Decay potential in wood structures using climate data

Building Research and Information

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 546-551

  Lisø, Kim Robert ^a,c   Hygen, Hans Olav ^b   Kvande, Tore ^a,c   Thue, Jan Vincent ^c  

^a SINTEF   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Building enclosure; Building performance; Climate adaptation; Climate change; Decay risk; Norway; Wooden structures

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CLADDING (COATING); CLIMATE CHANGE;

BUILDING ENCLOSURE; BUILDING PERFORMANCE; CLIMATE ADAPTATION; DECAY RISKS; WOODEN STRUCTURES;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATES; WOOD STRUCTURE;

EID: 33750348498     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210600736248     Document Type: Review

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