The aim of this article is to elucidate the combined impact of heat and humidity transfer on
the thermal conductivity of polystyrene used as an insulation for building envelope. In …

At present, thermal conductivity is usually taken as a constant value in the calculation of
building energy consumption and load. However, in the actual use of building materials …

Hygrothermal simulations are widely used to predict and optimise the hygrothermal
performances of building envelopes. For the walls and floors in basements, however …

Insulation materials are mainly porous or fibrous materials. Therefore, the presence of
moisture can easily cause problems inside the materials, and in the whole building structure …

The determination of the thermal conductivity of insulation materials depending on which
parameters in the application as well as the production is very important. In this direction, the …

In this study, composites based on PS/Perlite were prepared with 10 (P10) and 20 (P20)
wt% of perlite by melt mixing in a twin screw extruder. The perlite effect was assessed by the …

In many countries with a cold climate, basements are used as dwellings. This presents a
major challenge concerning moisture safety design. Climate change is expected to increase …

The moisture safety designs of basements used for habitation have become a topic of
concern. Basements are prone to high moisture strain and have a limited outward drying …

Basements used for habitation represent a major challenge in terms of moisture safety
design; they are prone to high moisture strain and have a limited ability for outward drying …

This paper proposes a multiscale effective thermal conductivity model combined with liquid
phase distribution to explore in detail the influence of the internal structure of closed-cell …