| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/K23461/01 |
| Title: |
THE USE OF DIFFUSIVE & DYNAMIC INSULATION FOR COMBINED HEAT RECOVERY & VENTILATION IN BUILDINGS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Webster, Professor R |
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| Department: |
School of Architecture & Built Env |
| Organisation: |
Robert Gordon University |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
04 January 1995 |
Ends: |
03 January 1998 |
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120,479
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| Building Ops & Management |
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Recent interest in providing adequate natural ventilation in dwellings while minimising heat loss, condensation and the accumulation of harmful indoor air pollutants has focused attention on vapour and gas permeable composite walls and ceilings, colloquially known as the Breathing Envelope . Despite numerous claims in the literature about the purpose and the behaviour of Breathing Envelope buildings, very little is known about how they actually behave. The detailed objectives of this research proposal are broadly defined in order of priority as follows: (1) To establish a well founded and rigorously testable set of theories that either support or refute the claimed behaviour of diffusive and dynamic insulation in buildings; (2) To test the theories by identifying and quantifying the inter-relationship of heat, air and vapour transport through test samples of porous insulation materials; (3) To modify the theory (if necessary) to account for the behaviour observed in the experimental work, and to develop a predictive mathematical model of the two types of insulation; (4) To use the model to test a number of proposed developments of the diffuse and dynamic insulation concept; and (5) To propose building envelope designs based on the results of research.
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