Moisture Management of EIFS Walls— Part 1: The Basis for Evaluation

The Canadian approach to design accepts the presence of some con struction deficiencies and calls for a multiple-line of defense Until now, such a design has been based on the qualitative assessments rooted in experience, i.e., tradition, and involved little integration with the newly emerging analytical tools, e.g., advanced hygrothermal models. The relation between the design and climatic conditions acting on a building is not well …