• 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

    3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)


The International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB) is a biannual event series organised by the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB) with contributions from academia, practice, policymakers and other stakeholders of a moisture-safe built environment. The UKCMB is an independent, not-for-profit, public good organisation led by University College London (UCL), working on providing multi-sectoral, evidence-based frameworks to address moisture-induced problems in buildings.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14324/111.444/ucloe.icmb25

Abstract


Simulation of Salt Crystallization-Induced Damage in Historic Porous Building Materials: From Moisture Transport to Micromechanics

Simulation of Salt Crystallization-Induced Damage in Historic Porous Building Materials: From Moisture Transport to Micromechanics

Antonio Maria D'Altri, N. Lo Presti, L. Patruno, G. Castellazzi, H. Derluyn and S. de Miranda

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Architecture that grows: from Petri dish to the building façades

Architecture that grows: from Petri dish to the building façades

Anna Sandak

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Complete building monitoring system for a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Complete building monitoring system for a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Valentin Juhasz and Miklos Gasz

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

The optimal drying of porous materials

The optimal drying of porous materials

Jan Carmeliet, Linlin Fei, Timan Lei and Dominique Derome

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

A User-Friendly Web Tool for Predicting Mould Growth in Moisture Safety Design

A User-Friendly Web Tool for Predicting Mould Growth in Moisture Safety Design

Pernilla Johansson and Lukas Lång

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Resiliency of Basement Envelope Assemblies to Flood Events

Resiliency of Basement Envelope Assemblies to Flood Events

Dominique Derome, Daniel de Cotret, Marie-Amélie Boucher, Félix Paré, Emmanuel Cosgrove, Pavel Trtik and Élène Levasseur

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Understanding the Role of Water Absorption Coefficient in Traditional Solid Bricks in the UK

Understanding the Role of Water Absorption Coefficient in Traditional Solid Bricks in the UK

Bingyu Xu, Valentina Marincioni and Anna Mavrogianni

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Transient prediction of the decay risk of wooden load bearing structures

Transient prediction of the decay risk of wooden load bearing structures

Daniel Zirkelbach and Eri Tanaka

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Towards standardizing indoor fungal growth assessment

Towards standardizing indoor fungal growth assessment

Spyridon Efthymiopoulos, Yasemin D. Aktas and Hector Altamirano

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Effects of accelerated ageing on the long-term thermal conductivity of thermal insulating mortars

Effects of accelerated ageing on the long-term thermal conductivity of thermal insulating mortars

João Parracha, Léo Pinchard, Luís Matias and Rosário Veiga

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Analysis of Damp Home Inspection Practices in England

Analysis of Damp Home Inspection Practices in England

Adam Hardy and Gulala Aziz

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Lime finishes: What’s the point? Pressure difference in storm conditions in a changing climate

Lime finishes: What’s the point? Pressure difference in storm conditions in a changing climate

Tim Meek, Kate North, C. Douglas Moore and D. Jens-Arne Subke

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Hygrothermal performance of heritage masonry retrofitted with lime hemp interior insulation: a monitoring campaign

Hygrothermal performance of heritage masonry retrofitted with lime hemp interior insulation: a monitoring campaign

Vereecken Evy, Staf Roels and Marc Stappers

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Mycelium as Emergent Insulator Material: Vapor, Air and Water Properties of Mycelium as Emergent Sustainable Material in Construction

Mycelium as Emergent Insulator Material: Vapor, Air and Water Properties of Mycelium as Emergent Sustainable Material in Construction

Neuza Valadas and Fabio Sitzia

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Anisotropic hygrothermal properties of 3D printed concrete

Anisotropic hygrothermal properties of 3D printed concrete

Thomas Crook, Matthew Li, Richard Buswell and David Allinson

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Assessing Water Loads Post-Flooding in Envelope Assemblies: Effects of Interstices and Hydrostatic Pressure

Assessing Water Loads Post-Flooding in Envelope Assemblies: Effects of Interstices and Hydrostatic Pressure

Dominique Derome, Daniel de Cotret, Pavel Trtik, Gabrielle Limoges, Antoine Ruel, Félix Tellier, Noakim Vallée, Frédéric Turcotte and Marie-Amélie Boucher

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Critical analysis of fractal-based bundle-of-tubes models                  for capillary absorption in porous materials

Critical analysis of fractal-based bundle-of-tubes models for capillary absorption in porous materials

Hans Janssen

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Water penetration in brick masonry: Impact of brick type and workmanship

Water penetration in brick masonry: Impact of brick type and workmanship

Seyedmohammad Kahangi Shahreza and Nathan Van Den Bossche

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

3D-printed geopolymer components for passive humidity regulation in indoor environments

3D-printed geopolymer components for passive humidity regulation in indoor environments

