Abstract
The effect of the variability of measured moisture transport properties on the overall hygrothermal performance of a high-rise construction wall is investigated. Three types of facade cladding were used: two with red brick and one with a sandlime stone facade. The results showed that by significantly varying the vapor permeability and the liquid diffusivity, the monthly and year-round heat flow and moisture contents were not influenced much for the brick facade walls. A similar behavior was found with the sandlime stone facade but, in this case, the exhibited differences were noticeable. The high-rise wall hygrothermal performance was found to be extremely sensitive to the sorption isotherm material property.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 647-655 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | ASHRAE Transactions |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 ASHRAE Annual Meeting - Chicago, IL, USA Duration: Jan 29 1995 → Feb 1 1995 |