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2004 Normal Conditions Microclimate Analysis of in-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction

Microclimate Analysis of Normal Operating Conditions In-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction ACC asked ‘What are the conditions behind a Diamond wall? Can we establish test protocol to test walls? How difficult would it be? It was found that Diamond … Continue reading

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2004 Long Term Leaks Microclimate Analysis of In-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction

Microclimate Analysis of Long Term Leaks of In-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction Auckland City Council asked “Does RH exceed 80% in a long term leak event (say 5 days)? Do Diamond walls dry out and recover following a longer … Continue reading

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2004 Leak Microclimate Analysis of In-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction

Microclimate Analysis of In-situ Hitex Diamond Cavity Wall Construction How do Hitex Diamond-clad walls perform moisture-widem and can they recover from leaks? ACC asked “Does RH exceed 80\% in leak event on both North and South walls? Do Diamond walls … Continue reading

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2004 Wall Microclimate Analysis (Wall Signature) testing

Auckland City Council were implementing a revised assessment process for older homes applying for CCC. Auckland City Council required an understanding of what is happening behind actual walls and could a leak event be introduced and the wall response measured. … Continue reading

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