Moisture and Buildings: Durability Issues, Health Implications and Strategies to Mitigate the Risks

Moisture transport impacts three key aspects of building performance: durability, health and comfort, and is therefore a critical part of building design. The interdependency of these factors, however, is often overlooked, with durability often alone in being considered in design processes. No existing resource considers these aspects of building design as important results of the same interaction - between moisture and building. Moisture and Buildings: Durability Issues, Health Implications and Strategies to Mitigate the Risks presents a new typology of resources, including principles and practices, around this idea; bringing together knowledge and solutions from these areas of building performance. The book explores and explains how moisture, material durability and the health of occupants are correlated, and how they influence the building design process at both micro- and macro- scales. The title provides a clear and comprehensive guide to the influence of moisture on buildings. It addresses the theory and principles of hygrothermal processes, the latest developments in research, the main impact evaluation methods, the tools available, and includes several detailed case studies on hygrothermal assessment. The title consists in three parts, corresponding to the three main aspects of moisture in building performance - durability, health and comfort - and considers the future of this critical area of building design. Presents advanced knowledge on hygrothermal processes and their interaction with buildingsIntegrates the three key areas of moisture transport and its impact on buildings: Durability, human health, and comfortConsiders the most useful computational tools for assessing moisture and building interactionsIncludes a section on the main European, American and Australian building codesExplains the risks of mould growth to human health, including growth models to assessment methods INDICE: 1. Moisture and buildings: Interactions and correlations2. Durability3. Health4. Comfort5. What is next?

• ISBN: 978-0-12-821097-0
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés