Pete’s Puzzle: Mold on Painted Clapboards is Food for Thought

There is mold on the factory-primed, latex top-coated wood clapboards on the south but not the north side of our house
by Peter Yost

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Whenever my wife starts a conversation with, “OK, Mr. Building Scientist,” I know I am in some kind of trouble. That proved to be the case one day when we were out hanging laundry on the south side of our house.

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Filling out this PI form

Use this form to provide GBCI with a description of your project. Remember, your LEED reviewer may have never seen anything on your project before, and only has a short period of time to review it. Give them a little context by providing background information about the history of the building, the LEED project team, and your project highlights.

Filling out this PI form

Use this form to provide basic details about how your building is used and occupied. Remember that the rest of your LEED application needs to be consistent with the information that you provide on this form.  For example, the occupancy values indicated on the PIf3 form need to be reflected in your WEp1 documentation.

Filling out this PI form

Use this form to provide basic details about your project building and site. Remember that the rest of your LEED application needs to be consistent with the information that you provide on this form. For example, the energy sources indicated on the PIf2 form need to be reflected in your EAp2 documentation. Also avoid showing a mismatch between the gross floor area (or site area) shown in PIf2, and the various energy credits (or sites credits). 

Filling out PIf4

Use this form to provide LEED reviewers with a description of your project. This is your opportunity to provide background information about the history of the building, the LEED project team, and your project highlights. The form also has space to provide information on the building’s HVAC and MEP systems and upgrades. Other important documents—such as photos, floor plans, a site plan, and mechanical schedules—should be uploaded to PIf4 as well.

Filling out PIf3

Use this form to provide basic details about how your building is used and occupied. Remember that the rest of your LEED application needs to be consistent with the information that you provide on this form.  For example, the occupancy values indicated on the PIf3 form need to be reflected in your WEp1 documentation.

Filling out PIf2

Use this form to provide basic details about your project building and site. Remember that the rest of your LEED application needs to be consistent with the information that you provide on this form. For example, the energy sources indicated on the PIf2 form need to be reflected in your EAp2 documentation. Also, avoid a mismatch between the gross floor area (or site area) shown in PIf2, and the various energy and sites credits.