Water leakage of building envelopes is the result of wind and rain acting on the build faces.
However, the moisture effects of building envelopes are often neglected.
Hygrothermal analysis of building envelopes requires high-quality input data and thoroughly tested models.
Hygrothermal simulation programs are commonly used by design engineers to analyse moisture performance of building envelopes.
Phase change materials (PCMs) have found their use in concrete technology for increasing energy efficiency of building envelopes.
This minimizes the influence of the convective heat loss and the surface temperature rise on the exterior of building envelopes.
The major part of building envelope failures was caused by excessive moisture content of building materials.
The relative importance of building envelope design factors for an office building was statistically compared.
Wind-driven rain is an important consideration in the hygrothermal performance of building envelope parts.
Sadineni, S. B., Madala, S. & Boehm, R. F. Passive building energy savings: a review of building envelope components.
