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Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls

Cornick, S. M., Chown, G. A., Dalgliesh, W. A., Djebbar, R., Lacasse, M. A., Nofal, M., Said, M. N., Swinton, M. C. and Tariku, F.
2001
Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada, pp. 36, April 12

Cornick, S. M., Chown, G. A., Dalgliesh, W. A., Djebbar, R., Lacasse, M. A., Nofal, M., Said, M. N., Swinton, M. C. and Tariku, F., (2001), "Defining climate regions as a basis for specifying requirements for precipitation protection for walls", Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, National Research Council of Canada, pp. 36, April 12.
Abstract:

Recent history has documented the premature failures of building envelopes in various regions of the country notably on the West Coast, British Columbia, and the East Coast, the Atlantic Provinces. The problem appears to some extent to be climate related. Over the past several years IRC has been examining the role of climate in relation to the performance of walls. Specifically we have been investigating the effect of climate on the moisture management capability of various wall systems. The MEWS 4 consortium project has been addressing this issue in detail. A large part of this paper is derived from the work undertaken by the MEWS consortium.
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Cornick, S. M.
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  2. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  3. A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design
  4. Climate loads and their effect on building envelopes - an overview
  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  
Chown, G. A.
Institute for Research in Construction (IRC), National Research Council
  1. Designing exterior walls according to the rainscreen principle
  2. Evolution of wall design for controlling rain penetration
  3. Ventilation strategies for small buildings, the trend to airtightness  
Dalgliesh, W. A.
  1. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  2. A moisture index to characterize climates for building envelope design
  3. BLWT, CFD and HAM modelling vs. the real world: bridging the gaps with full-scale measurements
  4. MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America
  5. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  6. Thermal Bridges -- Heat flow models with HEAT2 HEAT3, and a general purpose 3-D solver
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Djebbar, R.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council of Canada (NRC/IRC), Ottawa, Ontario.
  1. Environmental boundary conditions for long-term hygrothermal calculations
  2. 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
  3. Indoor and outdoor weather analysis tool for hygrothermal modelling
  4. MEWS methodology for developing moisture management strategies: application to stucco-clad wood-frame walls in North America
  5. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
  6. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America
  7. Use of hygrothermal numerical modeling to identify optimal retrofit options for high-rise buildings  
Lacasse, M. A.
Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council, Ottawa,
  1. A discrete stochastic model for performance prediction of roofing systems
  2. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
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  7. 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
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  10. Report from Task 2 of MEWS Project - Description of 17 Large Sale Wall Specimens Built for Water Entry Investigation in IRC Dynamic Wall Testing Facility
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  12. Report from Task 8 of MEWS Project - MEWS Methodology for Developing Moisture Management Strategies - Application to Stucco Clad Wood-Frame Walls in North America  
Nofal, M.
  1. A methodology to develop moisture management strategies for wood-frame walls in North America: application to stucco-clad walls
  2. Criteria for unacceptable damage on wood systems
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  4. Durability assessments of wood-frame construction using the concept of damage-functions
  5. On implementing experimental biological damage-functions models in durability assessment systems  
Said, M. N.
  1. Monitoring the hygrothermal performance of a masonry wall with and without thermal insulation  
Swinton, M. C.
National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Research in Construction
  1. Benchmarking of the advanced hygrothermal model hygIRC with mid scale experiments
  2. In-Situ performance evaluation of exterior insulation basement systems (EIBS) - spray polyurethane foam: summary report
  3. Three-dimensional analysis of thermal resistance of exterior basement insulation systems (EIBS)  
Tariku, F.
  1. Final report from task 7 of MEWS long-term performance: predict the moisture management performance of wall systems as a function of climate, material properties, etc. through mathematical modelling
  2. Influence of sheathing membrane and vapour barrier on hygrothermnal response of stucco walls
  3. Integrated analysis of whole building heat, air and moisture transfer
  4. Report from Task 4 of MEWS Project - Environmental Conditions, Final Report
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