Studying the Impacts of Moisture on Energy Efficiency and Environmental Friendliness of Indoor Environment

Abstract

Moisture control is fundamental to the proper functioning of any building. Controlling moisture is an important to protect occupants from adverse health effects and to protect the building. Mitigating the utilization of energy component in environmentally friendly energy efficient indoor architectural spaces is reducing the effective usage of carbon. In pursuance of investigating the characteristics of energy efficient spatial systems and building fabric, it is usually depicted through application of well-insulated walls, a ventilated roof with a thick layer of insulation over the ceiling, quality windows with low-E glass, and a high-efficiency warming and cooling framework on an already constructed building structure or during executional process. It has been studied that unexpectedly number of buildings could not produce the desired results while having these highlighted features encapsulating energy efficiency. These buildings are observed to have considerable levels of moisture content, indoor air pollutants and untimely disintegration caused by moisture absorption and collection in walls and ceilings. The architectural spaces and building systems could not completely protect dividers, ceilings, and windows, making the building less effective and uncomfortable for habitation. This research paper would be an effort to explore and identify the grass root causes of this phenomenon and would suggest and recommend the steps and procedures to avoid these issues and finding out viable solutions to control the moisture content and effects of comfort within indoor spatial setting of architectural building systems. Through case studies and comprehensive research on this subject, it was inferred that the details of architectural components such as windows, doors, walls, and ceilings shall facilitate the tightness of air, controlling the moisture contents from entering building’s interior periphery.