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Humidity Control in Historic Buildings through Adaptive Ventilation : a Case Study

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Adaptive ventilation, controlled with respect to absolute humidity inside and outside a building, canbe used to reduce RH below risk levels for biodeterioration. In the present case study, adaptiveventilation was used in a historic stone building with severe moisture problems. Measurementscarried out over a year shows that ventilation had a significant drying effect. The mould risk is keptat an acceptable level with exception of two short periods .Short term variations in RH are acceptableaccording to conservation standards. Heating or dehumidification as an auxiliary measure would beneeded only for a short period of time. The performance can be improved by increased fan capacityand improving air tightness of the building.

Source: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Authors: Tor Broström, Carl-Eric Hagentoft, Magnus Wessberg

Language: English

Topic: Conservation Techniques and Studies

Subfield: Conservation

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1537715100

FWCI: 4.906

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