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Moisture

• Psychrometric Chart and Humidity (at HP384)
• Psychrometric chart of heating and cooling of air-vapor mixtures (at HP382)
• Building Analysis — Causes of Deterioration
• Park Sharon C., AIA. Holding the Line: Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings. Preservation Briefs 39, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service.
• Canadian Building Digests
  • Humidity in Canadian Buildings CBD 001
  • Water and Building Materials CBD 030
  • Moisture Problems in Houses CBD 231
• Old House Web
  • Gutters and downspouts
  • Site drainage issues

Extra Reading

• Fundamentals of Moisture in Houses (PDF file) by Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody, Home Energy Magazine Online November/December 1995.
• Humidity, Condensation and Ventilation in Houses, Building Science Insight '83, National Research Council of Canada
• Tsongas, George. Case Studies of Moisture Problems in Residences, Manual on Moisture Control in Buildings, ASTM, 1992. [Download as PDF file.]
• Rising Damp and Salt Attack, Department of Environment & Heritage, Government of South Australia [Download as PDF file.]
• TenWolde, Anton and William B. Rose 1999. Issues Related to Venting of Attics and Cathedral Ceilings, CH-99-11-4. ASHRAE Trans. 105(1): 1-7 [Download PDF file 140 kb, 7 pp.]
• Brown, JP and William B Rose. Development of humidity recommendations in museums and moisture control in buildings, 1997.
• Canadian Building Digests
  • Performance of Building Materials CBD 115
  • Water and Building Materials CBD 030
  • Condensation on Inside Window Surfaces CBD 004
  • Vapour Diffusion and Condensation CBD 057 (Skim.)
  • Vapour Barriers in Home Construction CBD 009
  • Vapour Barriers: What are they? Are they Effective? CBD 175
  • Mechanical Ventilation and Air Pressure in Houses CBD 245 
  • Humidified Buildings CBD 042
• Old House Web
  • Inspecting pitched roofs
  • Low-pitched roofs