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Moisture Control Handbook

Moisture Control Handbook New, Low-rise, Residential Construction Designed and Illustrated by John Carmody Technical Advisors: Professor John Timusk, Center for Building Science, University of Toronto Gustav Handegord, Formerly of the Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada Professor George Tsongas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Portland State university.

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Moisture Control Handbook

Moisture Control Handbook New, Low-rise, Residential Construction Designed and Illustrated by John Carmody Technical Advisors: Professor John Timusk, Center for Building Science, University of Toronto Gustav Handegord, Formerly of the Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada Professor George Tsongas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Portland State university.

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Moisture Control Handbook New, Low-rise, Residential Construction by Joseph Lstiburek with John Carmody Date of Publication: October, 1991 Part of the National Program for Building Thermal Envelope Systems and Materials Prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Office of Buildings and Community Systems Building Systems Division Moisture Control Handbook New, Low-rise, Residential Construction by Joseph Lstiburek with John Carmody BASe, M.Eng, P-Eng. Underground Space Center Building Science Corporation University of Minnesota Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Minneapolis, Minnesota Dames and Moore, Trow Inc. Designed and Illustrated by John Carmody Technical Advisors: Professor John Timusk, Center for Building Science, University of Toronto Gustav Handegord, Formerly of the Division of Building Research, National Research ‘Council of Canada Professor George Tsongas, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Portland State University Steering Committee: Reece Achenbach Doug Burch, National Institute of Standards and Technology Jeffrey Christian, Oak Ridge National Laboratory George Courville, Oak Ridge National Laboratory William Freeborne, US. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development John Goldsmith, US. Dept. of Energy Kenneth Labs, Progressive Architecture Dave Lovich, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Paul Shipp, USG Corporation Research Center Sam Taylor, USS. Dept. of Energy ‘Anton Tenwolde, US. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory Martha Van Geem, Construction Technology Labs, Portland Cement Asso Date of Publication: October, 1991 Prepared for: Managed by: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 for the US. Department of Energy under Contract DE-AC05-840R21400 Contents List of Figures and Tables Preface / Abstract Acknowledgments Introduction Executive Summary CHAPTER 1. MOLD, MILDEW, AND CONDENSATION 1 Relative Humidity and Vapor Pressure Mold and Mildew Condensation CHAPTER 2. MOISTURE MOVEMENT 2 Liquid Flow with Groundwater and Rain as Moisture Sources Capillary Suction with Groundwater and Rain as Moisture Sources Air Movement Vapor Diffusion CHAPTER 3. WETTING AND DRYING OF BUILDING ASSEMBLIES 46 CHAPTER 4. MOISTURE CONTROL PRACTICES FOR HEATING CLIMATES 74 Heating Climates Wall Construction in Heating Climates Foundation Construction in Heating Climates Roof Construction in Heating Climates CHAPTER 5. MOISTURE CONTROL PRACTICES FOR MIXED CLIMATES 126 Mixed Climates Walll Construction in Mixed Climates Foundation Construction in Mixed Roof Construction in Mixed Climates ates CHAPTER 6. MOISTURE CONTROL PRACTICES FOR COOLING CLIMATES 178 Cooling Climates Wall Construction in Cooling Climates, Foundation Construction in Cooling Climates, Roof Construction in Cooling Climates GLOSSARY 235 INDEX 244 ‘Moisture Control Handbook

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