Intent 1:
To limit the probability of inadequate support,
which could lead to an inability to resist dead loads from walls,
which could lead to the excessive movement, deformation or failure
of floor assemblies.
Where wood-frame construction
supports or is part of an environmental separator, this is to limit
the probability of the displacement or failure of required environmental
separation elements, which could lead to:
- condensation,
- precipitation ingress,
- excessive heat transfer,
- pollutant ingress, or
- compromised thermal performance of components intended
to resist heat transfer.
This is to limit the probability of:
- inadequate control of temperatures 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 further 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.