Penetrating and Rising Damp

Omnisense Moisture Monitoring 3.01 MB

Presentation by Tim Martel ...

Interior Insulation of Mass Masonry Walls: Joist Monitoring, Material Test Optimization, Salt Effects 6.87 MB

There are many existing buildings with load-bearing mass masonry walls, whose energy...

Best Time for Damp Proofing is Summer 394.62 KB

Much repair and renovation work is carried out during the summer as the warm weather...

A Review of Wind-Driven Rain Research in Building Science 3.03 MB

Wind-driven rain or driving rain is rain that is given a horizontal velocity component...

Investigating Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion in Walls with the CARWASh 671.67 KB

Wind-driven rain provides the primary external moisture load for exterior walls....

Expert Meeting Report: Interior Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies 2.43 MB

The Building Science Corporation team held an Expert Meeting on Interior Insulation...

Chart Protimeter 56.84 KB

Protimeter WME - wood moisture equivalent. This is the theoretical %mc value that...

Test Method to Quantify the Wicking Properties of Porous Insulation Materials Designed to Prevent Interstitial Condensation 2.40 MB

Applying an interior insulation often is the only option for a thermal retrofit,...

Cavity Walls — Retro-Injected Insulation — Kill or Cure? 2.46 MB

There are in excess of 17 million homes in the UK of cavity wall construction —...

BS5250 Code of Practice for Control of Condensation in Buildings 0.00 KB

This British Standard code of practice has been published under the direction of...

Rising Damp: Capillary Rise Dynamics in Walls 345.27 KB

Rising damp is the common term for the slow upward movement of moisture in the lower...

Conservation Guidelines - Rising Damp and Timber Decay 223.86 KB

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