Analysis of the hygrothermal behavior of residential high-rise building components / [author, A. Karagiozis].: NH18-1/385-1997E-PDF

“High-rise buildings as defined by the Canadian National Building Code is a construction entity that does not fall under Part 9 of the Code. Usually, high-rise buildings are composed of four or more floors. Two general types of high-rise buildings exist: commercial and residential. This project deals with high-rise buildings of the residential type. Being residential high-rise buildings, they are more diverse in design layout, mechanical systems employed, in the choice of exterior facade types and in their specific site. The hygrothermal (combined heat-air and moisture transfer) performance of various building envelope systems are investigated in this report for residential high-rise buildings. The primary aim of this joint IRC-CMHC project was to understand the system performance of various high-rise wall and roof parts with respect to heat-air and moisture transport. Another important aim was to predict the long-term performances of various retrofit strategies from which these wall systems benefited"--Intro., p. 1.

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Department/Agency Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Institute for Research in Construction (Canada)
Title Analysis of the hygrothermal behavior of residential high-rise building components / [author, A. Karagiozis].
Variant title Title at head of French summary: Performance hygrothermique des tours d'habitation
Hygrothermal performance of residential high-rise buildings
Series title Research report
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Cover title.
At head of title: NRC-CNRC client report, A-3052.4.
"For Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation [...] 25 August 1997."
"Author, Dr. A. Karagiozis, Project Manager; Quality assurance, Dr. M.K. Kumaran; Approved, Dr. J.D. Quirt, Director, Building Envelope and Structure"--Letter of transmission.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 116-121).
1.0. Introduction -- 2.0. Modelling heat, air and moisture transport processes -- 3.0. Heat-air-moisture modelling -- 4.0. Boundary conditions -- 5.0. Simulation cases -- 6.0. Hygrothermal results -- app. A1. Material properties -- app. B1. Boundary conditions -- app. C. Figures.
Includes summary and abstract in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, [1997]
Author / Contributor Karagiozis, Achilles N.,1962-
Kumaran, M. K.
Quirt, J. D.,1945-
Description xvi, 121, [149] p. : ill.
Catalogue number
  • NH18-1/385-1997E-PDF
Subject terms Apartment buildings
Construction materials
Testing
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