Building performance and maintenance: moisture ingress

Abstract

Reviews the problems created by the presence of moisture in buildings, including thermal performance, humidity, structural performance, and visual appearance. Examines the fundamental concepts of moisture ingress and transfer, and the factors that control them. Concludes that it is now possible to compare absorption of various materials with a simple test, and that faster computer processing is now capable of modelling building behaviour under various environmental and material factors.

Citation

Platten, A. (1989), "Building performance and maintenance: moisture ingress", Property Management, Vol. 7 No. 4, pp. 357-362. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000003345