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For the Homeowner
LIBRARY
Tutorials
Guide to Interpreting your Moisture Report
Moisture in Buildings - Research Highlights
House Case Studies
First WHRS Ajudication - Kelleway House
Persistent Leaks - House 10
Treated Timber House Rots - House 138
Untreated Timber House Rots - House 33
Alternative to Recladding - Drying Skirt - House 15
Innovative New Products
Drying Skirts - Hitex Building Systems
Window Eyebrows and Drying Skirt Price List - Hitex Building Systems
Useful Links and Networks
Ministry of Health Advice to Building Industry
NZ Institute of Building Surveyors (MNZIBS)
Leaky Homes Action Group (LHAG)
Building Officials Institute of New Zealand (BOINZ)
New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA)
Department of Building and Housing
(DBH)
DBH Determinations Archive
Weathertightness Homes Resolution Service (WHRS)
ConsumerBuild
ConsumerBuild's Council Finder
Architectural Designers of New Zealand (ADNZ)
Registered Master Builders Federation (RMBF)
Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of NZ (AMINZ)
Building Reserach Association of New Zealand (BRANZ)
For the Professional
Quality Assurance for Weathertightness
Mdu System Industry Benefits
Research Summaries
Timber Moisture Contents in 800 New Zealand Houses
Wall Moisture Management Principles - COMING SOON
Moisture Guide - The 5 D's of Moisture Management
Review of BRANZ Literature for Hitex Plastering Ltd (Holyoake, 2003)
Thermal Envelope & Building Science - on stucco drying (CMHC, 2000)
Policy Documents
Proving Compliance on Reasonable Grounds through Performance Measurement
Experiments
4L Drainage Test (Hitex, 2002)
4L Drainage Test (Hitex, 2004)
House Case Studies
House 33 - Plaster (Hitex, 2004)
Microclimate Investigation - House 70 - EIFS Vented (Hitex, 2004)
Leaky Buildings Symposium (
University of Auckland
, 2005)
Posters
Rate of Mould Germination and Growth
Probability of Mould Growth
Requirement for Mould Growth
Presentations
Timber Frame Durability Research - Mick Hedley
Mdu System Progress - Ian Holyoake
Mdu System Progress pt 2 - Ian Holyoake
How does Mdu System work? - Bryan Holyoake
Preventative Solutions - Bryan Holyoake
DVDs
COMING SOON
Research Papers
Building Frame Drying (Prof Geoff Austin, 2003)
An Investigation of Water Transport from Building Walls (Bryan Holyoake, 2003)
Wall Microclimate Investigation (Paul Beezley, 2004)
In-Situ Building Wall Investigation (Ken & Bryan Holyoake,
2005)
Influence of Cavity Ventilation on MC (Hansen, 2002)
Find Leaks at the Bottom of Wall (Ken & Bryan Holyoake, 2005)
Rain Guide (Ontario Architects Association, 2002)
Mould Guide (Ontario Architects Association, 2002)
Radiata Pine EMC Curve (Cunningham & Sprott, 1984)
Moisture Ingress Examination Report (Paul Beezley, 2004)
Useful Links/Pictures
Psychrometric Chart
Equilibrium Timber MC in New Zealand
(Orman, 1950)
Temp & RH in summer, New Zealand (NIWA)
Temp & RH in winter, New Zealand (NIWA)
NZ Weather Stations - Weather Underground
Hunn Report 2002
Presentations
Mdu System at WANZ Conference 2005
An Investigation of Water Transport from Building Walls (Bryan Holyoake, 2003)
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