BU578 Ventilation drying behind wall claddings
- Abbreviation
- BU578(2014)
- Valid from
- 1/12/2014
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited
- Information type
- BRANZ Bulletin
- Format
Description
This bulletin explains how ventilation drying can be engineered into a wall.
Scope
The bulletin covers:
- air circulation behind wall cladding
- ventilation behind different cladding types - brick veneer, battened cavity walls and direct-fixed claddings
- how much moisture can ventilation drying deal with
- how does ventilation drying depend on the climate
- are some cladding types more leaky than others
- ventilation drying and rain leakage.