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How would any of the issues with the Dartmouth brick building in the article have been caused by #1?
by SamBam 11y ago
How would any of the issues with the Dartmouth brick building in the article have been caused by #1?
- douche 11y agoI'm pretty sure they don't care about insulation that much at Dartmouth. There's a huge steam plant on campus, and all the brick dorms are equipped with old-fashioned steam radiators that have two settings - over-bearingly hot, and "boil my pot of ramen noodles." It's common to see the dorm windows wide open when it is -20 F in February, with students trying to regulate the temperature to a livable level.
- coryrc 11y agoThe masons and architects have a lot more to care about these days. Even so, they should have gotten the flashing and water flow right (even cheap 80s houses usually have slanted window sill). Oh, and the insulation reduces drying of the brick to the interior, which can cause it decay within a decade if not done right: http://www.bluegreengroup.ca/bluegreen-launches-a-study-on-attached-double-brick-homes http://www.bluegreengroup.ca/bluegreen-launches-a-study-on-a... (though that's not the case here).
- shimon 11y agoThose reasons help explain why brick is a less desirable building material now than it was a century ago. This decline in desirability means that brick won't be selected for the most ambitious, highest-budget projects today, where it was the preferred choice back then.