope systems | p. 369 |
| Predicting and modeling the effects of wall cladding ventilation on sun-driven condensation | p. 379 |
| Climate adapted wooden cladding design - field investigation and numerical validation | p. 387 |
| Ventilation drying in walls with vapor impermeable claddings | p. 395 |
| Measured ventilation rates in water managed wall cavities | p. 403 |
| Test method to study the water shedding effectiveness of drip-edge of metal flashing | p. 411 |
| A simple and useful method to detect and pinpoint envelope failures during field testing of a gypsum sheathed wall | p. 419 |
| Learning from experience - an analysis of process induced building defects in Norway | p. 425 |
| Optimization of passive application of phase-change materials in building walls | p. 433 |
| Understanding air barriers in mechanically attached low slope roofing assemblies for wind uplift | p. 443 |
| Hygrothermal performance of unfinished attics (ventilated roofs) - an experimental study | p. 451 |
| Wind induced thermal losses through compact pitched roof constructions - test roof - measurements, simulation model and validation | p. 459 |
| Convection phenomena in loose-fill attics - tests and simulations | p. 465 |
| Evaluating the energy performance of ballasted roof systems | p. 473 |
| Solar factor for ventilated roofs | p. 479 |
| The application of modern principles of double ventilated roofs using stone as the main roofer in the renovation of the medieval buildings | p. 489 |
| Heat flow into the ground from the heated slab-on-ground structure - field measurements | p. 497 |
| New design model for frost protection of a slab on grade | p. 501 |
| The role of building engineering on integrated design and building sustainability | p. 509 |
| Whole building approach and hygrothermal risk analysis | p. 519 |
| Simulation tests in whole building heat and moisture transfer | p. 527 |
| CFD modelling of HAM transport in buildings : boundary conditions | p. 535 |
| Evaluation strategy of finishing materials contribution to the hygroscopic inertia of a room | p. 543 |
| The influence of construction material moisture on the indoor humidity and surface conditions | p. 549 |
| Moisture management in the building process - experience from four projects | p. 553 |
| "Exergy" - conscious design in the built environment | p. 563 |
| Second law analysis of HVAC systems for office buildings | p. 571 |
| Development of extremely low energy dwellings through life cycle optimization | p. 579 |
| A low-energy building under arctic conditions - a case study | p. 587 |
| Empirical validation of solar gain modeling in building energy simulation codes using test cells in IEA Task 34/annex 43 | p. 595 |
| Effects of passive solar heat on energy use and indoor temperatures in residential buildings | p. 603 |
| Mathematical model of the thermal performance of a dome-covered house | p. 611 |
| Energy assessment of heating consumption in existing school buildings : results of a field survey | p. 619 |
| Building energy - a design tool meeting the requirements for energy performance standards and early design - validation | p. 627 |
| Energy performance of timber houses in Northern Italy | p. 635 |
| A simplified calculation method of the annual energy use for space heating and cooling : assessment of the dynamic parameters for the Italian building stock and climate | p. 645 |
| Radiative cooling in buildings for climatic concept of Morocco | p. 655 |
| Economy, energy and ecology based comparison of heating systems in dwellings | p. 661 |
| Disturbances and operational parameters of central heating systems in retrofitted buildings | p. 669 |
| Earth-air heat exchangers : performance prediction assessment | p. 677 |
| Evaluation of thermal performance of traditional and modern residential buildings in the hot dry climatic zone of Turkey | p. 683 |
| Thermal mass in office buildings | p. 689 |
| Modeling of indoor-outdoor air-exchange in a multi-unit residential building | p. 697 |
| Exploration of a transient method for measurements of airtighrness | p. 705 |
| Reduced-scale air modeling technique for naturally ventilated buildings | p. 713 |
| Performance evaluation of hybrid ventilation system for residential buildings | p. 721 |
| CFD study of natural ventilation between multiple spaces with stratification | p. 731 |
| Airflow between houses and their roofs | p. 737 |
| Thermal comfort in residential buildings with passive and active acclimatization | p. 747 |
| Normative thermal comfort assessment | p. 757 |
| Thermal - hygrometry comfort in university classrooms : experimental results in north and central Italy universities conducted with new methodologies based on the adaptive model | p. 765 |
| Indoor climate for comfortable sleep, considering heat and moisture transfer between the room, bedding and human body : air control system using a predictive model for thermal comfort | p. 775 |
| Protocol and results of a residential short term room air temperature test | p. 783 |
| Use of low cost photosensitive sensors in scale models for daylighting studies | p. 793 |
| Utilization of daylight in offices; monitoring in a sample often buildings | p. 801 |
| Experimental assessment of environment performance of different typologies of light pipes | p. 809 |
| Acoustic performance of lightweight plasterboard walls, empirical study on the effect of plasterboard fixing conditions | p. 819 |
| Simulating transient particle deposition/re-suspension in indoor environments | p. 829 |
| A new approach for the IEQ (indoor environment quality) assessment | p. 837 |
| Experimental evaluation of potential movement of airborne mold spores out of building envelope cavities using full size wall panels | p. 845 |
| Climate change, hygrothermal modeling and the indoor environment | p. 855 |
| The climate adapted design of buildings : an easy way for the optimization | p. 863 |
| Climate adapted building design for Hesquiaht First Nation School | p. 871 |
| Sustainable construction - a simplified methodology for optimal design | p. 877 |
| CFD wind-driven rain simulations and their use for HAM modeling | p. 889 |
| Comparison of measured and modelled driving rain data on a historic building with standard assessment methods | p. 897 |
| Numerical modeling of impact, runoff and drying of wind-driven rain on a window glass surface | p. 905 |
| CFD and full scale examination of the pressure distribution around a building corner | p. 913 |
| Local wind speed near exterior building surfaces for convective transfer coefficients | p. 925 |
| Urban building physics : a CFD study of the Venturi-effect in non-parallel passages between buildings | p. 935 |
| Performance of wind scoops as ventilation retrofitting in tropical tall buildings | p. 943 |
| Upgraded weather forecast control of building heating systems | p. 951 |
| Analysis of Montreal 30-year weather data to select loading conditions for large-scale tests on wall panel systems | p. 959 |
| Influence of rain water percolation on ground heat losses and temperature for basement foundation | p. 967 |
| Prevention of algae and mould growth on facades by coatings with lowered long-wave emission | p. 973 |
| Decreasing the risk of moisture damage to prefabricated building components - from production to construction | p. 979 |
| Statistical analysis of wooden cladding moisture response to climate parameters | p. 985 |
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