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Windows: overview of issues

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40001236
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
FormatText, Article
ConferenceBuilding Science Insight '88, Fall 1988, cities across Canada
SubjectWindows; Moisture performance; windows; air leakages; vapour flow; rain penetration; sound propagation; fire spread; glazings
Abstract
This paper examines the nature of the requirements for windows from three points of view: as a system of elements, as part of the building envelope, and as part of the indoor environment. It also describes briefly the current array of windows and window components on the market.
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
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  • Window Performance and New Technology: Proceedings of Building Science Insight '88 (August 1988): 1–15.
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  • Proceedings (National Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction) 15.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
IdentifierBSI-88(1)
NRC numberNRCC 29348(1)
NRC-IRC-2927
NPARC number20328649
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