Chris Dixon is a registered architect, Certified
Construction Specifier, and LEED AP. He serves on GBI's Green Globes Technical
Committee and is a former USGBC Materials and Resources Technical Advisory
Group member.
In part one; rainscreen and open joint cladding systems were discussed.
Part two will focus on test standards determining the performance
of cladding systems designed for the rainscreen principle.
In December of this year, more than 190 nations will gather in Paris to negotiate a global agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, laying the foundation to save the planet from what many believe will be a catastrophic and irreversible change in the Earth’s climate.
