All Things Moisture
Don’t let inexperience and the absence of viewing the building as a whole unit fail to protect you during the buying process. Protect every step of...
Band-aid fixes are often applied to a hotel prior to selling to make the building more appealing. Catching these masked issues early on can prevent...
The Super Bowl was right around the corner, and much was at stake for this hotel. It was undergoing a room rehab with a hard deadline when an unfo...
Mold growth is not seen as frequently on plaster walls as it is on gypsum wallboard, primarily because there are no nutrients to support mold growt...
When new building code requirements require high performance and innovation incentives, such as those found in green building rating systems, signi...
Many building owners and operators rely solely on a property condition assessment (PCA) to determine if they have a problem.
After over 25 years of figuring out why buildings end up as catastrophic mold and moisture building failures – there are some apparent truths that...
View of PTAC unit removed from wall sleeve-room side is to right. Inset in upper left shows front view of unit in sleeve with cover removed. Supply fan draws unconditioned outdoor air (red arrows) into supply fan plenum. Fan also draws room return air (yellow arrows) through evaporator coil cooling room air (blue arrows). Unconditioned outside air mixes with conditioned room air and discharges to room (green arrows) through supply air louvers.
Over the past 30 years, building experts at Liberty Building Forensics Group (LBFG) have investigated hundreds of hotel moisture problems (involvin...
Mold growth is evident behind new VWC during room rehab work in this Tampa hotel; prior to rehab, mold was not present behind the existing VWC.
Do you know the vital signs for avoiding moisture & mold problems? Will your brand standards cause you headaches? How will you recover costs if...
Moisture damage around the bathroom exhaust fan from reverse air flow through the exterior wall cap
Figure 1: The water-based mastic stayed wet (tacky to the touch) for weeks because the covered ductwork did not allow the mastic to dry, resulting in mold growth.
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Figure 1: Despite the presence of a waterproofing membrane on the elevated concrete slabs, water intrusion occurred through the terrace levels into the spaces below, infiltrating via penetrations and cracks in the slab.
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Contrary to popular belief, mold can occur in painted walls. This wall had a highly breathable textured finish system, and yet mold returned in the guest room walls. This was the condition after the first remediation, when the problem returned.
Building envelope & HVAC interaction in warm, humid zones
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The extent of damage to the wood structure was significant, despite not manifesting itself on the interior drywall or exterior of the envelope.
An increasing number of legacy buildings, including aging student housing complexes, are experiencing water intrusion and mold-related damage that...
Liberty Building Forensics Group (LBFG) has produced an e-book that speaks directly to the most common air barrier-related factors causing mold and...
Not all buildings are created equal, some fail at alarming rates.
