Publicomos

Notice (permalien)

Réf.

42081

Type

chapter

Titre

The dangers of installing air conditioning in historic buildings

Langues

English

Auteurs

Padfield, Tim

Lieu de publication

Washington

Pays de publication

United States

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS United States

Date

1987

Pages

p. 432-439

Titre de la source

Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 8th General Assembly: Old Cultures in New Worlds

Lieu de conférence

Washington D.C., United States

Date de conférence

10-15 October 1987

Mots-clés

air conditioning / temperature / threats / historic buildings / conservation of historic monuments / causes of deterioration

Résumé en anglais

When air conditioning is installed in a historic structure a large difference in temperature and in water vapour concentration develops across the walls and roof during certain times of the year. There is then a serious danger of condensation and of soluble salt movement within the wall.

URL

http://international.icomos.org/publications/wash58.pdf

Document joint

wash58.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)