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Click to edit Master subtitle style SOLUTIONS FOR ATTAWAPISKAT
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Experimental Shed-construction
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Attawapiskat Ontario
-Cree nation -population: 2000 -remote -northern -fly in only -barge transportation -construction issues -focus on mould prevention
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Issues in Attawapiskat
INDOOR HUMIDITY
-boiling food & game -wood-burning stoves -laundry -closed windows MOULD SPORES -faulty ventilation -crowded houses & pets -firewood indoors -rural & more vegetation
POOR CONSTRUCTION
-wet wood -damaged moisture barriers -lack of skilled workers POOR -lack of know-how -scarce & costly
MAINTENANCE
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SOLUTION?
PART ONE: MOULD RESISTANCE
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SOLUTION?
PART TWO: PANEL WALLS EASY INSTALLATION LOW MAINTENANCE
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SHED CONSTRUCTION
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40W incandescent light bulb -hot water vapouriser -relative humidity over 70% Surface damage on each wall -extreme condensation
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RESULTS AT 3 WEEKS
NDW - NO MOULD
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RESULTS AT 6 WEEKS
PHOTOS TAKEN OF WALLS IMAGES PREPARED AND ANALYSED SOFTWARE USED: IMAGEJ AUTOCAD
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2X6 PHOTO
MOULD ANALYSIS
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SIPS PHOTO
MOULD ANALYSIS
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CLT PHOTO
MOULD ANALYSIS
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NDW PHOTO
MOULD ANALYSIS
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2ND CHOICE: CLT (CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER) -SMALL AMOUNT OF MOULD -SOME EASE OF INSTALLATION
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In this research we hope to find a better way to build in isolated and, often, largely aboriginal communities. It is only fitting that in approaching this particular Canadian challenge, a representative Canadian solution