Energy retrofits have the potential to reduce building energy consumption and carbon
emissions, but face particular challenges when implemented in historic and traditionally …

Building dynamic simulation tools, traditionally used to study the hygrothermal performance
of new buildings during the preliminary design steps, have been recently adopted also in …

The regulation of the balance of the sensible and latent loads remains a critical problem for
built environment control. Unlike the traditional vapor compression system that features high …

Moisture buffering is the ability of surface materials in the indoor environment to moderate
the indoor humidity variations through adsorption or desorption. Materials with high moisture …

Buildings are expected to be energy efficient but also to provide a comfortable environment
to their occupants as well as to be durable. Indoor relative humidity influences the energy …

Moisture buffering in buildings is well known to influence material durability, building-scale
energy efficiency, and indoor environmental quality. In this work, we present a …

The relative humidity of indoor air influences the health and wellbeing of building occupants
and the integrity of the building fabric. One potential solution for regulating relative humidity …

In the aftermath of catastrophic events, lightweight construction systems are often used to
build temporary emergency architectures. However, if suitable environmental control …

Energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are actual key issues in all
the economic sectors and, in particular, in buildings which is acknowledged worldwide as …

Modern construction has a growing interest in geosourced materials for their low carbon
footprint. This study aims to investigate the hygrothermal properties of two clay materials …