Sorption behaviour of Lime-Hemp Concrete and its relation to indoor comfort and energy demand

PLEA 2006 - 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Evrard, Arnaud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Comfort feelings; Energy savings; HAM simulations; Moist thermal conductivity; Moisture buffering; Retarded sorption; Sustainable building materials; Transient transfer

Indexed keywords

BUFFER EFFECT; BUILDING ENVELOPES; COMFORT FEELINGS; DRYING PROCESS; ENERGY DEMANDS; FINAL DENSITY; GLOBAL PERFORMANCE; HAM SIMULATIONS; HUMIDITY REGULATION; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; INSULATION MATERIALS; LOW ENERGIES; MASONRY WALLS; MASS FLOW; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; MOISTURE-BUFFERING; SORPTION EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; TIMBER FRAMES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HEMP; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LIME; MOISTURE; SORPTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84865782363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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