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The exterior of the home also includes a “cover” of sorts which is actually a wood rainscreen cladding.
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A rainscreen wall system will safeguard the wall assembly from moisture intrusion and subsequent mold problems, as well as guarantee a longer life for the cedar siding.
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With the Magnolia residence just months from completion, the exteriors are beginning to look finished now that most of the rainscreen panels are in place.
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Years ago, when BUILD first started out as a company, we took on a project that included a rainscreen siding system.
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We used rainscreen cement board paneling for this project.
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Even Formica, a material usually reserved for kitchens and cabinets was used to create an exterior rainbow colored rainscreen wall to extend the life of the residence.
SOLAR DECATHLON 2007: University of Cincinnati | Inhabitat 2007
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Trespa, 62 Greene St in Soho, Great rainscreen panel materials
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By Nick, June 22, 2009 @ 7:49 am yeah, i agree….the envelope is really busy…however I LOVE that reclaimed doug fir open rainscreen siding….wonder what the cost/sf was for that material…
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As for your response about modernism and trim; I agree, but considering that I am trying to introduce the modern into a traditional building,I am detailing the rainscreen panels at varying thicknesses to ‘add a geometry that breaks from the panels’.
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A well designed rainscreen is very satisfying as a field of flush panels with crisp shadow reveals.
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