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1 Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng, ASHRAE Fellow Building Science Adventures In Building Science What is a Building? Joseph Lstiburek 2 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 1 of 38

2 A Building is an Environmental Separator Joseph Lstiburek 3 Control heat flow Control airflow Control water vapor flow Control rain Control ground water Control light and solar radiation Control noise and vibrations Control contaminants, environmental hazards and odors Control insects, rodents and vermin Control fire Provide strength and rigidity Be durable Be aesthetically pleasing Be economical Joseph Lstiburek 4 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 2 of 38

3 2 nd Law of Thermodynamics Joseph Lstiburek 5 Heat Flow Is From Warm To Cold Moisture Flow Is From Warm To Cold Moisture Flow Is From More To Less Air Flow Is From A Higher Pressure to a Lower Pressure Gravity Acts Down Joseph Lstiburek 6 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 3 of 38

4 Water Control Layer Air Control Layer Vapor Control Layer Thermal Control Layer Joseph Lstiburek 7 Joseph Lstiburek 8 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 4 of 38

5 Joseph Lstiburek 9 Joseph Lstiburek 10 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 5 of 38

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7 Joseph Lstiburek 13 Joseph Lstiburek 14 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 7 of 38

8 Joseph Lstiburek 15 Joseph Lstiburek 16 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 8 of 38

9 Joseph Lstiburek 17 Window Joseph Lstiburek 18 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 9 of 38

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11 Joseph Lstiburek 21 Joseph Lstiburek 22 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 11 of 38

12 Joseph Lstiburek 23 Joseph Lstiburek 24 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 12 of 38

13 Configurations of the Perfect Wall Joseph Lstiburek 25 Joseph Lstiburek 26 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 13 of 38

14 Joseph Lstiburek 27 Joseph Lstiburek 28 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 14 of 38

15 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 29 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 30 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 15 of 38

16 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 31 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 32 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 16 of 38

17 Joseph Lstiburek 33 Joseph Lstiburek 34 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 17 of 38

18 Joseph Lstiburek 35 Joseph Lstiburek 36 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 18 of 38

19 Joseph Lstiburek 37 Joseph Lstiburek 38 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 19 of 38

20 Joseph Lstiburek 39 Joseph Lstiburek 40 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 20 of 38

21 Joseph Lstiburek 41 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 42 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 21 of 38

22 Joseph Lstiburek 43 Joseph Lstiburek 44 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 22 of 38

23 Joseph Lstiburek 45 Joseph Lstiburek 46 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 23 of 38

24 Rain Screen Joseph Lstiburek 47 Joseph Lstiburek 48 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 24 of 38

25 Beer Screen? Joseph Lstiburek 49 Joseph Lstiburek 50 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 25 of 38

26 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 51 Joseph Lstiburek Rain Control 52 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 26 of 38

27 Calculating capillary rise Joseph Lstiburek 53 Capillary rise versus diameter capillary rise [inch] diameter [inch] Joseph Lstiburek 54 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 27 of 38

28 Capillary Flow Siding laps Joseph Lstiburek 55 Joseph Lstiburek 56 Lstiburek buildingscience.com 28 of 38

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