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Study of the impact of wood material on hygrothermal comfort via an objective and subjective evaluation of indoor environment.

Number: pap. 993

Author(s) : BOULET S., ACHARD G.

Summary

Wood is often used for design of energy efficient buildings either in recent building or for refurbishment. Besides the low energy consumption, there are many positive testimonies of occupants of timber frame construction about general comfort. However, despite the positive testimonies, what about the actual level of user comfort in such houses? Our study is partly based on the subjective approach of comfort to provide arguments to justify the use of wood in building applications. For this purpose, surveys carried out with the occupants of the buildings will complement, after analysis, a measurement methodology of hygrothermal comfort made in the houses studied. We will present qualitative and quantitative full-scale analysis of in-situ measurements. Measurements and subjective enquiries do not allow concluding about the positive contribution of wood for comfort, but must provide arguments to give good reason for the use of wood in building applications.

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  • Original title: Study of the impact of wood material on hygrothermal comfort via an objective and subjective evaluation of indoor environment.
  • Record ID : 30010460
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
  • Publication date: 2013/06/16

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