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Moisture Control Handbook

Moisture Control Handbook
Item #: B430
ISBN:0471318639
Author: Joseph Lstiburek, John Carmody
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons 
Product Type: Moisture Book
Your Price: $114.95
The Moisture Control Handbook is an excellent reference book for builders!

Features & Applications:

The Moisture Control Handbook is a valuable resource for anyone involved in remediation. Providing comprehensive information to remediation professionals, contactors, homeowners, building owners, inspectors, and other in the building and construction fields, the Moisture Control Handbook contains everything you need to know about moisture control and remediation. The content includes, detailed, no-nonsense explorations of moisture control problems, moisture cause and effect, solutions, treatment techniques, proven remedies and methods for protection and remediation.

Invaluable coverage includes:

  • Clear, detailed recommended practices for all United States climates
  • Introductory explanation of the nature and causes of mold, mildew, and condensation
  • Specific advice on heated, cooled, and combination environments
  • A short course in the dynamics of moisture movement within buildings
  • Practices for cooling as well as heating climates (often, heating climate solutions are applied in cooling climates, where problems and solutions are completely different)
  • An overall, systematic view of moisture problems-including how mechanical systems and occupant lifestyles can create and also resolve moisture problems
  • Actual case studies of buildings with moisture problems that illustrate the principles and practices presented in the book
Table of Contents:
  • Mold, Mildew, and Condensation
  • Moisture Movement
  • Design Considerations for Building Assemblies
  • Moisture Control Practices for Heating Climates
  • Moisture Control Practices for Mixed Climates
  • Moisture Control Practices for Cooling Climates
  • Case Studies of Moisture Problems
  • References/Bibliography
  • Index
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