Monitoring moisture in a historic brick wall following the application of internal thermal insulation

Rosanne Walker

Trinity College Dublin

Rosanne Walker undertakes research in improving the thermal performance of buildings. Her previous postdoctoral research focused on the use of internal insulation in historic buildings and her current research investigates the effectiveness of draught reduction measures.

Abstract

This paper monitors the in-situ moisture performance of a solid brick wall following the application of internal insulation using the timber dowel technique. Six internal insulations including thermal paint on lime plaster,... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Rosanne Walker (Trinity College Dublin)
  2. Sara Pavia (Department of Civil Engineering. Trinity College Dublin.)

Topic Area

Topics: Topic #1

Session

EN-1 » Environmental I (10:30 - Monday, 29th August, ENG-047)

Paper

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