Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures
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Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building Enclosures COLIN SHANE M.ENG., P.ENG., P.E. PRINCIPAL, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER RDH BUILDING SCIENCE INC. Disclaimer: This presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded by WoodWorks or the Softwood Lumber Board. APRIL 28, 2017
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Advanced Detailing Techniques for Building EnclosuresCOLIN SHANE M.ENG., P.ENG., P.E.
PRINCIPAL, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
RDH BUILDING SCIENCE INC.
Disclaimer: This presentation was developed by a third party and is not funded by WoodWorks or the Softwood Lumber Board.
APRIL 28, 2017
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Course Description
à This presentation will provide an in-depth look at a variety of
wood-frame building enclosure assemblies and
details. Beginning with a review of building enclosure design
fundamentals and considerations, it will then focus on best
practices with references from technical guidelines and case
studies. Finally, the critical detail interfaces between different
enclosure assemblies (i.e., walls, roofs, balconies, windows,
foundations) will be reviewed with a focus on continuity of
critical barriers. A series of details and case studies will be
presented for each.
Learning Objectives
• Review building enclosure design best practices for light wood-frame buildings.
• Demonstrate effective methods of controlling heat, air, and moisture movement through wood-frame assemblies.
• Discuss common details used for light wood-frame wall and roof enclosure assemblies.
• Using case studies and details from past projects, demonstrate unique considerations and best practices associated with the interfaces between adjacent enclosure assemblies
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Building Enclosure Design Fundamentals
à Separate indoors from outdoors, by controlling:
à Heat flow
à Air flow
à Vapor diffusion / condensation
à Water penetration
à Light and solar radiation
à Noise, fire, and smoke
à While at the same time:
à Transferring structural loads
à Being durable and maintainable
à Being economical & constructible
à Looking good!
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Trends in Building Enclosure Design
à Trend towards more energy efficiently
building enclosures
à Air barriers now required in 2012 IECC and
2013 CEC
à Higher R-value requirements - thicker walls
à More insulation / less air leakage = less
heat flow to dry out moisture
à “Marginal” assemblies that worked in the past
may no longer work
à Amount, type and placement of insulations
matters
à Wetting / drying balance very important
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The ‘Perfect’ Assembly
à Rain penetration control: rainscreen cladding
over water barrier
à Air leakage control: robust air barrier system
à Heat control: continuous insulation layer
à Locate all barriers exterior of structure
à Keep structure warm and dry
à 50+ year old concept!
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Wood-Frame Assemblies – ‘Pretty Good’ Wall
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Wood-Frame Assemblies – ‘Perfect’ Roof
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Details – Connect Control Layers
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Continuity of Control Layers
à In practice, need to evaluate and design assemblies and details that are not ‘perfect’
à Continuity of control layers within and between assemblies is critical
à Hygrothermal analysis?
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Interfaces & Challenges
• DIFFERENTIAL MOVEMENT
• BALCONY INTERFACES
• EXTERIOR INSULATION
• …AND MORE
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Wood-frame Building Enclosure Design Guides
à 2011 Building Enclosure Design Guide – Wood-frame Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
à Emphasis on best practices, moisture and new energy codes
à 2013 Guide for Designing Energy-Efficient Building Enclosures
à Focus on highly insulated wood-frame assemblies to meet current and upcoming energy codes
à CLT Handbook
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Design for Wood-Movement & Shrinkage
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Behaviour of Wood in Construction
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Wood Moisture Content vs Relative Humidity
Initial MC
Site/Construction
In-Service (Low)
In-Service (High)
Wood shrinkage is 0.20% to 0.25% in dimension per 1% change in MC
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Behaviour of Wood in Construction
à Wood-frame Shrinkage
à Total shrinkage dependant on amount of tangential/radial grain wood and initial moisture content
à Differential movement is a real concern when detailing, especially for taller wood-frame buildings
à Shrinkage generally in range of ¼” per floor in dry cases, ½” per floor in typical cases, ~1” per floor in extreme cases
Cumulative Shrinkage for 6 storey Wood-frame Building at roof eave
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Behaviour of Wood in Construction
à Detailing for Differential Shrinkage is Important
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Lessons Learned from Wood-frame Shrinkage
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Lessons Learned from Wood-frame Shrinkage
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Window Sill Detail – Sealant Joint Method
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Window Sill Detail – Sliding Flashing Method
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Window Sill Detail – Sliding Flashing Method
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Reducing Wood-frame Shrinkage - Floors
à Keep wood dry, watch saturation of floor framing during construction
à Engineered floor joists
à Modified platform framing practices
à Floor joists hang from top plate of wall, essentially reducing shrinkable wood at floor line
à Balloon framed details
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Adapting Design & Architectural Style
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Balcony Designs
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Wood-Framed Balcony
à Cantilevered - likely the most common framing method
à Questions:
à Where is the air barrier?
