9.12.3.3.(3)

Objective

OH1 Indoor Conditions

Attribution

Intent

Intent 1:

To limit the probability of excessive lateral loading on foundation walls or jacking pressures from adfreezing to foundation walls, which could lead to:

  • movement or cracking of foundation walls, or
  • damage to a foundation's moisture-control elements.

Where foundations act as environmental separators, this is to limit the probability of:

  • condensation,
  • precipitation ingress,
  • the ingress of moisture from the ground, or
  • compromised thermal performance of components intended to provide resistance to heat transfer.

This is to limit the probability of:

  • an inadequate control of the temperature of interior spaces, drafts, relative humidity, or water accumulation,
  • the generation of pollutants from biological growth or from materials that become unstable on wetting, or
  • deterioration, which could lead to compromised integrity of environmental separators.

This is to limit the probability of:

  • negative effects on the air quality of indoor spaces,
  • the inadequate thermal comfort of persons, and
  • contact with moisture.

This is to limit the probability of harm to persons.

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