thus guarding against damage caused by moisture
accumulation.
Challenge #2: Delivering Thermal Performance
Kent Ohio’s Midwestern location is subject to humid
summers and bone-chilling winters. Again,
insulation plays an important role in minimizing the
effects of thermal bridging. The insulation used
delivers long-term stable insulating performance at
R-5 per inch.
Challenge #3: Delivering a Sustainable Solution
Given that Kent State College of Architecture is
educating future environmental design
professionals, the materials selected for the
enclosure had to support sustainability. With a
minimum of 20 percent recycled content,
FOAMULAR® 250 insulation helped the building
attain a LEED® Platinum rating, the highest
available under the U.S. Green Building Council’s
LEED® program.
44 | Masonry Design
It’s All about the System: The exterior wall system
included other products documented as a wall
“system” to be code compliant and compatible.
These additional components include Pos-I-Tie®
masonry veneer anchors from Heckmann Building
Products Inc., MortarNet® mortar dropping
protection from Mortar Net Solutions™, and
Grip-Deck™ continuous insulation anchors with
Thermal-Grip®ci prong washers from Rodenhouse,
Inc. and one of the dozens of water/air barriers that
are pre-approved NFPA 285 compliant with Owens
Corning® Enclosure Solutions.