The effect of combining a relative-humidity-sensitive ventilation system with the moisture-buffering capacity of materials on indoor climate and energy efficiency of buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 515-524

  Woloszyn, Monika ^a,b,c   Kalamees, Targo ^d   Abadie, Marc Olivier ^e,f   Steeman, Marijke ^g   Sasic Kalagasidis, Angela ^h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy; Indoor climate; Moisture buffering; Relative humidity sensitive (RHS) ventilation system; Whole building HAM simulation

Indexed keywords

BUFFERING CAPACITIES; BUILDING PERFORMANCES; COMBINED EFFECTS; ENERGY; ENERGY PERFORMANCES; ENERGY SAVINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITIES; INDOOR AIRS; INDOOR CLIMATE; INDOOR CLIMATES; INDOOR MOISTURES; MAXIMUM VALUES; MOISTURE MANAGEMENTS; MOISTURE VARIATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RELATIVE-HUMIDITY-SENSITIVE (RHS) VENTILATION SYSTEM; RISK OF CONDENSATIONS; SIMULATION TOOLS; TARGET LEVELS; TARGET VALUES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS; WHOLE BUILDING HAM SIMULATION;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METEOROLOGY; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; TOOLS; VENTILATION;

MOISTURE;

BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDOOR AIR; MOISTURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SIMULATION; VENTILATION;

EID: 57049116567     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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