Potential for hygroscopic building materials to improve indoor comfort and air quality in the canadian climate

Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Simonson, Carey J ^a   Olutimayin, Stephen ^a   Salonvaara, Mikael ^b   Ojanen, Tuomo ^b   O’Connor, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

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EID: 85103020284     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21668469     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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