LAPSE:2023.26122
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.26122
Microclimate Conditions in Rooms: Their Impact on Mold Development in Buildings
March 31, 2023
Abstract
The publication concerns the problem of adopting proper environmental conditions in the assessment of mold development in the so-called thermal bridges in the form of corners. The paper discusses the factors determining the development of mold and the models that predict its growth. The conditions of the internal microclimate, which is used in hygrothermal diagnostics of walls, were also recalled. Thermal bridges are areas where mold development takes place, therefore the climatic conditions in the room taken for their assessment—As it is currently applied—Are considered inappropriate. This thesis is confirmed by the results of in situ studies of changes in temperature and relative humidity in the area of corners. Some of these findings are presented in the work. On their basis, the author introduces the concept of the so-called geometric climate that would take into account the change of these parameters within thermal bridges of the corner type.
The publication concerns the problem of adopting proper environmental conditions in the assessment of mold development in the so-called thermal bridges in the form of corners. The paper discusses the factors determining the development of mold and the models that predict its growth. The conditions of the internal microclimate, which is used in hygrothermal diagnostics of walls, were also recalled. Thermal bridges are areas where mold development takes place, therefore the climatic conditions in the room taken for their assessment—As it is currently applied—Are considered inappropriate. This thesis is confirmed by the results of in situ studies of changes in temperature and relative humidity in the area of corners. Some of these findings are presented in the work. On their basis, the author introduces the concept of the so-called geometric climate that would take into account the change of these parameters within thermal bridges of the corner type.
Record ID
Keywords
geometric climate, mold, room microclimate, thermal bridges
Subject
Suggested Citation
Orlik-Kożdoń B. Microclimate Conditions in Rooms: Their Impact on Mold Development in Buildings. (2023). LAPSE:2023.26122
Author Affiliations
Orlik-Kożdoń B: Faculty of Civil Engineering; Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
13
Issue
17
Article Number
E4492
Year
2020
Publication Date
2020-08-31
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en13174492, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.26122
This Record
External Link

https://doi.org/10.3390/en13174492
Publisher Version
Download
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
205
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Mar 31, 2023
Verified by curator on
Mar 31, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.26122
Record Owner
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
