Experimental investigation of the hygrothermal performance of insulation materials

Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Hansen, Kurt K ^a   Rode, Carsten ^a   de Place Hansen, Ernst J ^a   Padfield, Tim ^b   Kristiansen, Finn ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (Denmark)

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EID: 84949910402     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21668469     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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