The need for a vast quantity of new buildings to address the increase in population and
living standards is opposed to the need for tackling global warming and the decline in …

Given that performance-based approaches secure maximum energy consumption for new
buildings in more and more building codes and standards, such approaches could ensure …

Hemp-based building envelopes have gained significant popularity in developed countries,
and now the trend of constructing houses with hemp-clay blocks is spreading to developing …

Three biopolymers were tested as rammed earth (RE) stabilizers, evaluating their impact on
the hygrothermal behavior from material to building scale. Hygrothermal characterization …

Although hygrothermal properties of rammed earth represent great potential for improving
thermal comfort during hot summers, still little knowledge is available about this topic. The …

The thermal and moisture properties of building partitions and the related possibility of
moisture buffering affect the water vapour exchange between the superficial layers of the …

In this study, several years of field measurements of indoor hygrothermal loads in 237
dwelling units are analysed. Moisture excess is calculated from hourly values of …

Traditional buildings since many centuries have used lime as a binder and finishing
material. However, in contemporary construction practices, lime mortar and lime plaster …

Moisture problem is one of most serious impediments for the development and sustainable
utilisation of civil defence shelters due to poor moisture management. The aim of this study …

Based on the RILEM Technical Committee 274-TCE work, this paper is a discussion of the
remaining engineering challenges faced by earthen architecture. The assessment of earth …