Recent Developments in Building Diagnosis Techniques

This book presents a collection of recent research on building diagnosis techniques related to construction pathology, hygrothermal behavior and durability, and diagnostic techniques. It highlights recent advances and new developments in the field of building physics, building anomalies in materials and components, new techniques for improved energy efficiency analysis, and diagnosis techniques such as infrared thermography. This book will be of interest to a wide readership of professionals, scientists, students, practitioners, and lecturers. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Practical Experiences from Several Moisture Performance Assessments....Pages 1-20 Analysis of Main Parameters that Affect Contact Area Between Mortar Rendering and Substrate: Use of 3D Laser Scanning Technique....Pages 21-35 The Pathologies of the ETICS....Pages 37-49 Criteria for Identification of Ceramic Detachments in Building Facades with Infrared Thermography....Pages 51-68 Diagnosis of Moisture Movements in Massive Dolostone Walls of Medieval Churches....Pages 69-90 The Wind-Driven Rain and the Buildings: Directional Driving Rain, Experimental Simulation and Quantification of Wetness Areas....Pages 91-103 A Performance Assessment of Prefabricated Bathrooms Installed in the 1990s....Pages 105-126 Good Practice: Analysis of the Vulnerability of Seven Churches in Monza. From an Information Model to a Geodatabase....Pages 127-143 On the Use of Infrared Thermographic Measurements for Evaluating the Airtightness of the Building Envelope....Pages 145-169 Evaluation of Moisture Transfer to Improve the Conservation of Tiles Finishing Facades....Pages 171-194 Analysis of Microclimate in a Historical Building to Assess the Probability of Recurrence of Filamentous Fungi....Pages 195-213