Moisture Control Handbook: New, Low-rise, Residential Construction

Abstract

Moisture problems are prevalent all over North America, almost independent of climate. They are viewed as one of the single largest factors limiting the useful service life of a building. Elevated levels of moisture in buildings also can lead to serious health effects for occupants. Until recently, very little consensus on moisture control existed in the building community. The information available was typically incomplete, contradictory, usually limited to specific regions, and in many cases misleading.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1991
Accession Number
AD1081758

Entities

People

  • John Carmody
  • Joseph Lstiburek

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Pollution
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Climate Change
  • Construction
  • Fungi
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • Latent Heat
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Polystyrenes
  • Pressurization
  • Thermodynamics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design