UCL Open Environment announces publication of first article in new series

Posted on 16th September, 2024

UCL Open Environment, a fully non-commercial, Open Science journal dedicated to high-impact, multi-disciplinary research on real-world environmental issues, has announced the publication of the first article in a special series on moisture in buildings.

The inaugural paper in this series, authored by Vismaya Paralkar and Rashmin Damle from the Faculty of Technology at CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India, explores moisture buffering and mould growth characteristics in naturally ventilated lime plastered houses. The article is available to read and download free here, with additional articles to be published here.

The special series is based on contributions from the 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings (ICMB23), which collates the highest quality research from the event to serve as an archive of this focused academic gathering. It is edited by Dr Yasemin D. Aktas, Lecturer in the department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (CEGE) at UCL and Deputy Academic Director of UKCMB. The full conference programme and details of individual presentations can be found here.

Moisture in buildings is a critical field of study with significant implications for climate change mitigation, built environment decarbonisation, and health and wellbeing. The ICMB23, organised by the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), is part of a biannual conference series aimed at consolidating the interdisciplinary research community around this vital topic. More information about the UKCMB can be found here.