A rule-based expert system applied to moisture durability of building envelopes
Abstract
The moisture durability of an envelope component such as a wall or roof is difficult to predict. Moisture durability depends on all the construction materials used, as well as the climate, orientation, air tightness, and indoor conditions. Modern building codes require more insulation and tighter construction but provide little guidance about how to ensure these energy-efficient assemblies remain moisture durable. Furthermore, as new products and materials are introduced, builders are increasingly uncertain about the long-term durability of their building envelope designs. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy’s Building America Program are applying a rule-based expert system methodology in a web tool to help designers determine whether a given wall design is likely to be moisture durable and provide expert guidance on moisture risk management specific to a wall design and climate. Finally, the expert system is populated with knowledge from both expert judgment and probabilistic hygrothermal simulation results.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Prescott, AZ (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1429214
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Building Physics
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 42; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1744-2591
- Publisher:
- SAGE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; Moisture durability; building envelopes; walls, residential buildings; rule-based expert system
Citation Formats
Boudreaux, Philip R., Pallin, Simon B., Accawi, Gina K., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, Jackson, Roderick K., and Senecal, David R. A rule-based expert system applied to moisture durability of building envelopes. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1177/1744259117750370.
Boudreaux, Philip R., Pallin, Simon B., Accawi, Gina K., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, Jackson, Roderick K., & Senecal, David R. A rule-based expert system applied to moisture durability of building envelopes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744259117750370
Boudreaux, Philip R., Pallin, Simon B., Accawi, Gina K., Desjarlais, Andre Omer, Jackson, Roderick K., and Senecal, David R. Tue .
"A rule-based expert system applied to moisture durability of building envelopes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744259117750370. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1429214.
@article{osti_1429214,
title = {A rule-based expert system applied to moisture durability of building envelopes},
author = {Boudreaux, Philip R. and Pallin, Simon B. and Accawi, Gina K. and Desjarlais, Andre Omer and Jackson, Roderick K. and Senecal, David R.},
abstractNote = {The moisture durability of an envelope component such as a wall or roof is difficult to predict. Moisture durability depends on all the construction materials used, as well as the climate, orientation, air tightness, and indoor conditions. Modern building codes require more insulation and tighter construction but provide little guidance about how to ensure these energy-efficient assemblies remain moisture durable. Furthermore, as new products and materials are introduced, builders are increasingly uncertain about the long-term durability of their building envelope designs. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the US Department of Energy’s Building America Program are applying a rule-based expert system methodology in a web tool to help designers determine whether a given wall design is likely to be moisture durable and provide expert guidance on moisture risk management specific to a wall design and climate. Finally, the expert system is populated with knowledge from both expert judgment and probabilistic hygrothermal simulation results.},
doi = {10.1177/1744259117750370},
journal = {Journal of Building Physics},
number = 3,
volume = 42,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Tue Jan 09 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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Figure 1: The expert system connects users to expert knowledge, which requires three parts: a user interface, an inference engine, and a knowledge base. The knowledge base is populated with information from expert building scientists and probabilistic hygrothermal simulation results.
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