July 2006
by Ted Cushman
Regardless of what the flood maps say today, the statistics show that flood zones will likely change during the service life of a home, making flooding an often inevitable consequence of coastal living. The answer, says building scientist Joseph Lstiburek, is to use drainable, dryable assemblies made with water-tolerant materials so that when that deeper-than-expected flood does occur, the building can dry out without excessive damage
First 100 Words:
Low Country Rx: Wet Floodproofing Drainable, dryable assemblies made with water-tolerant materials help speed recovery from deeper-than-expected floods Ted Cushman Tropical storms and hurricanes damage coastal housing in multiple ways. As building scientist Joseph Lstiburek observed in a November 2005 ASHRAE Journal article, "We learn our lessons from disaster. Hurricane Andrew (1992) taught us about wind. Hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne (2004) taught us about rain. The Red River of the North Basin taught us about floods. Hurricane Katrina had it all: wind, rain, and flood." But insurance companies consider the Katrina disaster to be primarily a flood event (although
PDF
|
HTML
Post Comment 
Read Comments
(0)
Robust Walls
Breakline: Extreme Green
Selecting Sunrooms for Coastal Homes
Air Leaks: Hidden Moisture Movers
Soundings
Best-Practice Wall Shingles
|
|
|
COASTAL CONTRACTOR Online is part of the Hanley Wood network of construction-industry Web sites:
Hanley Wood, LLC. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.