Envelope Performance

Air and water profoundly impact the comfort, durability, and energy performance of buildings. This lesson evaluates these impacts, explores the best ways to design for optimum building performance, and revisits and analyzes the design problems introduced in Lesson 1.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this lesson, you will be able to:

• Describe how air and water impact buildings
• Identify common failures that compromise building durability
• Describe the risk of mold in buildings
• Define what makes a water-managed wall system
• Identify various design problems and their solutions

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