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The document summarizes a case study for an engineering building project seeking LEED Platinum certification. Architects designed the building with innovative features to achieve the certification without properly accounting for the warm, humid climate. This could have led to moisture problems. The Building Forensics Group provided commissioning and peer review services during design and construction to adapt the building design to the climate and minimize moisture risks.
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