ShareWet buildings: a moisture primer.
Author(s) : LOTZ W. A.
Type of article: Article
Summary
This article attempts to clarify the various issues that must be solved when investigating the cause of a building moisture problem. The issues discussed are rain leaks, ice dams, groundwater leaks, roof leaks, vapour barriers, insulation systems, humidification, chilled water, warehouses, trash plants, indoor pools and hot, humid climates.
Details
- Original title: Wet buildings: a moisture primer.
- Record ID : 1999-0380
- Languages: English
- Source: Heat. Pip. Air Cond. - vol. 70 - n. 1
- Publication date: 1998/01
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
Links
See other articles in this issue (4)
See the source
Indexing
- Themes: Air conditioning: general information
- Keywords: Ice; Roof; Building; Recommendation; Humidity; Insulation; Leakage; Condensation; Chilled water; Climate
-
About the hygrometric behaviour of flat ventila...
- Author(s) : GENNAI L., GUCCI N., TUONI G.
- Date : 1996/10
- Languages : Italian
- Source: Termotecnica - vol. 50 - n. 8
View record
-
Influence of the skin and insulation thickness ...
- Author(s) : KUNZEL H. M.
- Date : 1995/02
- Languages : English
- Source: Bauphysik - vol. 17 - n. 1
View record
-
Air and wind-tightness of pitched roofs: their ...
- Author(s) : HENS H.
- Date : 1992/12
- Languages : German
- Source: Bauphysik - vol. 14 - n. 6
View record
-
Isolation thermique des tuyauteries d'eau glacé...
- Author(s) : CHAMPAGNE A., ARDOUIN J. C., JICQUEL J. M.
- Date : 1996
- Languages : French
- Source: Qualita - n. 47
View record
-
Three "immutable laws" of central chiller-plant...
- Author(s) : BAIRD J.
- Date : 1999/11
- Languages : English
- Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 41 - n. 11
View record