Brian Nelson is general manager of Knight Wall Systems, where he is responsible for product design and development and technical consulting for the North American rainscreen attachment system company. He’s also Building Codes Committee Co-Chair for the Rainscreen Association in North America, an organization of which Knight Wall Systems is a founding member. Nelson holds a B.S. and concurrent B.A. in Construction Engineering Management from Oregon State University.
Given
their name, it’s completely reasonable to assume that rainscreens are a
key part of waterproofing buildings. Truth is, rainscreens do play a
crucial role in waterproofing buildings by employing a multi-layered
approach to managing moisture intrusion. But they don’t do it all.