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https://www.constructionspecifier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/failures-Photo-1-2.jpg800287In winter, we become especially aware of the effects of exposure on everything around us. Cyclic wetting and drying, freezing and thawing, dramatic changes in temperature, wind, and cold all contribute to weathering and deterioration of the built environment’s elements (and, sometimes, its occupants).