An investigation of the moisture content in the walls of a straw-bale building

Building and Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1443-1451

  Goodhew, Steve ^a   Griffiths, Richard ^a   Woolley, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In situ moisture measurement; Straw bale; Sustainable building techniques; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOISTURE; STRAW;

LABORATORY-BASED MEASUREMENTS; STRAW-BALE BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; MOISTURE;

EID: 4344622657     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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