7 Tips for Installing Moisture Barriers

摘要

If you took a poll of building envelope and construction forensic experts, it's likely that moisture barriers would be high on the list of most poorly understood products used in wall assemblies. Besides deciding which type of barrier to use under various climate conditions, Building Teams must confront the nasty matter of how to install them correctly.rnTo shed some light on this nettlesome problem, we called upon Richard Robison, RA, CCS, NCARB, a principal at Lord, Aeck & Sargent, Atlanta, and a nationally recognized expert in construction specifications. In 2002 he was awarded the Construction Specifications Institute's Ben John Small Memorial Award for special proficiency and outstanding stature as a practicing specifier. He is a member of the AIA, CSI, the Southern Building Code Congress International, the Association for Preservation Technology International, the Masonry Society, and the American Society for Testing and Materials.