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Adedayo, O, Michieletto, M, Bamidele, E and Ntigulirwa, M (2020) Application of hybrid green fences for security in public building designs in Nigeria: Lessons from kigali, Rwanda and abuja, Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 147-62.

Bingol, B N and Polat, G (2020) Framework for evaluating quality performances of subcontractors: Case of Turkish contractors. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 163-79.

Kwofie, T E, Aigbavboa, C and Baiden-Amissah, A (2020) Ontology of the communication performance prospects of building information modelling adoption among project teams in construction project delivery. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 21-43.

Naing, M and Nitivattananon, V (2020) Analysis of the housing market with the roles of private house-builders on the middle-income group segment in yangon, Myanmar. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 83-108.

Orhan, E, Kahraman, Z E and Güngördü, N (2020) Building a framework for analysing the quality of life at neighbourhood level: An empirical case from ankara. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 63-82.

Ouga, A D, Alinaitwe, H M and Mwesige, G (2020) Modelling block laying productivity on building sites in kampala. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 109-28.

Simushi, S and Wium, J (2020) Time and cost overruns on large projects: Understanding the root cause. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 129-46.

Wethyavivorn, P and Teerajetgul, W (2020) Tacit knowledge capture in Thai design and consulting firms. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 45-62.

Zhao, S and De Angelis, E (2020) Reducing mould risk during the building design stage: Case studies in South-East China. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 25(1), 1-20.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: building design; building envelope; building pathology; building science; moisture
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1823-6499
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2020.25.1.1
  • Abstract:
    Indoor mould is usually discussed for the building operation phase rather than the design stage. Moreover, the majority of existing studies were conducted by mechanical engineers rather than architects, who typically have a broader view of the whole project. The purpose of this article is to obtain a quantitative mould risk scenario across the Yangtze River Delta in China and make a matrix including all the possible design options to reduce the mould risk. A series of software is utilised to simulate the mould risk in three main cities across that region. Simulation results confirm high mould risk in all selected cities and the mould growth rates in different orientations match the Wind-Driven Rain diagram. After the simulation, all factors that can be tuned for the mould prevention were analysed. It is found that only humidity and substrate (material of finishing layer) characteristics can be practically controlled for mould avoidance. Meanwhile, the development design stage is the essential design phase while the envelope is the most crucial building element for mould prevention. © Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2020.