Abstract
When building materials are in contact with indoor air they have some effect to moderate the variations of indoor humidity in occupied buildings. But so far there has been a lack of a standardized quantity to characterize the moisture buffering capability of materials. It has been the objective of a recent Nordic project to define such a quantity, and to declare it in the form of a NORDTEST method. The Moisture Buffer Value is the figure that has been developed in the project as a way to appraise the moisture buffer effect of materials, and the value is described in the paper. Also explained is a test protocol which expresses how materials should be tested for determination of their Moisture Buffer Value. Finally, the paper presents some of the results of a Round Robin Test on various typical building materials that has been carried out in the project.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of ASTM International |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | Paper ID JAI100369 (33-44) |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 1546-962X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | ASTM Symposium on Heat-Air-Moisture Transport: Measurements on Building Materials - Toronto Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → … |
Conference
Conference | ASTM Symposium on Heat-Air-Moisture Transport: Measurements on Building Materials |
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City | Toronto |
Period | 01/01/2006 → … |
Bibliographical note
The journal is registered with Abstracting & indexing information: - cab abstracts; Chemical Abstract Service® (CAS); Compendex; Paper Chem; and T R I S Electronic Bibliographic Data BaseKeywords
- Building materials
- Moisture transport
- Humidity
- Buffer effect
- Indoor climate
- Material properties