Abstract
In an experimental set-up, the microclimates inside two differently constructed sets of microclimate boxes (MC-boxes) were registered at different points inside and outside. The first group of MC-boxes was integrated into woodell picture frames. Glass was sealed into the rabbet of the frame with silicon adhesive and wooden strips covered with a rubber gasket were added to the reverse over which a rigid metal plate was attached, creating a sealed box (Type A). The second group of MC-boxes was constructed by sealing glass into the rabbets of alulllilliulll frames with silicon adhesive and covering the reverse with Perspex sheets sealed with rubber gaskets, creating sealed boxes (Type B). The interior dimensions of both types of MC-box were approximately the same, as were the dimensions of the oak test panels. A free-standing wall was constructed and placed in an environmentally controlled room. The temperature of the wall was controlled by a closed water system. On each side of the wall three MC-boxes were placed at an angle of 5.5 degrees, for a period of 10 consecutive weeks, under varying conditions of relative humidity (RH) and temperature. The boxes were:
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