BC leaky condos

One of the large scale envelope failures among other well publicized envelope problems in North Carolina, Seattle, etc. These failures are also the real driving force for the current hygrothermal research.

Some Statistics (By bcdex.com)

• Registered leaky condos across B.C.: 900 buildings, 31,037 individual units,
• Estimate of the total number of affected units: 50,000,
• Average cost of repairs per condo unit: $21,040,
• Average cost of repairs per co-op unit: $34,000,
• Estimate of the total cost of repairs: $1 Billion,
• Estimated indirect costs of the leaky condo crisis: $2 Billion,

"Engineering firms in Vancouver were faced, between 1985 to the present, with the task of rebuilding the ˇ®leaky condosˇŻ of the Lower Mainland. A series of degradations of building practice and material durability led to what has become the biggest and most costly reconstruction of housing stock in Canadian history. For those not familiar with the wood-framed condominium stock, it consists mainly of platform framed condominiums, three or four storeys in height, clad with a variety of products but mainly stucco." ( Peer, 2005, Field Performance of Rainscreeen Wall Assemblies in Coastal BC ))

For details on the "leaky condos" in Vancouver B.C., search the web for "BC Vancouver Leaky condos". Find some news of the hay days here. You could also view:

• THE Barrett report and the Barrett Commission II ,
• Submission to the Second Commission of Inquiry into the Quality of Condominium Construction (February 2000),
• The Vancouver Experience -- a slide presentation

Leaky condo crisis far from over Online source

Report says officials still don't know "the full extent of building envelope failure."

William Boei, Vancouver Sun, Published: Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Coastal British Columbia's leaky condo crisis is far from over, a recent report prepared for the provincial government shows.

The report acknowledges for the first time that thousands more strata-owned apartment units suffered water damage than the government has been estimating.

By 2012, when the leaky condo era enters its fourth decade, as many as one-third of the defective units will remain unrepaired, said the report, prepared for the province's Homeowner Protection Office (HPO) by private consultants.

Leaky condo repair at Fifth and Vine in 2006.View Larger Image View Larger Image

Leaky condo repair at Fifth and Vine in 2006.

Glenn Baglo / Vancouver Sun

At least 45 per cent and possibly as many as 68 per cent of leaky buildings have not been repaired yet, according to various scenarios explored by the consultants.

Tidbits

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'Leaky Condo' Dispute Resolution

Re-Sale of Leaky Condos: Did the Buyer Know?

Annotated Bibliography of the Building Envelope

"list of over 170 reference materials concerning the design, construction, and maintenance of the building envelope applicable to the context of British Columbia including references specific to the coastal climate"




BC Housing - Web links

"provides hyperlinks to a number of related housing web sites as a public service. Following is a list of categories of the hyperlinks found on this and other pages. " by BC Housing




FRDA publiction Abstract Listing

quite a selction: forestry, BC related

BC BERC program

British Columbia building envelope research program, by Salerno, M., 2000

problem

Condo owners' deluge of woe, by Sorensen, E., 1998

field monitoring of actual home

Field performance of rainscreeen wall assemblies in coastal BC, by Peer, L. B., 2005

federal aidto leaky condo owner

Gagliano announces federal aid for leaky condo owners in lower coastal B.C, by CMHC, 1998

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Importance of moisture control in building performance, by Karagiozis, A. N., 2003

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Rotting wood framed apartments -- not just a Vancouver problem, by Chouinard, K. L. and Lawton, M. D., 0

a case study to renovate leaky condos

Solving persistent moisture problems and moisture damage, by CMHC, 0

Barrett Commission II

Submission to the Second Commission of Inquiry into the Quality of Condominium Construction, by UDI, 2000

survey of envelope failures by CMHC

Survey of building envelope failures in the coastal climate of British Columbia, by Morrison Hershfield Limited, 1998

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The performance of rainscreen walls in coastal British Columbia, by Finch, G., 2007

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The renewal of trust in residential construction part II: commission of inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia, by Barrett, D., 2000

Barrett report on BC leaky condo

The renewal of trust in residential construction: an inquiry into the quality of condominium construction in British Columbia, by Barrett, D., 1998

History and analysis of problem

The role of the building envelope professional in the aftermath of Vancouver's leaky condominium crisis, by Kayll, D. G., 2001

Role of the Building Envelope Professional

The role of the building envelope professional in the aftermath of Vancouver's leaky condominium crisis, by Kayll, D. G., 2001

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Thousands more leaky condos as crisis spreads to highrises: Problems are surfacing with mould, exterior panels , by Boei, W., 2002