à Thermal barrier?
à Water barrier?
à ‘Saddles’?
à Do we vent?
à Guardrail attachment?
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Cantilevered Balcony – Control Layers
à Air barrier:
à Use the shortest path possible
à Prevent interior air from entering balcony soffit
à Vent soffit
à Thermal barrier:
à Remember ‘perfect’ wall
à Water barrier:
à Over a sloped and drained balcony surface
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Cantilevered Balcony - Saddles
à 3-dimensional integration of assemblies
à Include a 3-dimensional detail
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Cantilevered of Water Control Layer
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Continuity of Air / Thermal Control Layers
à Air barrier and thermal barrier continuity often overlooked
à Difficult to reliably detail sheet membrane around penetrating joists
à Spray foam often used for air and thermal control
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Continuity of Air / Thermal Control Layers
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Pre-Finished Steel Balcony over Wood
à Balcony is a ‘bolt-on’ architectural component, but not part of building enclosure
à Air, water, and thermal control layers continuous behind pre-finished balcony
à Simplifies detailing – no saddles
à Continuous water, air, thermal layers
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Bolt-On Balconies
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‘Continuous’ Insulation
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Building Enclosure & Passive Design
à Building enclosure is key element in passive design
à Exterior insulation is only as good as the cladding attachment strategy
à What attachment system works best thermally?
à Need to also consider:
à Structural
à Air / water tightness
à Constructibility
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Many Cladding Attachment Options & Counting
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Cladding Attachment: Vertical Steel Z-Girts
~65-75%+ loss in R-value
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Cladding Attachment: Horizontal Steel Z-Girts
~45-65%+ loss in R-value
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Cladding Attachment: Clip & Rail, Stainless Steel
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Cladding Attachment: Proprietary Clip & Rail
à Numerous systems available
~5-30% loss in R-value (spacing & fastener type dependant)
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Cladding Attachment: Continuous Wood Framing
~15-30% loss in R-value
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Cladding Attachment: Screws through Insulation
Longer cladding Fasteners directly through rigid insulation (up to 2” for light claddings)
Long screws through vertical strapping and rigid insulation creates truss – short cladding fasteners into vertical strapping Rigid shear block type connection
through insulation, short cladding fasteners into vertical strapping
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Publications / Research Reports
And many others!
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Lab Examples and Testing
± 25 psf
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Cladding Attachment: Screws Through Insulation
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Exterior Insulation and Windows
à Need to provide a water shedding seal between exterior cladding and window
à With exterior insulation
exterior cladding is often
too far away
à Flashing or trim piece required to create continuity
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Exterior Insulation and Windows
Summary
à Control moisture, air, and heat
à Best practices:
à Rainscreen cladding
à Keep structure warm and dry: control layers on exterior
à Think about the details!
à Provide continuity of control layers within and between assemblies and details
à Easier said than done: modern large buildings often architecturally complicated
à Walls, roofs, balconies, and…?
