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<strong>Building</strong><br />

<strong>with</strong> termite<br />

<strong>IRG</strong> <strong>40</strong> <strong>Beijing</strong>,<br />

<strong>China</strong><br />

May 2009<br />

Termite nest design influence the interactions among<br />

three properties of a termite nest’s microclimate:<br />

temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide.<br />

R.H.<br />

102<br />

100<br />

98<br />

96<br />

94<br />

92<br />

90<br />

88<br />

86<br />

84<br />

Humidities<br />

0 200 <strong>40</strong>0 600 800 1000 1200 1<strong>40</strong>0 1600 1800<br />

Hours<br />

Nest RH<br />

Soil MC

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