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srcItem="<p class='featurebody'><span class='featureheads'>No...It's not asbestos </span><br><br><img src='images/IMG_2298.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'> <br><br>Gypsum roof decks manufactured in the 1920's frequently contained asbestos fiber. Before re-roofing this university building, we checked a piece of the gypsum deck and found that it contained wood fiber reinforcement, not asbestos.</p><p><span class='featurebody'><a href='conditionassessment.htm'>View more about Condition Assessment</a><br></span> </p>";
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>A habitual offender...</p><p class='featurebody'><br><img src='images/step1.jpg' width='150' height='150'> </p><p class='featurebody'>We often see brick veneer buildings leak, where parapets intersect a rising wall. This drawing shows part of a campus standard detail we developed for a client to address this frequent problem area.</p><p class='featurebody'><span class='featurebody'><a href='architecturalconstr.htm'>View more about Architectural Construction Documents</a></span></p><p></p>";
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>Ignore this at your peril...</p><p><img src='images/sillflashing.jpg' width='150' height='150' border='1'><br><span class='featurebody'><br>Window sills are a frequent source of leakage in masonry buildings, unless they are flashed properly. This detail shows a part of a campus standard detail we developed for a client that has had this question come up on several recent projects.</span></p><p><span class='featurebody'><a href='architecturalconstr.htm'>View more about Architectural Construction Documents</a></span><br></p>";
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srcItem="<p><span class='featureheads'>A guarantee does not stop a roof from leaking ...</span></p><p><img src='images/roofflood.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br><span class='featurebody'>But a properly constructed roof is the best guarantee! We reviewed the design of this terrace before construction, so that the hard-to-flash areas were solved in advance. Then, the installed roof passed the water test easily.</span><br><br>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>Better solution at 1/4 the cost...</p><p class='featurebody'><img src='images/IMG_2323.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br>We stopped the leakage at a historic skylight in Boston's Back Bay using a two-stage silicone seal, including pre-formed silicone gasket, with copper bars covering the silicone to preserve the historic appearance. The cost of our solution was one fourth of a proposed reconstruction.</p><p class='featurebody'><br>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>Don't demolish that bell tower!</p><p class='featurebody'><img src='images/IMG_2304.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br>We removed this limestone fragment from a historic university bell tower. Water seepage was causing the surface to delaminate through a process known as &quot;subflorescence&quot;. We were able to stop the deterioration by stopping the leakage.</p>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>Not all sand is created equal...</p><p class='featurebody'><img src='images/IMG_2314.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br>Sand that is sold as &quot;masonry&quot; sand often has too many fine particles and not enough coarse particles. A proper gradation of particle sizes is needed to minimize shrinkage of the mortar when it hardens.<br></p>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>When strong is weak...</p><p class='featurebody'><img src='images/IMG_2310.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br>The strongest fastener is not always the best one to use. The high-strength drive-pin fastener shown here caused pieces of carved limestone to break, when it was used to attach roof blocking in a historic building. A lower-strength fastener with a different kind of expansion shield would have been appropriate.</p>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'><span class='featureheads'>Staying out of the fog...</span><br></p><p class='featurebody'> <img src='images/Insulated_Glass_Units.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br>There are significant differences in the quality of insulated glass unit, which affect the length of time they last without fogging. For example, the better IGU's have a two-stage seal consisting of butyl on the interior plus silicone on the exterior.</p>
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srcItem="<p class='featurebody'><span class='featureheads'>Where do the insulation and vapor barrier belong?</span><br><br><img src='images/Cavity_Wall_Brick_Veneer.jpg' width='150' height='113' border='1'><br><br>In cold climates, placing rigid insulation in the wall cavity, with a self-adhered waterproofing membrane protecting the back-up wall, solves both vapor condensation and leakage resistance problems simultaneously.<br></p>
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srcItem="<p class='featureheads'>The answer is not obvious.</p><p class='featurebody'><img src='images/Broken_Screw.jpg' width='150' height='120' border='1'><br><br>The self-tapping screws used to attach a curtainwall showed a mysterious tendency to break about 24 hours after installation. Although the contractor initially suspected that the building structure was inadequate, we found that the screws had a known metallurgical problem that caused them to fracture spontaneously.</p>
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srcItem="<p><span class='specialpullquote'>&#8220;We have over a hundred buildings on our campus, and the only two that have never leaked are the ones Leavitt Associates worked on&#8221;</span><span class='specialheadline'> &nbsp;<br></span><span class='featurebody'>Director of Physical Plant for a major university in New England</span><br><br></p>";
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srcItem="<p><span class='specialpullquote'>&#8220;Leavitt Associates reviews all the significant projects in our office. All our project managers love working with them because they go straight to the most significant issues and solve them without compromising the design intent&#8221;</span><span class='specialheadline'> </span>&nbsp;<br><span class='featurebody'>Principal at a 35-person architecture firm that specializes in work for educational institutions.</span><br></p>";
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srcItem="<p><span class='specialpullquote'>&#8220;We have over a hundred buildings on our campus, and the only two that have never leaked are the ones Leavitt Associates worked on&#8221;</span><span class='specialheadline'> &nbsp;<br></span><span class='featurebody'>Director of Physical Plant for a major university in New England</span><br><br></p>";
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