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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 172, 2020
12th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics (NSB 2020)
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Article Number | 10009 | |
Number of page(s) | 7 | |
Section | Moisture safety and CLT | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202017210009 | |
Published online | 30 June 2020 |
Hygrothermal conditions in Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) dwellings
1 University of Agder, Department of Engineering Sciences, Serviceboks 509, NO- 4898 Grimstad, Norway
2 SINTEF Community, Department of Architecture, Materials and Structures, NO- 7465 Trondheim, Norway
* Corresponding author: merethe.solvang.tingstveit@uia.no
The use of CLT has been increasing the last decade, and a subsequently focus on documentation of the accompanying indoor climate and exposed wooden surfaces on human well-being. This study presents the results of a measurement campaign conducted over one year of a CLT apartment building in Grimstad, Norway. The apartment building consists of three floors with 35 apartments and comply with the Norwegian passive house standard and energy grade A. Measurements of the relative humidity (RH), indoor air temperature and wood moisture content (MC) were performed in the exposed CLT spruce panels in three apartments in two different floors. The results from the three apartments show a relatively small variation in the MC values regardless the residents behavior measured as RH variation through a complete year. Selected periods from a cold period (winter) and a warm period (summer) show the variation in relative humidity (RH) and moisture content in the CLT element. However, results from control measurements showed higher MC values. The gap between the measurements and methods are discussed.
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