Mold- Page 3 of 4
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Preventing Water Entry Into a Home
To lower your home’s indoor relative humidity, you need to address all sources of water entry
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Rethinking Ventilated Attics
How to stop mold growth in coastal climates
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Hygric Buffering and Hygric Redistribution
Large amounts of hygroscopic building materials — for example, lumber and cellulose — can act like thermal mass for moisture
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Is Cold Sheathing in Double-Wall Construction at Risk?
Building Science Corporation's latest publication on the topic provides a surprising result
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Second Guessing an Insulation Upgrade
A homeowner has added a layer of rigid insulation to some interior walls, and now wonders if he’s made a big mistake
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How Your Thermostat Can Grow Mold and Make You Uncomfortable
This setting on your air conditioner's thermostat is really bad in humid climates
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Why Is This Sheathing Moldy?
A Seattle homeowner finds damp and moldy stud cavities and wants to correct the problem before re-insulating and adding drywall
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A Brief Introduction to WUFI, in 5 Easy Pieces
This hygrothermal modeling software has tremendous power but also requires great skill
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Problems With Crawlspaces
Venting and other under-house ills
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How to Avoid Mold
The key is avoiding wet activities — a.k.a ‘water sports’
