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The High Risk of Green Buildings: Why Moisture & Mold Problems are Likely

By

J. David Odom, George H. DuBose & Richard Scott, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

There is strong evidence to suggest that there is a direct correlation between innovative design and building failures. Since the very nature of green construction involves innovation and experimentation it also introduces an increased risk of building problems. It is the authors’ 25+ years of experience that this increased risk is even more pronounced in “unforgiving” climates like the southeast where any departure from the “tried-and-true” often introduces moisture intrusion and mold problems.

The authors of this presentation have reviewed over $2 billion in new construction in the southeast and have identified the highest risk design features of many building types. They have also developed a set of 100-page set of guidelines, wall system computer models, and detailed checklists that can be used to reduce the most likely causes of building failures in complex and innovative structures.

This presentation will identify:

  • The most likely causes of building failures in hot, humid climates
  • A series of guidelines, computer models, and checklists to avoid these problems 
  • The selective use of post-construction monitoring and documentation to identify building performance deficiencies before they result in significant problems
  • Case studies of successful and problem buildings will be discussed along with what made the successful buildings “work” and why the problem buildings “failed”.  

The presenters of this session are the co-authors of the NCARB monograph on Moisture & Mold.

 

  
     
 
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