Physics of Moisture Control Documents

BSD-108: Investigating and Diagnosing Moisture Problems by Joseph Lstiburek — last modified 2008/08/20

Water comes in four forms: solid, liquid, vapor and adsorbed. All four forms can cause grief to building owners, designers and contractors. When water causes building problems investigating and diagnosing the problem can be challenging because water constantly changes its form inside a building and within its materials. The investigator must hunt down the water thinking like water.

BSI-004: Drainage, Holes and Moderation by Joseph Lstiburek — last modified 2008/09/09

An edited version of this Insight first appeared in the ASHRAE Journal. Ever wonder how we can build a 50 story glass tower that doesn’t leak, but we can’t seem to build a two-story house that doesn’t leak? The answer is a little bit of counter intuitive thinking.