00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.853695 CaOODSP 20221107154905 cr ||||||||||| 180315s1991 oncad||#o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- NH17-209/1991E-PDF Burnett, Eric F. P., 1937- The Ontario wall drying project [electronic resource] / E.F.P. Burnett and A.J. Reynolds. Recherche sur l'assèchement des murs en Ontario [Ottawa] : [Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation], 1991. 1 v. (various pagings) ill., charts "July 1991". Digitized edition from print [produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]. Includes bibliographical references. "The National Building Code of Canada requires that the moisture content of framing lumber be not greater than 19 per cent at the time of installation. One important reason for this provision is that, if the initial moisture content of lumber is high, a considerable amount of water is built into the enclosure. Its presence, especially in low-rise residential buildings, creates conditions that can give rise to a variety of moisture related problems. Because this code provision is commonly violated, a project to assess the nature and consequences of built-in moisture was developed for Southwestern Ontario conditions. ... The primary objective was to obtain a broader and better understanding of the moisture related performance of various wall assemblies constructed with wet/green (above 19%moisture content) framing lumber"--Exec. summary. Includes added title page and summary in French. gccst Construction materials gccst Housing gccst Research Reynolds, Amanda Jane, 1965- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. PDF 7.25 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/schl-cmhc/NH17-209-1991-eng.pdf