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Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview

Cornick, S.M
2001
NRCC-45570, a presentation, National Research Council of Canada

Cornick, S.M, (2001), "Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview", NRCC-45570, a presentation, National Research Council of Canada.
Abstract:

Also in presentation:

Cornick, S. M., (2002), Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview, Presentation at OBEC Seminar (Hamilton, Ontario, 3/14/2002), pp. 1-33, January 22.

MEWS information on climate load at (NRCC-45570) (www.nrc.ca/irc/fulltext/nrcc45570/)

A Moisture Index Approach

? For buildings a few schemes exist

? They are based on combinations of Temperature and Rainfall

? Two examples are:

- Russo has a scheme for construction

- Scheffer for above ground decay of wood

: climate study should be conducted independent of the wall characteristics
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  3. A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design
  4. Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls
  5. Final Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project (T8-03) - Hygrothermal Response of Exterior Wall Systems to Climate Loading: Methodology and Interpretation of Results for Stucco, EIFS, Masonry and Siding Clad Wood-Frame Walls
  6. MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America
  7. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
  8. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America  


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