The discussion in this article starts in the 1920s, that is, at the time of the humble beginnings of building science and brings us to 2020s with the development of net-zero energy buildings. The knowledge accumulated by explaining observed failures in the practice of construction slowly formed a basis for moving toward a predictive capability and to an integration of modeling and testing. Furthermore, we have learned that interactions between energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and moisture management are so critical that the three issues must be considered simultaneously. Effectively, a change in the low energy is needed to ensure durability of materials and cost considerations for these buildings. At this stage, one could observe a clear change in the mind-set of the scientific community. Forty years after construction of the first 10 passive homes, we made a shocking observation—an adequate technology has been developed, but our lack of vision prevents effective use of this technology. Again, we need to modify our vision and change the design paradigm to balance comfort, building durability, and cost-effectiveness. If the quest for sustainable buildings is our ultimate objective, then we should learn more from the surrounding nature; termites appear to master the art of hygrothermal control better than humans because they can optimize transient conditions to maintain a stable interior comfort zone. Thus, in the article to follow a new compact building envelope design package is proposed, applicable to different climates with specific modifications of critical hygrothermal material properties. This approach is called the Environmental Quality Management. This will be the second step for a building science (physics) needed to become a leading force in the transition to sustainable built environments.

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具有环境质量管理的建筑，第 3 部分：从木屋到环境质量管理零能耗建筑

本文中的讨论始于 1920 年代，即建筑科学起步阶段，并将我们带入 2020 年代，随着净零能耗建筑的发展。通过解释在施工实践中观察到的故障而积累的知识慢慢形成了向预测能力和建模与测试集成迈进的基础。此外，我们了解到能源效率、室内环境质量和水分管理之间的相互作用非常重要，必须同时考虑这三个问题。实际上，需要改变低能耗以确保这些建筑物的材料和成本考虑因素的耐用性。在这个阶段，人们可以观察到科学界心态的明显变化。在首批 10 座被动式住宅建成 40 年后，我们进行了令人震惊的观察——已经开发出足够的技术，但我们缺乏远见阻碍了这项技术的有效利用。同样，我们需要修改我们的愿景并改变设计范式，以平衡舒适性、建筑耐用性和成本效益。如果追求可持续建筑是我们的最终目标，那么我们应该从周围的大自然中学习更多；白蚁似乎比人类更擅长控制湿热，因为它们可以优化瞬态条件以保持稳定的室内舒适区。因此，在文章中提出了一种新的紧凑型建筑围护结构设计包，适用于不同气候，并对关键湿热材料特性进行特定修改。这种方法称为环境质量管理。这将是建筑科学（物理学）的第二步，它需要成为向可持续建筑环境过渡的主导力量。