Weathered OSB Air and Water Leakage Testing |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Paul Grahovac, PROSOCO |
Field Thermal Performance of EIFS Using Vacuum Insulation Panels |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Jan Kosny, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Nitin Shukla, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Tony Fontanini, Ph.D. Candidate, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Lawrence Carbary, FASTM, Dow Corning Corporation, Roland Serino, PE, Dryvit Systems Inc. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
NFPA 285 in the Field: An Update of Local Adoption |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Keith Nelson, AIA, Intertek-ATI |
Performance of Sealed Curtain Wall Spandrel Panels that Direct Deep Sunlight into Multi-Story Buildings |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Radu Postole, Building Science Consultant, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Patrick J, Roppel, Building Science Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Neil Norris, Building Science Consultant, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Kasra Bigdeli, Mechanical Engineer, SunCentral Inc, Richmond, BC |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Holistic Approach to Achieving Low Energy High-Rise Residential Buildings |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Christian Cianfrone, Building Energy Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Patrick J, Roppel, Building Science Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Dieter Hardock, Product Manager, Schöck Bauteile GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany |
Deterioration Model for Establishing an Optimal Mix of Time-Based Maint. and Condition-Based Maint. for the Enclosure System |
Apr 13, 2015 |
David Albrice, BSc., URP., ARP., PRA RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Matthew Branch, P.Eng. RDH Building Engineering Ltd. |
A Critical Analysis of the Passive House Standard for the Climates of the United States |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Ryan M. Abendroth, Passive Energy Designs LLC, Saint Louis, MO |
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 |
The Future of Fenestration Rating |
Apr 13, 2015 |
William C. duPont, Syerngy Consulting |
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 |
Graywater Wetland Treatment for a Living Building |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. |
Case Study: Passive House Construction in Kansas City |
Apr 13, 2015 |
David Hawkins, Prairie Design build, David Schleicher, Prairie Design Build |
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 |
The Importance of Translating an OPR to BOD |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Andrew Smith, Senior Associate, WSP, Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP |
Introducing the BEST 4 Conference on Behalf of the Technical Committee |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Mark Bomberg, D. Sc. (Eng) , Techn. D, PE |
A Detailed Study of Sunshades and their Effects on Performance |
Apr 13, 2015 |
Joe Fong, RA, NCARB, LEED AP (BD+C) Walter P. Moore |