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Water Vapor Transmission Through Building Materials and Systems: Mechanisms and Measurement
By
HR Trechsel,
HR Trechsel
1
H. R. Trechsel Associates
, Germantown, MD 20874
; symposium cochairman and coeditor
.
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M Bomberg
M Bomberg
2
Institute for Research and Construction National Research Council of Canada
, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OR6 symposium cochairman and coeditor
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-1254-8
ISBN:
978-0-8031-1254-4
No. of Pages:
181
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1989
eBook Chapter
Forty Years of Vapor Barriers
By
NB Hutcheon
NB Hutcheon
1
Professor
Neil B. Hutcheon is a former Director
of the Division of Building Research (now Institute for Research in Construction) of the National Research Council of Canada
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Page Count:
3
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Published:1989
Citation
Hutcheon, N. "Forty Years of Vapor Barriers." Water Vapor Transmission Through Building Materials and Systems: Mechanisms and Measurement. Ed. Trechsel, H, & Bomberg, M. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1989.
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This paper covers the history and use of vapor barriers in insulated buildings from the work of F. B. Rowley to the present state of the art. Heat, air, and water movement through buildings and condensation problems are also discussed.
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