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Indoor humidity and the building envelope

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Abstract
What is the ideal relative humidity for the house envelope, for the inside space, for the contents, for people and for other things that live in a house? This paper focuses on the relationship between the design and construction of the building envelope, the interior humidity conditions, and the potential for moisture problems on or inside the buiding envelope.
Date
0/1994
Author(s)
A TenWolde; W Rose
Page(s)
37-41
Keyword(s)
moisture; building envelope; humidity; air movement; water


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