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Visual Air Barrier Testing

Jan.18, 2019 in Air Barriers, BECx Commissioning, Energy, Facade Forensics, Moisture, Rain Leak Detection, Testing Comments Off

Air flow through building enclosures is supposed to be controlled. It typically follows that all exterior assemblies such as walls, roofs, and transitions need to be practically airtight, with exception of dedicated air vents. Lack of air tightness often may indicate other deficiencies: water leaks, water vapor convection, transmission of odors, insects, insufficient noise resistance, […]

Window Ventilation

Dec.23, 2012 in Air Barriers, Energy, Pictures, Window Leave a Comment

A little background for our American friends: Europeans suffer from excessively air-tight living spaces (while Americans still busily try to figure out how to increase the air tightness). The typical perimeter hardware of an European window allows for untying the window, securing it with a small gap at the top. In this case, it was […]

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- Curtain Wall "Detail Digest" Common errors in details of cladding, comparing incorrect and correct solutions…
- Curtain walls Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them…
- Façade Engineering With Glass How to use the glass to achieve the desired architectural goals, and what advances in technology help to shape the modern architecture…
- Foggy Glass Disease Looking Through Hazy Windows
- In Support of Glazed Curtain Walls Curtain wall supports are important to understand because they have a large impact on both crucial architectural dimensions and perimeter transitions.
- Review of Curtain Walls, Focusing on Design Problems and Solutions This paper presents curtain walls, their fundamental classification, challenges associated with their design and construction…
- Sloped glazing Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights…
- Storefronts Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering…
- When You Need A Window – Solar Design How to design a window? How should an architectural glass be chosen?
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