Wood frame envelopes
Series: Best practice guide, building technology; Best practice guide, building technology
Publisher: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Ottawa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780660177168
Subjects: Wooden-frame houses; Design and construction; House construction; Maisons en bois; Conception et construction; Habitations; Construction
Description: Designers, builders, building owners and managers who consult this guide should gain a general understanding of the principles and practical considerations of designing and constructing wood frame envelopes. The Guide emphasizes the best residential construction practice details and specifications used in design offices and on construction sites across Canada. The information includes the behaviour of wood in construction, moisture control strategies, heat flow mechanisms, typical envelope assembly characteristics, components and materials for inclusion in specifications, quality assurance, maintenance and renewal strategies. More than 30 clearly drawn construction details on CD-ROM are easy to download into a CAD program.
Notes: Issued also in French under title: Enveloppe à ossature de bois.

Includes 1 computer disk in pocket mounted on p. [2] of binder.

"NHA 6921"--Page [4] of binder.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136 (2nd group) ).

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