Repair, Retrofit and Inspection of Building Exterior Wall Systems

Eighteen peer-reviewed papers address the complex issues of design, construction, maintenance, evaluation, and repair of building exterior wall systems, both old and new.

Topics cover:
• Survey and assessment techniques
• Establishing the integrity of cladding systems and components
• Case studies of system deterioration and remediation
• Serviceability issues
• Seismic retrofit
• Energy savings attributable to fa?ade upgrades
• Re-cladding of existing buildings.
System types addressed include facades comprised of vintage masonry, limestone, precast concrete panels, thin stone, exposed cast-in-place concrete, aluminum framing, EIFS, and glass and metal walls.

SciTech Book News June 2009 Vol.33, No.2 ISSN 0196-6006 Review
This work contains papers from an October 2006 symposium on the
design, construction, and maintenance of building exterior wall systems,
grouped in sections on testing and evaluation techniques, rehabilitation
and detailing, case studies, and exterior insulation and finish systems.
Papers address diverse topics including survey and assessment techniques
and sampling, establishing the integrity of cladding systems and
components, case studies of system deterioration and remediation, serviceability
issues, seismic retrofit, energy savings, and re-cladding of
existing buildings. Materials addressed include vintage masonry, limestone,
precast concrete panels, thin stone, exposed cast-in-place concrete,
aluminum framing, and glass and metal walls.

Contents
Overview vii
TESTING AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
Case History of the Use of Electronic Survey Techniques to Assess Planar Distortions
in Building Façades—KEVIN S. COLL AND DAVID A. VANOCKER 3
Qualitative Sampling of the Building Envelope for Water Leakage—
LONNIE L. HAUGHTON AND COLIN R. MURPHY 12
Applying C1601-06 ‘‘Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water
Penetration of Masonry Wall Surfaces in Practice—GERALD A. DALRYMPLE
AND A. RHETT WHITLOCK 21
The Identification of Corrosion-Related Damage from Cramp Anchors in a Limestone-
Clad Building Façade Using NDE Techniques—DAVID A. VANOCKER,
ERIN M. JOHNSON, AND TRACY D. MARCOTTE 35
Snap, Crackle, Pop: Remediation of a Noisy Curtain Wall—MARK K. SCHMIDT
AND W. ROBERT HANNEN 47
Techniques for Predicting Cladding Design Wind Pressures—MATTHEW BROWNE,
PETER IRWIN, JASON GARBER, MICHAEL CICCI, JAN DALE, AND RUSS PARNELL 55
INVESTIGATION, REHABILITATION AND DETAILING CASE STUDIES
Erroneous Design Assumptions and Construction Defects in a Thin Stone Façade
System—MARK K. SCHMIDT AND JILL H. MURPHY 69
Energy Savings Resulting from Building Envelope Upgrades in Mid-Rise
Construction—A Case Study—J. ERIC PETERSON AND WILLIAM H. BLODGETT 77
Delayed Ettringite Formation (DEF) within Pre-cast Concrete Cladding Panels on a
Mid-Rise Commercial Office Building: A Case Study—WARREN R. FRENCH
AND JOSHUA S. SCHROEDER 85
Sill Pan Flashing for Block-Frame Windows in Recessed Concrete Openings
Case Studies—ROBERT BATEMAN 107
Envelope RemediationA Case Study in Support of an Over-Cladding Approach—
JARED B. LAWRENCE AND PAUL G. JOHNSON 121
Over-Cladding of Aluminum Framed Curtainwalls and Skylights—JON M. BOYD 139
Façade Renovation of the Wexner Center for the Arts—SHAWN S. LI
AND NEIL MCCLELLAND 154
A Form to Follow Function: Recladding A Regional Healthcare Facility
—TAMMY D. FORNER 161
Repair of an Earthquake Damaged Building Façade in Coordination with FEMA: A
Case Study Including Stabilization, Evaluation, Historically Sensitive
Restoration, and Hazard Mitigation—C. HENDRYX AND S. VLOTHO 173
EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS EIFS
Design of Engineered Drainable Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS)
Cladding—STEPHEN S. RUGGIERO AND ANNEMARIE L. RABAZZI 197
Evaluation of Debonding of Lamina from Foam and Repairs to Exterior Insulation and
Finish System Façade—LINDA MCGOWAN, SCOTT RILEY, JIM CONNOLLY AND
WILLIAM SHALKOWSKI 213
Retrofitting Barrier Exterior Insulation and Finish System: Methodology and
Performance Assessment—ERIC K. OLSON AND JUDSON A. TAYLOR 229
Author Index 239
Subject Index 241