Moisture control in buildings

Chapter l--Fundamentals of Transport and Storage of Moisture in Building Materials and Components by Marinkal K. Kumaran, Gintautas P. Mitalas, and Mark T. Bomberg Chapter 2--Modeling Heat, Air, and Moisture Transport through Building Materials and Components by Tuomo Ojanen, Reijo Kohonen, and Marinkat K. Kumaran Chapter 3--Relevant Moisture Properties of Building Construction Materials by Ronald P. Tye Chapter 4--Effects of Moisture on the Thermal Performance of Insulating Materials by Catherine Langlais, Anne Silberstein, and Per Ingvar Sandberg Chapter $--Moisture-Related Properties of Wood and the Effect of Moisture on Wood and Wood Products by Gerald E. Sherwood Chapter 6--Moisture, Organisms, and Health Effects by Harriet A. Burge, H. Jenny Su, and John D. Spengler Chapter 7--Climate by Frank J. lowell Chapter 8--Moisture Sources by Jeffrey E. Christian 18 35 54 72 84 91 176 PART 2: APPLICATIONS Chapter 9--Effect of Air Infiltration and Ventilation by David T. Harr]e Chapter 10--Heating and Cooling Equipment by Russell M. Keeter Chapter 1 l--Design Tools by Anton Ten Wolde Chapter 12--Measurement Techniques and Instrumentation by Peter L. Lagus 185 195 208 216Chapter 13--Troubleshooting by Heinz R. Trechsel Appendix on Statistical Considerations by Sheryl Bartlett Chapter 14--Case Studies of Moisture Problems in Residences by George Tsongas PART 3: CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter IS--General Construction Principles by Paul R. Achenbach Chapter 16--General Considerations for Roofs by Wayne Tobiasson Chapter 17--Moisture Control for New Residential Buildings by Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody Chapter 18--New High-Rise Commercial and Residential Buildings by Gustav Handegord Chapter 19--Recommendations for Remedial and Preventive Actions for Existing Residential Buildings by William B. Rose Chapter 20--Recommendations for Remedial and Preventative Actions for Existing Commercial, Institutional, and High-Rise Buildings by Warren R. French Chapter 2 l--Manufactured Housing by Michael F. Werner Chapter 22--Moisture in Historic Buildings and Preservation Guidance by Sharon C. Park PART 4: IMPLEMENTATION Chapter 23--Contract Documents and Moisture Control by Richard B. Mundle Chapter 24--Applicable Guidelines, Standards, and Codes by Wayne P. Ellis Chapter 2S--Legal Considerations and Dispute Resolution: The Water-Related Construction Failure by Bruce W. Ficken Chapter 26--A Conceptual System of Moisture Performance Analysis by Mark T. Bomberg and Cliff J. Shirtliffe Bibliography Index Metric Conversion Table