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Package: Building Physics and Applied Building Physics

Hens, Hugo

Package: Building Physics and Applied Building Physics

(2 Volumes)

5., revised Edition - October 2023
  • ca 736 pages
  • ca 281 figures
  • ca 113 tables
  • Softcover
  • English
ISBN: 978-3-433-03433-0
available

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Table of contents

BOOK 1 BUILDING PHYSICS

Preface

Units and Symbols

0 Introduction, History of Building Physics

1 Heat Transfer

1.1 Generalities

1.2 Conduction

1.3 Heat Exchange at Surfaces by Convection and Radiation

1.4 Building Related Applications

1.5 Problems and Solutions

2 Mass Transfer

2.1 Generalities

2.2 Air

2.3 Water Vapour

2.4 Moisture

2.5 Problems and Solutions

3 Heat, Air, and Moisture Combined

3.1 Why?

3.2 Material and Assembly Level

3.3 Whole Building Level

3.4 Problems and Solutions

4 Heat, Air, Moisture Material Properties

4.1 In general

4.2 Dry Air and Water

4.3 Thermal Properties of selected building materials

4.4 Air Properties

4.5 Moisture Properties

Postscript

BOOK 2 APPLIED BUILDING PHYSICS

Preface

Units and Symbols

Introduction, Historical Review

1 Ambient Conditions Out and Indoors

1.1 Overview

1.2 Outdoors

1.3 Indoors

Further Reading

2 Performance Metrics and Arrays

2.1 Definitions

2.2 Functional Demands

2.3 Performance Requirements

2.4 A short history

2.5 Performance arrays

Further Reading

3 Functional Demands at the Whole Building Level

3.1 In brief

3.2 Thermal, acoustical, visual and olfactory comfort

3.3 Health and Indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

3.4 Energy Efficiency

3.5 Durability

3.6 Economics

3.7 Sustainability

3.8 High performance buildings

Further Reading

4 Heat, Air, Moisture Metrics at the Building Assembly Level

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Air-tightness

4.3 Thermal transmittance

4.4 Transient thermal response

4.5 Moisture tolerance

4.6 Thermal bridging

4.7 Contact coefficient

4.8 Hygrothermal stress and strain

4.9 Transparent parts: solar transmittance

Further Reading

5 The Envelope Parts HAM Performances Applied to Timber-Frame

5.1 In general

5.2 Assembly

5.3 Performance evaluation

Further Reading

Appendix: Heat, Air, Moisture Material Properties

Index