The restoration of claddings and exterior walls of heritage buildings is a growing activity in many Canadian towns and cities. However, to be acceptable for modern-day occupancies, these restored structures need to support an...
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Concrete moisture and water-based adhesives
(01/03/2018)
Government regulations requiring co-ordinated changes to manufacturing, design, and construction practices with a single regulation are difficult for the industry to assimilate successfully. The banning of solvent-based adhesives was one such example.
In the July 2013 issue of Construction Canada, this author’s introduction to the virtual air barrier and dynamic buffer zone (VAB/DBZ), “Designing the Virtual Air Barrier,” was published.1 This article explained a research project...
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