Hygrothermal monitoring of replacement infill panels for historic timber-frame buildings: next steps

Whitman, Chris J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-6930, Maddalena, Riccardo ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6251-3782, Prizeman, Oriel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4835-9824, Walker, Peter, McCaig, Iain, Williams, Joanne and Gervis, Nigel 2023. Hygrothermal monitoring of replacement infill panels for historic timber-frame buildings: next steps. Presented at: 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23), London, 3-4 July 2023. Proceedings 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23). ScienceOpen, 10.14293/ICMB230013

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Abstract

As highlighted by Publicly Available Standards (PAS) 2030 and 2035, buildings of traditional construction require special consideration when undertaking energy retrofits, as unintended consequences may arise from changes to the moisture movement through the building fabric. For historic timber-framed buildings, retrofitting replacement infill panels poses the risk that moisture accumulation may result in accelerated decay. Since 2019 the authors have been undertaking monitoring of eight mock-up replacement infill panels, with the initial results reported at ICMB2021 and the full results of the first two years subsequently published. Funding has now been approved for further work. This paper presents the next steps: continued monitoring of the panels and detailed material characterisation to improve simulation and understand durability. Preliminary results will be presented at the conference. Peer-review under the responsibility of the organizing committee of the ICMB23.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Architecture Engineering
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TH Building construction
Publisher:	ScienceOpen
Funders:	Historic England
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 November 2023
Date of Acceptance:	28 June 2023
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2023 11:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/164461

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