In Which Climates Zones Do the Building Codes Mandate the Use

question 14

Essay

In which climates zones do the building codes mandate the use of vapor retarder (VR), and in which climate zones do they not?

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Definitions:

Carolinas

Refers to the region comprised of the U.S. states North Carolina and South Carolina, originally established as a single British colony.

Royal African Company

A trading company chartered by England in the late 17th century, which held a monopoly on English trade with the West African coast, particularly in slaves for the transatlantic slave trade.

Sub-Saharan Africa

The area of the African continent located south of the Sahara Desert, characterized by diverse cultures, languages, and economies.

Slave-Catching Raids

Acts conducted to capture and return enslaved people who had escaped, often involving violence and carried out under laws like the Fugitive Slave Acts in the United States.