Labels:chat room | reckoner | sky | window OCR: Prev XaN Water Management of the Building Envelope Introduction The building envelope includes everything that separates the interior of building from the outdoor environment above and below grade including the windows doors walls foundation, basement slab ceiling. roof, decks and insulation It is the barrier between the conditioned indoor environment and the outdoors It is the designer's task to provide the necessary waterproofing and resistance weathering air infiltration, chemicals mildew movement and fire while at the same time preserving and enhancing the structure c aesthetic appearance Effective waterproofing includes the building design, determining surface treatments and the selection of materials and finishes as they relate tc the durability and eventually tc maintaina bility det ...
