A Whole Systems Approach
Water management best practices for healthy multifamily housing
Sponsored by TAMLYN
Water-management systems are key to healthy and sustainable business design. This course discusses the building science behind water-management and the key components, design considerations, and installation best practices that lead to better buildings. In particular, this course describes how these systems affect multifamily housing projects, including the health, safety, and well-being of occupants. Important to the conversation is the fact that water-management must be considered as a whole system that works together utilizing compatible components. Understanding the whole system is the best way to attain durability and achieve healthy building goals.
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TAMLYN is a family-owned company with 50 years in the building products industry and has placed a great deal of recent focus on building science, especially moisture management. This direction led to the development of their TamlynWrap® line, Drainable with its 1.5mm bonded filament creating an enhanced WRB, and RainScreen 6.3 (1/4”) and 10.1 (3/8”). TamlynWrap® RainScreen is a multi-layer water management system, intended for use over existing WRB or coated sheathing, of cavity spaces that are non-compressible and act as a furring matrix to promote enhanced drainage and drying, paired with improved installation efficiency.
Originally published in Architectural Record
Originally published in March 2023
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe what happens if moisture enters buildings and how it can impact the health, safety, and wellness of occupants.
- Identify common ways that water and moisture enter a building.
- List the components in an absorptive cladding system that can help mitigate water intrusion.
- Explain the importance of integration in specifying a system of moisture control components for proper moisture management.
