NFPA 285 in the Field: An Update of Local Adoption |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Keith Nelson, AIA, Intertek-ATI |
Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
Measuring Field Performance of Aerogel Insulation in a Hot, Dry Climate |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Bryan Urban, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Nitin Shukla, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Anthony D. Fontanini, Iowa State University, USA , Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA |
Weathered OSB Air and Water Leakage Testing |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Paul Grahovac, PROSOCO |
The Reality of Quantifying Curtain Wall Spandrel Thermal Performance: 2D, 3D and Hotbox Testing |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Neil Norris, Larry Carbary, Stanley Yee, Patrick Roppel, Phillip Ciantar |
State of the Art of NFPA 285 |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Brian Kuhn, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
Moisture Risk in Spray Polyurethane Foam Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Duncan Prahl, RA, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA, Matthew Shaffer,PE, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA |
Doing It Right the Second Time – Designing Minimally Invasive, Cost-Effective Solutions for Window Repair vs. Replacement |
Apr 13, 2015 |
David W. Boyer, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Lawrence, Kansas, PROSOCO, Inc., Lawrence, Kans, Ron Tatley, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA , Stacey Grund, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA Tatley-Grund, Inc., Seattle, Matthew Travis, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Lawrence, Kansas, PROSOCO, Inc. Lawrence, Kansa |
Introducing the BEST 4 Conference on Behalf of the Technical Committee |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Mark Bomberg, D. Sc. (Eng) , Techn. D, PE |
The Effects of #4 Surface Low-E Coatings on Fenestration Condensation Resistance |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Tracy G. Rogers, Quanex Building Products, Inc |
Detailed Monitoring and Energy Model Development of an Existing Multi-Unit Residential Building in Toronto, Canada |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Marianne F. Touchie, Toronto Atmospheric Fund and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Kim D. Pressnail, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON |
Field Test Data from Retrofit of a Small Residential House Using EISF Technology |
Apr 13, 2015 |
John Edgar, STO Corporation, Ali Fallahi, Fraunhofer CSE, Alliston Watts, Fraunhofer CSE, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer CSE, Linda Jeng, Dow Chemical |
Keeping Energy Confined and Making Information Flow: The Smart Building of Tomorrow |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Christian Hoepfner, PhD, Director, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems |
Inward Vapor Drives in Adhered Veneer Wall Assemblies with Continuous Exterior Insulation |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Jonathan Smegal, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada., Aaron Grin, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Design Considerations for Climate Change |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP, Alexandra Connor, Project Associate, WSP |
Restoring Airtightness and Weather-Resistance to Window and Curtain Wall Systems |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Ed Retzbach, CSI, CDT, LEED AP BD+C |
Pressure Differences and Airtightness in Tall Buildings – Theory & Reality |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Lorne Ricketts, MASc, EIT., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Graham Finch, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, John Straube, PhD, P.Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON |
Low-Cost Bio-Based Phase Change Materials as an Energy Storage Medium in Building Envelopes |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Kaushik Biswas, Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridg, Nitin Shukla, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Ramin Abhari, Renewable Energy Group Synthetic Fuels, LLC (formerly Syntroleum), Tulsa, OK, USA |
Performance Testing for QA and Commissioning |
Apr 13, 2015 |
John Straube, PE, faculty of engineering, University of Waterloo; principal, BSC Inc. |
History and Future of Fenestration: Where Have We Been? Where are We Heading? |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Stephen Selkowitz, Group Leader, Windows and Envelope Materials, LBNL |
Use of Thermal Inertia for Reduction of HVAC Energy Consumption in Cooling Dominated and Mixed Climates |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Jan Kośny, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, USA, Elizabeth Kossecka, Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, Ali Fallahi, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, USA, David Yarbrough, R&D Services, Inc., Cookeville, TN, USA |
Energy Efficient Retrofit of a High-Rise Multifamily Building |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Brittany Hanam, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Lorne Ricketts, MASc, EIT, RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Andrew Pape-Salmon, P.Eng., MRM, RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Victoria, BC |
Thermal and Hygrothermal Performance of Ventilated Attics With and Without Breathable Underlayments |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Sudhir Railkar, Ph.D. GAF, Adem Chich, GAF, Ming Shiaio, Ph.D., GAF, Andre Desjarlais, ORNL, William Miller, Ph.D. , ORNL |
Performance Testing for Quality Assurance and Commissioning |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Fiona Aldous, principal, WJE |
A Detailed Study of Sunshades and their Effects on Performance |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Joe Fong, RA, NCARB, LEED AP (BD+C) Walter P. Moore |