About this episode

The episode discusses the principles of water management essential for building durability, starting with roof design and drainage.

Water is the number one enemy of building durability—and the first control layer every builder, architect, and designer needs to understand. In Part 1 of a four-part Back to Basics series, Steve, Jake, and Pete break down the principles of water management that every high-performance building depends on. The conversation starts where most rain begins: the roof. From roof design and drainage to flashing strategies and capillary action, the crew explores how liquid water moves through buildings...

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve, Jake, Pete

Topics covered

• water management
• building durability
• roof design
• high-performance buildings
• control layers

Keywords

• water control layers
• building durability
• roof design
• drainage
• flashing strategies
• capillary action

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Organizations: UnBuild It Podcast

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