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Dampness in buildings. --- Buildings, Dampness in --- Condensation control in buildings --- Moisture control in buildings --- Air conditioning --- Buildings --- Exterior walls --- Ventilation --- Waterproofing --- Protection

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This book systematically analyses state-of-the-art technology and research related to desiccant dehumidification. It provides key insights into the current research direction, and presents global research and development interests. It begins by offering a comprehensive review of conventional desiccants and their underlying engineering challenges. Fundamental material characteristic properties and factors critical to the desiccant synthesis are highlighted.The applicability of next-generation advanced materials to address the challenges is documented, and the advantages of desiccant coated heat exchangers are evaluated. Lastly, the potential applications of desiccant dehumidifiers in various energy-connected applications are discussed, and case studies on industrial/building cooling systems are provided. Specifically targeted at HVAC engineers, thermal scientists, energy-engineering researchers, and graduate-level students in the field, the technical content balances fundamental concepts and applications.

Humidity --- Dampness in buildings. --- Control. --- Buildings, Dampness in --- Condensation control in buildings --- Moisture control in buildings --- Air conditioning --- Buildings --- Exterior walls --- Ventilation --- Waterproofing --- Control of humidity --- Dehumidification --- Humidification --- Humidity control --- Dampness in buildings --- Protection

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The main purpose of this book, Hygrothermal, Building Pathology and Durability, is to provide a collection of recent research works to contribute to the systematization and dissemination of knowledge related to construction pathology, hygrothermal behaviour of buildings, durability and diagnostic techniques and, simultaneously, to show the most recent advances in this domain. It includes a set of new developments in the field of building physics and hygrothermal behaviour, durability approach for historical and old buildings and building pathology vs. durability. The book is divided in several chapters that are a resume of the current state of knowledge for benefit of professional colleagues, scientists, students, practitioners, lecturers and other interested parties to network.

Architecture -- Human factors. --- Buildings -- Environmental engineering. --- Buildings -- Thermal properties. --- Buildings --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Hygrothermoelasticity. --- Dampness in buildings --- Environmental engineering. --- Research. --- Buildings, Dampness in --- Condensation control in buildings --- Moisture control in buildings --- Environmental engineering (Buildings) --- Hygrothermal effects --- Engineering. --- Building materials. --- Building construction. --- Structural materials. --- Building Materials. --- Building Physics, HVAC. --- Structural Materials. --- Air conditioning --- Exterior walls --- Ventilation --- Waterproofing --- Environmental engineering --- Architecture --- Sanitary engineering --- Thermoelasticity --- Protection --- Human factors --- Materials. --- Engineering --- Engineering materials --- Industrial materials --- Engineering design --- Manufacturing processes --- Materials --- Architectural materials --- Building --- Building supplies --- Construction materials --- Structural materials

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Today, indoor mold and moisture, and their associated health effects, are a society-wide problem. The economic consequences of indoor mold and moisture are enormous. Their global dimension has been emphasized in several recent international publications, stressing that the most important means for avoiding adverse health effects is the prevention (or minimization) of persistent dampness and microbial growth on interior surfaces and in building structures. This book aims to describe the fundamentals of indoor mold growth as a prerequisite to tackle mold growth in the existing building stock as well as in future energy efficient buildings. It brings together different disciplinary points of view on indoor mold, ranging from physics and material science to microbiology and health sciences. The contents have been outlined according to three main issues: Fundamentals, particularly addressing the crucial roles of water and materials, Health, including a state-of-the-art description of the health-related effects of indoor molds, and Strategies, integrating remediation, prevention and policies.

Dampness in buildings -- Prevention. --- Fungi -- Spores. --- Indoor air pollution. --- Molds (Fungi) -- Health aspects. --- Fungi --- Spores --- Fruiting Bodies, Fungal --- Air Pollution --- Eukaryota --- Organism Forms --- Cells --- Fungal Structures --- Organisms --- Environmental Pollution --- Anatomy --- Public Health --- Environment and Public Health --- Health Care --- Spores, Fungal --- Air Pollution, Indoor --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Molds (Fungi) --- Dampness in buildings --- Health aspects. --- Prevention. --- Buildings, Dampness in --- Condensation control in buildings --- Moisture control in buildings --- Air --- Mold (Fungi) --- Molds (Botany) --- Mould (Fungi) --- Moulds (Fungi) --- Pollution, Indoor --- Life sciences. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Plant Sciences. --- Air conditioning --- Buildings --- Exterior walls --- Ventilation --- Waterproofing --- Microfungi --- Filamentous fungi --- Sick building syndrome --- Protection --- Pollution --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Floristic botany