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Commercial Senior Certified


What Walls Are

This lesson provides the opportunity to review design principles covered previously. Course participants may then apply these basic principles to the practice of the design and construction of envelope systems, and specifically, wall assemblies.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Describe the variety of envelope systems, knowing how they are typically described and categorized.
  • Describe the typical components of an envelope system or wall assembly.
  • Understand the basic water management strategies used by building design teams.
  • Describe a number of water-resistive barrier products and understand how building design professionals categorize these products according to their make-up and long-term performance.

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