May, Neil and Sanders, Chris (2017) Moisture in buildings: an integrated approach to risk assessment and guidance. Other. British Standards Institution.

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Abstract

There's a growing understanding that traditional moisture risk approaches are inadequate. This is because of changes to how buildings are constructed and used, and a greater understanding of why moisture causes buildings to fail. This Paper: Describes why the approach to moisture in buildings needs to change Explains the limitations of current moisture risk assessment standards and regulations Proposes a way forward, using a new whole building approach Sets out the principles of the whole building approach Outlines how we should tackle moisture risk assessment and design in future The content has been endorsed by academic experts and mainstream practitioners and is backed up by a considerable amount of research done in the UK and other parts of Europe.

Item Type:	Monograph (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	moisture, risk assessment, standard
Subjects:	English English > Management and Case Studies
Depositing User:	Susanna Carlsten
Date Deposited:	13 Jun 2017 11:23
Last Modified:	13 Jun 2017 11:23
URI:	http://eprints.sparaochbevara.se/id/eprint/889

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