BARRIERS AND SCREENS FURTHERTHE ART OF CLADDING

摘要

Is moisture control the absolute for building design decisions? Ask users, owners, occupants, and investors-and expect a chorus of agreement. They'll list moisture vapor, wind-driven rain, rooftop ponding, and material corrosion as just a few of the water-related concerns that add to maintenance, repair, and operations budgets and ultimately stand to devalue their properties. "Roughly 90% of all wall failures are the result of moisture-related issues," says Keith Lolley, CSI, a Director of the Building Enclosure Moisture Management Institute (BEMMI) and Vice President, Advanced Building Products. Product improvements in cladding for barrier wall and rainscreen systems are critical elements of early-phase decision making. As long as they work well, that is.