Magda Posani, Vera Voney, Pietro Odaglia, Yi Du, Anastasija Komkova, Coralie Brumaud, Benjamin Dillenburger and Guillaume Habert

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Hygrothermal material and corrosion model for concrete

Hygrothermal material and corrosion model for concrete

Christian Bludau, Tobias Schöner, Eri Tanaka, Daniel Zirkelbach, Christoph Dauberschmidt and Patrick Breugl

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Scalable approaches to moisture risk assessment for historic buildings in a climate-changed era

Scalable approaches to moisture risk assessment for historic buildings in a climate-changed era

Helen Thomas, Valentina Marincioni and Scott Allan Orr

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Numerical assessment of the hygrothermal performance of waste-based sandwich panels

Numerical assessment of the hygrothermal performance of waste-based sandwich panels

Joana Maia, Daniel Oliveira, Pedro F. Pereira and Nuno M. M. Ramos

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Identifying the barriers that limit the spreading of interior insulation as a solution to improve the energy efficiency of the existing building stock

Identifying the barriers that limit the spreading of interior insulation as a solution to improve the energy efficiency of the existing building stock

Marco Larcher, Lara Briz Bejerano and Daniel Herrera-Avellanosa

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Moisture-Buffering Properties of Biobased Building Assemblies

Moisture-Buffering Properties of Biobased Building Assemblies

Christianne Luijten and Jan D. de Jong

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Seaweed-Derived Phenolic Compounds as Natural Antifungal Additives for Bio-Based Building Materials

Seaweed-Derived Phenolic Compounds as Natural Antifungal Additives for Bio-Based Building Materials

Suchi Chai, Anete Salmane, Brenda Parker and Hector Altamirano

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

The effect of specimen size and the number of exposed surfaces on the drying shrinkage of concrete

The effect of specimen size and the number of exposed surfaces on the drying shrinkage of concrete

Natsuki Ohashi, Carolina Melendez, Graça Vasconcelos, Miguel Azenha and Nobuhiro Chijiwa

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

The impact of floods on cultural heritage: types of damage, frequent treatment measures, and a new proposal

The impact of floods on cultural heritage: types of damage, frequent treatment measures, and a new proposal

Teresa Stingl Freitas, Ana Sofia Guimarães, Staf Roels and Vasco Peixoto de Freitas

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Evaluation of autogenous self-healing properties of lime-based renders in relation to their water absorption coefficient

Evaluation of autogenous self-healing properties of lime-based renders in relation to their water absorption coefficient

Daniel Harrera-Avellanosa, Alex Sammaritano, Christina De Nardi, Anna Stefani, Andrea Vavasori and Lucio Ronchin

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Investigating the impact of averaging period on deriving moisture excess curves

Investigating the impact of averaging period on deriving moisture excess curves

Jalal Ahmed and Hector Altamirano-Medina

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Degradation of mineral wool: the effect of elevated temperature and moisture content on the hygrothermal properties

Degradation of mineral wool: the effect of elevated temperature and moisture content on the hygrothermal properties

Henri Olak, Targo Kalamees, Paul Klõšeiko and Kristina Vilba

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Innovative mortar to prevent rising damp damage in walls

Innovative mortar to prevent rising damp damage in walls

Moreira Paulo and Paulo Moreira

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Characterization and Hygrothermal Impact of Water Resistive Barriers on Mould Growth in Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies

Characterization and Hygrothermal Impact of Water Resistive Barriers on Mould Growth in Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies

Mohammad Hossein Yari, Elnaz Esmizadeh, Marzieh Riahinezhad, Lin Wang and Elena Dragomirescu

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Hygrothermal performance of wood frame walls with low diffusion resistance wind barriers

Hygrothermal performance of wood frame walls with low diffusion resistance wind barriers

Nickolaj Feldt Jensen, Torben Valdbjørn Rasmussen and Hicham Johra

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Statistical analysis of hygrothermal properties of bio-based insulations

Statistical analysis of hygrothermal properties of bio-based insulations

Dario Bottino-Leone and Lin Wang

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Development of a typical indoor climate model for residential buildings in Latvia

Development of a typical indoor climate model for residential buildings in Latvia

Arturs Palcikovskis, Anatolijs Borodinecs and Jurgis Zemitisa

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Hygrothermal Performance Analysis of Unheated Zones in a Hımış 20th Century Heritage Dwelling

Hygrothermal Performance Analysis of Unheated Zones in a Hımış 20th Century Heritage Dwelling

Negin Jahed Tunalı, Peter Rickaby, Yasemin Aktas and Ayşe Güliz Bilgin Altınöz

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)

Experimental assessment of hygrothermal behaviour of historical Hungarian masonry bricks

Experimental assessment of hygrothermal behaviour of historical Hungarian masonry bricks

Fanni Petresevics and Balázs Nagy

2025-10-21 3rd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB25)