Ventilation, insulation and heating are the key components to ensuring a healthy indoor environment. This work studied airtightness and actual in-service ventilation rates in a variety of modern housing stock.In-service...
This paper explores the weathertight performance of the downturned legs of flashings. The weathertightness of window head flashings has recently been questioned. They are more often procured from a limited...
Capillary grooves (more commonly referred to as weather grooves) have been formed into the lap joints in timber weatherboards in New Zealand from the late 1970s to this day. They...
This paper examines the weathertight performance of three common junctions in wall claddings and the approach taken to flashing these joints in New Zealand residential buildings. It makes a start...
