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    A rainscreen is an exterior wall detail where the siding (wall cladding) stands off from the moisture-resistant surface of an air/water barrier applied...
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    blends of cement and recycled polystyrene, wheat/rice straw fibres. Rainscreen cladding is a form of weather cladding designed to protect against the...
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  • building Copper cladding, applying copper to the exterior of buildings Rainscreen cladding, an exterior wall detail to create a capillary break and to allow...
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    wall technology, the rainscreen principle theorizes that equilibrium of air pressure between the outside and inside of the "rainscreen" prevents water penetration...
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    jet were unsuccessful, as it was mostly burning behind the waterproof rainscreen. By 01:30, a rising column of flames had reached the roof and the fire...
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    or interior side of the wall, also tended to promote thinner walls and rainscreen systems. Open, uncovered walkways were excluded from the FSR, thus encouraging...
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    which can resist water under pressure. Cavity wall construction, such as rainscreen construction, is where the interior walls are separated from the exterior...
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    is to make openings in the soffit and ridge to allow natural air flow. This example also has ventilated exterior walls called rainscreen construction....
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    with panelized products. A variant on masonry veneer is the rainscreen veneer. Rainscreens are ventilated at the top and bottom of the cavity to prevent...
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    ventilation is provided in addition to the drainage plane such as in rainscreen construction. Face-sealed also called barrier wall or perfect barrier...
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