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Wood and Moisture

  1. Notes, Wood and Moisture
  2. Moisture Peruse.
  3. Park Sharon C., AIA. Holding the Line: Controlling Unwanted Moisture in Historic Buildings. Preservation Briefs 39, Washington, DC: Technical Preservation Services, National Park Service. Read.
  4. Psychrometric Chart and Humidity Read.
    1. Example Read.
  5. Fundamentals of Moisture in Houses by Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody, Home Energy Magazine Online November/December 1995.
  6. Canadian Building Digest
    1. DBR's Main Claim to Fame, Gustav Handegord. Peruse.
    2. Hutcheon, N. B. “Humidity in Canadian Buildings,” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 1, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, rev. 1968. Read.
    3. Hansen, A. T. “Moisture Problems in Houses,” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 231, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, May 1984. Peruse.
    4. Latta, J.K. "Vapour Barriers: What are they? Are they Effective?" Canadian Building Digest 175, ” Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Building Digest 57, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, 1976.
    5. Baker, M.C. Decay of Wood, Canadian Building Digest 111. Ottawa, Ontario:, Division of Building Research, National Research Council, 1969. Read (abstract, conclusion). Peruse.
  7. Carll, Charles G., Terry L. Highley. Decay of Wood and Wood-Based Products Above Ground in Buildings, J.Testing and Eval. 27(2), 1999, pp.150-158. Download PDF file 327kb, 9 pp.
  8. Tsongas, George. Case Studies of Moisture Problems in Residences, Manual on Moisture Control in Buildings, from Trechsel, Heinz R. ed. ASTM Manual on Moisture Control in Buildings, Manual 18.ASTM, 1992. Download as PDF file. Read (appendix A, pdf pp.25-28). Peruse.
  9. Simpson, William T. 1998. Equilibrium Moisture Content of Wood in Outdoor Locations in the United States and Worldwide, USDA Forest Serv. Res. Note FPL-RN-0268. 11 p. Download PDF file 565 kb, 14 pp. Read (introduction). Peruse.
  10. 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.