Marilou
Cheple
Extension Educator/Assistant Professor
M.S. 1996, University of Minnesota
Moisture in new construction
Phone: (612) 624-2767
E-mail: chepl001@umn.edu
Areas of Interest
My background includes home inspection, real estate, and
home building. I returned to the Univerity of Minnesota and
completed a masters degree in 1996 with a housing major and
building
science minor. My thesis work and continued research is in
the area of moisture control and indoor air quality. I have
been teaching since 1996 in the departments of Bio-based
Products and Design, Housing and Apparel.
Courses Taught
* DHA 2402: Residential Technology
* DHA 4482/ENR 3601: Our Home, Our Environment
* BP 3411: Introduction to Residential Construction
Selected Publications
Cheple, M., Huelman, P., Klossner, S., Schirber, T. Comparison
of two structural wall assemblies using ETMMS (exterior thermal
and moisture management system) in low-income applications,
ASHRAE Building Thermal Envelope Conference IX 2004, Clearwater
Beach, Florida.
Huelman, P., and Cheple, M. Hygrothermal performance of
basement foundation systems, Conference proceedings National
Science Foundation Housing Research Forum, December 2003,
Orlando, Florida.
Cheple, M. and Huelman, P. Why we need to know more about
basement moisture. ASHRAE Building Thermal Envelope Conference
IX 2001, Clearwater Beach, Florida.
Cheple, M. and Yust, B. Houses with moisture problems built
in 1991 and 1992 in Minnesota, Housing and Society, Vol.
26, No. 1-3, 1999.
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