Accurate convective heat transfer predictions are required in building engineering and environmental studies on urban heat islands, building energy performance, building-envelope durability or conservation and (natural) ventilation of buildings.
Accurate predictions of convective heat transfer are essential in building-engineering and environmental studies on urban heat islands, building energy performance, (natural) building and inter-building ventilation and building-envelope durability and conservation.
The presence of thermal bridges in building envelopes influences the energy consumption, durability of the building envelopes, and the thermal comfort of occupants.
The early deterioration of social housing envelopes reflect their low durability.
The capacity of drying out moisture accumulated within stud cavities, especially moisture due to rain penetration, is an important characteristic affecting the performance and durability of building envelope systems.
This holistic design will fulfill the basic functions of the building envelope: waterproofing, insulation, and structural strength and durability, while simultaneously producing energy and reducing energy consumption to achieve a high degree of energy efficiency and sustainability.
Wind-driven rain (WDR) is an important boundary condition for the study of hygrothermal behaviour and durability of building envelopes.
Wind-driven rain (WDR) is an important boundary condition for the study of the hygrothermal behaviour and durability of building envelopes.
Two types of pozzolanic additions (silica fume and metakaolin) combined with nonwovens subjected to different treatments to decrease their water absorption are analyzed as potential materials for fiber-cement sheets for building envelopes with high strength and durability.
Full-scale experiments to validate HAM computer modelling will be more complex and costly than those for wind alone, but such benchmark data are essential if we are to have confidence in our predictions of the serviceability and durability of building envelopes in the real world.
It is widely known that the problem of low or high indoor humidity environment has various adverse effects on occupant's health, durability of the building envelope and energy consumption.
