Technical resources
Guidance, research and proof for architects, engineers and project teams specifying continuous moisture monitoring. Everything here is open - no forms, no gates.
Flat roofs
Continuous, embedded monitoring for new and existing flat roofs.
- Moisture monitoring and leak detection for flat roofs
How the system detects water ingress in flat roofs, and where sensors sit in the build-up.
- Hidden moisture in commercial flat roofs: causes and signs
Where hidden moisture comes from, the early signs and their limits, and what continuous monitoring adds.
- From reading to risk: how the Risk Score works
What mould and decay research says about moisture risk, and what the Risk Score, mould curves and alerts each do with continuous readings.
- Why condensation in flat roofs spikes in autumn
Seasonal condensation risk in flat roofs and how to manage it.
- Moisture in warm roofs during summer
How warm-roof moisture behaves in summer and what the readings mean.
- Case: moisture monitoring for school roofs
Multifunctional roofs in Copenhagen monitored from construction into operation.
Timber and CLT
Moisture monitoring for CLT, mass timber and timber-frame projects.
- Wireless moisture sensors for timber structures
The timber pillar: sensor placement, monitoring and documentation for wood construction.
- A moisture management plan for CLT construction
Stage by stage from delivery to handover: what to control, where the sensors sit and what gets documented.
- Smarter CLT construction starts with better moisture insight
CLT moisture risks during and after construction.
- Moisture risk in modern construction
Webinar recap: why timber, flat roofs and complex envelopes raise the risk.
- Case: the Faroe Islands' first CLT building
Moisture control from day one in a climate with three times the UK rainfall.
- Manual vs automatic moisture monitoring
The risks of high moisture in timber, the signs to watch for, and how continuous alerts compare with manual rounds.
- Timber and water in Australia: moisture lessons
Site controls, in-service monitoring and protecting timber from water damage in a demanding climate.
- Case: JDH Byg's bio-based construction
How a contractor documents moisture in bio-based buildings for clients and insurers.
- Case: the wooden church of Javorca
A World War I memorial in the Slovenian mountains, monitored remotely by the University of Ljubljana.
Installation and specification
What monitoring looks like in a project, from placement to handover.
- Specifying continuous moisture monitoring for flat roofs
Placement, coverage, build-up position, connectivity, commissioning and responsibilities for the specifier.
- Flat-roof handover: QA and the defects period with continuous monitoring
What a monitored roof hands over, and what the data does for contractor and owner in the years after.
- What a moisture record should contain, from construction to handover
The checklist and sample report structure for the record a project keeps and hands over, and how to transfer access with the building.
- How the system works
The detect-monitor-alert-analyse sequence mapped to project stages.
- Detection hardware
The wireless sensors and what they measure.
- Moisture monitoring of risk areas in construction
Which risk areas to monitor during construction and maintenance.
- Request a project assessment
Get a recommended monitoring approach and indicative sensor coverage for your project.
Research and evidence
Data and research behind continuous moisture monitoring.
- The moisture state of the construction industry 2025
Tector's 2025 report on moisture in construction, delivered by email.
- New research on flat roof moisture and resilience
Research with Teknologisk Institut on flat-roof moisture risks.
- Moisture in construction: 2025 data and risk management
What the 2025 data means for risk management on projects.
- Moisture, mass timber and smarter building design
Webinar recap with experts from timber design, construction and insurance.
- Complete guide: mould in buildings
What causes mould and black mould, why it matters, how to detect it early and how moisture control keeps it away.
Standards and certification
Where moisture monitoring meets certification and regulation.
- How Tector supports DGNB sustainability certification
DGNB criteria the Rambøll-validated monitoring system supports.
- Moisture management legislation around the world
How moisture regulation differs across the UK, EU, Australia and North America.
- Sustainable construction and moisture monitoring
The role of moisture monitoring in sustainable construction.
- Tector vs moisture meters and loggers
How continuous monitoring compares with handheld meters and data loggers.
Company news
Announcements about Tector, its sensors and its markets.
- A new generation of moisture sensors
The September 2025 launch of the current generation of wireless sensors and what changed with it.
- Tector expands into the UK
Why Tector opened a UK office and what the RAAC crisis meant for building moisture monitoring.
- Woodsense rebrands to Tector
The name change and what stayed the same: the sensors, the platform and the team.