Abstract: An experimental village at Kilpisjärvi in the northwest corner of Finland has been built to test state‐of‐the‐art materials and design techniques for cold regions construction. The Technical Research Center of Finland is ...

Abstract: A study to determine the amount of moisture that has accumulated in insulation systems in structures in cold regions is described and the data analyzed. The study region is interior Alaska. Moisture contents are found to ...

Abstract: The detrimental effects of moisture accumulation in building insulation are studied for four commonly used insulation materials. The thermal conductivity at different moisture levels and at various temperature gradients ...

Abstract: The performance of passive heat removal devices (thermosyphons) in an experimental installation at the Bethel airport in Alaska is analyzed using the soil temperatures surrounding the units. Temperatures covering a four‐year ...