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The marine climate of Lower
Mainland, British Columbia
and the Pacific Northwest
presents a building
environment with unique
exposure conditions and
associated challenges for
both materials and
assemblies. Building
enclosure moisture problems
in this climate have
historically been wide
spread and highly
publicized. The cause(s) of
the problems have been
studied by government
agencies, consultants,
manufacturers, builders and
others, however little
consensus has been reached
and it has become difficult
to effectively address the
problems through a large
public test program.
Building Science Corporation
and
Balanced Solutions Inc.,
with Gauvin 2000
Construction Ltd., have
established a private
full-scale environmental
field-testing facility in
Coquitlam, BC, a suburb of
the city of Vancouver to
investigate the problems and
propose future solutions.
The climate is typical of
Lower Mainland, BC and the
Pacific Northwest, an area
that includes Seattle, WA
and Portland, OR.
Gauvin 2000 Construction
has secured the necessary
approvals from the City of
Coquitlam to operate this
facility for a period of at
least two years from the
initiation of the first
test. The time period given
will allow for the testing
to be carried out through
two full climatic cycles. |
