Essay:
Essay Topics
The essays are a loose collection of various topics related to building and its envelope. The sources are: publications, web site, etc. Some are writings at BCE.
Materials: Wood facts by CWC, OSB, brick, insulation types, vapor barrier, vapor retarder, Glass
Environmental parameters: noise,rain,wind-driven rain , lighting, wind on building
Some loose categories:
Reference list/biographies
Bibliography of Building Envelope Books
conferences and journals
Encyclopeadia Britannica definitions related to fungi
Energy Efficency: Some Building Envelope Basics
Heat-air-moisture transport program available on the web
Index of Completed Research Reports from 1990-1995
References for mold and fungi studies
References related to material properties at ORNL
references related wood by Dr. Reddy Mallidi
web sites
Web sites with downloadable documentations
reference list for structural analysis of wood-framed wall
Definitions, terms, surveys
Building Envelope
Computer programs for building envelope design
FEM
Glass
Green building materials
Termites
thermal performance terms
Whole Building Design Approach
Wood Durability
News report
conclusion about mold growth and models
NBC Dateline News interview, March 22/99
Veteran Contractor Defends EIFS: Says 'Lack of Basic Construction Techniques' Is Root of Moisture Problems
Case studies
Drywood termite: general kalotermes and incisitermes
heat and moisture behavior of underground space
Synthetic Stucco EIFS Litigation
termite cause property damage to $1 billion a year in 14 US state
wood destroying insects causing damage to $5 billion a year.
Articles
A House for the New Millennium
Air barriers vs. Vapor Barriers
Brick Industry also has Moisture Trouble
building science was blamed by Barrett for BC building failures
Canadian housing export market brief / CMHC
Developing the Algorithms for moisture control in roofs
EIMA Guidelines for the Inspection of EIFS-Clad Houses
Factors Contributing to Moisture Problems in historic buildings
Moisture accumulation and dissipation in building envelope
Programs
ATHENA Project
CHMC Research Projects, CMHC functions
CIB Pro-Active Approach
Drainage Planes and Airpspaces
funding from state in Canada cut by 50% over 10 years
Moisture Control Strategies Presently Employed
Proposed Moisture Control Strategy
Siding Question, Rainscreen Question
Sustainable Building 2000
working group on renovation and retrofit
Disucssion
Current hygrothermal research -- a negative review
Ceiling Vapor Barrier Debate
Current hygrothermal research -- a negative review
Excerpts from Relocation Industry Report on EIFS.
Future of building envelope
OSB as building exterior sheathing
Status of current research - a positive view
wood decay and water is directly related
wood thermal conductivity vary with temperature
Information
DOE-2
Glaser method
Heating Choices
history of research models for combined heat and moisture transfer
MOIST
molds and fungi
Performance-based building codes: US & Canada orgs
Phil Childs checks the moisture content in roof insulation for Building 2518.
Pressure Treated Lumber
renovation in Canada
research direction: smart vapor barrier
Research paradigm change and shifting
RILEM
smart vapor barrier
Solar Driven Moisture in Brick Veneer
Standards for windows by CAN, CGSB, CSA, ASTM, AAMA
Thunderstorms and lightning emergency information
Unvented Roof Systems
urea-formaldehyde foam insulation
Whole Building Design Guide
Wood facts by CWC
Wood finishing at FPL, USDA
(updated 2000)