Specification Strategies to Eliminate Concrete Moisture Problems

Floor finishes are one of the last items to be installed prior to substantial completion. Indoor environmental quality concerns related to adhesives make most project 09 flooring specifications require moisture testing before flooring can be installed on concrete slabs. When those moisture tests fail the project faces burdensome time delays and unexpected costs. This course explores concrete moisture and applied flooring, as well as several misconceptions regarding moisture testing. It provides guidance on eliminating concrete moisture problems while protecting the owner, design team, and building occupants from project delivery delays, cost overruns, future failed flooring, poor environmental conditions, and litigation.

Upon completion of this course, the Learner should be able to:

• Accurately translate project design intent and project environmental requirements into specification language.
• Integrate all relevant industry documents and reference standards related to concrete moisture testing into specification research and development in order to create safe and healthy buildings.
• Research the origin and meaning of current 09 flooring specification language to inform project specifications.
• Specify sustainable and healthy design processes that eliminate project delivery delays due to excess concrete slab moisture, subsequent bond or moisture failures, and design team liability for each.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered online, at your own pace.

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