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Construction Methods

August 25, 2014

History proves the power of a rainscreen

On British Columbia’s west coast, rainscreened buildings have become the norm over the past 20 years.  Builders have installed thousands of them, after they became mandatory in the building code in the late 1990s.  In other parts of North America, this type of sealed building envelope may still seem new and unproven, but if you […]

Construction Methods
August 18, 2014

How rainscreens solved B.C.’s leaky condo crisis

The 1980’s and 90’s were a dark era for B.C. homebuilders. Business was strong as condos were popping up all over the south coast.  It should have been nothing but good news for the construction industry. Unfortunately, changes in the province’s building code allowed condos to be built using designs better suited to the desert […]

Construction Methods