Myths about Building Envelopes

ASHRAE Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 39-47

  Persily, Andrew K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR LEAKAGE; AIRTIGHTNESS; BUILDING ENVELOPES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

EID: 0001775965     PISSN: 00012491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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