Beyond the Sill Seal: A Modern Approach to Air Barriers for Long-Lasting Building Enclosures The effectiveness of air barriers in building enclosures is critical for energy efficiency, comfort, and indoor […]
New Air Barrier Requirements for Re-Roofing As energy codes evolve, so do the requirements for roof system performance — especially during reroofing projects. This course explores the latest updates to […]
Predicting Rooftop Surface Temperature Extremes and Impact on Air Barrier Tie-Ins Roofing system surfaces can get hot, sometimes extremely hot due to climatic and indoor design conditions, direct and reflected […]
Buildings are designed to separate indoor and outdoor environments, but differences between them create forces that challenge the building envelope. Key demands include managing liquid water, air, heat, and water […]
Akira Window Connection: Pathways to Thinner Exterior Walls Akira Window Connection – a market ready punched window installation method that nearly eliminates window transition thermal bridging. This innovation helps reduce […]
Achieving a High-Performance Air Barrier System Air Barriers are an extremely important component of a high-performance building enclosure system. For the most part, these systems are non-maintainable components and repairs […]
Commissioning the Air Barrier The IECC 2021 requires air barrier commissioning and/or whole building air tests as part of the code compliancy pathways. The process is an essential step to […]
Building Envelope Solutions: Building Code Compliance for Fire, Air, Water, and Vapor This presentation discusses the key Building Code and Industry Standards for meeting fire, air, water, and vapor requirements […]
POSTPONED Sink or Swim: Effective Natatorium Envelope Design Thru Case Study Participants will develop a comprehensive understanding of the potential risks involved in designing roof and wall assemblies over pools […]
This interactive panel discussion will address shop drawing submittals and their role in construction. The speaker panel will have representative from legal, architectural, installer, and general contractor backgrounds who will […]
Testing the Boundaries: Quality Control Options for Air Barrier Installation Air barriers separate conditioned air from unconditioned air, improving energy efficiency and limiting the risk of unintended moisture migration via […]
What the Heck Happened, A Case Study in a New Building's Stucco Gone Wrong A recently constructed charter elementary school had a huge problem. Their new stucco of about 8 […]
