Hygric Performance of a Sandstone Wall Retrofitted with Interior Thermal Insulation

Temperature, relative humidity and overhygroscopic moisture fields in a sandstone wall provided with interior thermal insulation were calculated in order to assess the hygric performance of the retrofitted wall. Computational simulations showed that during the time period of 10 years which was subject of investigation no overhygroscopic moisture appeared in the analyzed building envelope so that it performed in a satisfactory way from the hygric point of view.

Authors:

• J. Maděra
• M. Jerman
• R. Černý

Keywords:

• Sandstone wall
• interior thermal insulation
• moisture
• computational modeling.

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