Tag Archives: ASTM

CDA study simplifies copper wall cladding systems

October 4, 2019

The Copper Development Association’s (CDA’s) new study simplifies the specification process of copper wall cladding systems.

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Referencing and specifying fenestration field-testing

June 2, 2017

Fenestration products come in a wide variety of forms, ranging from window units manufactured in a production facility to custom ‘stick-built’ curtain wall products that are assembled in the field.

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Using building wraps as air barriers

May 4, 2017

Controlling the movement of air between the conditioned interior environment of a building and the exterior is a core function of building science. However, if you ask someone the best method of doing this, you are likely to get dozens of different answers.

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ASTM addresses sealants, non-hydraulic cement with new additions

April 7, 2017

A new standard on building sealants and new committee on non-hydraulic cement are set to be added to ASTM International’s inventory of resources.

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The thick and thin of fluid-applied air barriers

August 26, 2016

The fluid-applied air barrier (FAAB) concept was originally a Canadian-developed technology from more than 40 years ago. Back in the early 1970s, the genesis was an adhesive combining air- and vapor-retarding characteristics—eventually, this material would find its way into building codes.

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