Discusses masonry walls in relation to the air tightness of buildings. Considers mainly panel walls constructed of concrete blocks. States that in general such walls are very leaky, due mainly to shrinkage of the wall itself and deformation of the surrounding structure. Discusses the addition of insulation to wall, sealing of joints around window frames and at the edge of the floor slab. Gives diagrams showing details of building construction.
Masonry walls.
Year:
1980
Bibliographic info:
In "Construction details for air tightness" National Research Council of Canada, Division of Building Research. Proceedings no.3