Experimental assessment of moisture buffering active devices for indoor humidity control

Abstract

 

A high thermal resistance and air tightness of the building envelope risk to create great internal moisture load with consequences for durability of materials and inhabitants’ comfort and health. The passive solution here proposed is a moisture buffering “active” device
(MB-AD), to be integrated in the building envelope, which is able to measure the RH indoors and react by increasing the MB ability
of a material forcing the passage of air inside it. The hygrothermal performance of the device has been experimentally tested and results
showed that the Moisture Buffering Value measured in the “active” device increased until 29% more than the “passive” one.

Public and singular buildings energy consumption modeling on an urban scale

Abstract

 

The present paper illustrates the first steps of a study on one aspect investigated for the definition of the analysis – comprehension model of the relation between: city, buildings, and user behavior, for the reduction of energy consumption within the research project “Smart Energy Master” for the energetic governance of the territory (PON_MIUR n. pos. 04a2_00120 CUP Ricerca: E61H12000130005), at the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering – University of Naples Federico II.