Monitoring as a tool for sustainable buildings

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Author	Search for: Said, M. N.¹; Search for: Paquette, J.; Search for: Lumsdon, C.
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Conference	The 2nd Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures: Sustainability of Civil Engineering Structures: 20 May 2008, Hamilton, Ontario
Subject	in-situ monitoring; building envelope; hygrothermal performance; structure movement; sustainable
Abstract	This paper discusses the use of instrumentation to monitor building envelope performance. It reports on the installation of 190 sensors located at various locations in the composite masonry/concrete exterior walls of the Peace Tower of Canada's parliament to monitor hygrothermal and structural movements. The paper presents early monitoring results and their role in identifying envelope areas requiring priority conservation measures, and improving design and maintenance guidelines for other similar building envelopes.
Publication date	2008-05-20
In	The 2nd Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures: Sustainability of Civil Engineering Structures [Proceedings] (20 May 2008): 115–131.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 50436 NRC-IRC-19583
NPARC number	20377642
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