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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2022

Influence of climates and materials on the moisture buffering in office buildings: a comprehensive numerical study in China.

Jinzhong Fang, Huibo Zhang, Peng Ren, Bao-Jie He, Mingfang Tang, Chi Feng

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Jinzhong FangSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Huibo ZhangSchool of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Peng RenState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China.
Bao-Jie HeSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Mingfang TangSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Chi FengSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China. fengchi860602@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-2436

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 51778358National Natural Science Foundation of China 52178065State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science 2020ZB07
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, moisture buffering materials for interior finishing have received much attention for their ability to regulate indoor humidity passively. It is necessary to investigate the potential of such materials' moisture buffering performance before application because the effect is highly climate and material dependent. However, existing studies in China lack a comprehensive overview of the moisture buffering potential of different interior finishing materials throughout the large country with a wide spectrum of climates. This paper aims to outline the moisture buffering potential for office buildings in various climates in China through numerical methods. Specifically, simulations in 15 representative Chinese cities are conducted with five interior finishing materials under two heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) scenarios. The results show that the moisture buffering materials hold a general potential to regulate indoor humidity conditions and reduce buildings' HVAC load. Such benefits are evident in the mild climate but weak in humid areas. The moisture buffering effect also displays significant seasonal variations and could worsen indoor humidity conditions in some cases, indicating the importance of utilizing moisture buffering materials properly. In addition, although moisture buffering materials can reduce the HVAC load, the reduction is limited, within 3 kWh/m

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Air Pollution, IndoorAir ConditioningChinaClimateHumidityVentilationClimateEnergy conservationHygroscopic materialMoisture bufferingNumerical simulationOffice building

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