The current research falls within the general context of expanding and developing bio-based
materials as insulating and low-cost construction materials. This paper aims to investigate …

An experimental wooden-frame house was designed, instrumented and tested to provide
measurements suitable for the study of coupled vapour and heat transfer under real climate …

Building energy models are widely used to estimate or predict the average energy
consumption of a building. However, they only provide approximate figures with significant …

High levels of humidity in buildings lead to building pathologies. Moisture also has an
impact on the indoor air quality and the hygrothermal comfort of the building's occupants. To …

Engineered bamboo, as a low-carbon biomass building material, is more prone to mold
growth than traditional building materials. Mold not only threatens the structural integrity of …

Innovative and efficient ways to carry out numerical simulations are worth of investigation to
reduce the computational complexity of building models and make it possible to solve …

The present paper focuses on studying a new methodology to predict the overall behavior of
buildings, which combines two simulation tools: COMSOL Multiphysics© and TRNSYS. The …

This paper proposes a reduced order model to simulate heat and moisture behaviour of
material based on proper general decomposition (PGD). This innovative method is an a …

Innovative and efficient ways to perform numerical simulations are worth investigations to
reduce the computational complexity of building models and permit to solve complex …

Literature tells of a connected, yet not well harmonised, narrative between building
sustainability, building performance, building simulation and building regulations. Building …