The relationship between components and trades that is required to ensure continuity of the environmental control layers may not be...

With all the myriad of building enclosure components and materials, there is a significant risk to ensure that all materials...

Critical details that typically cause building performance related issues will be focused on one of the largest failures of building...

Air barriers are an extremely important component of a high-performance building enclosure system. For the most part, these systems are...

In this session, an experienced wood-frame enclosure designer and co-author of the new, updated 2020 Building Enclosure Design Guide for...

Cold storage buildings are designed to maintain cold temperatures, much colder temperatures than a typical building. Having a structure that...

This course will describe the design phase coordination between architect, contractor and Passive House consultant on the largest Passive House...

There are building enclosure considerations that are unique to multifamily design and construction. These buildings are often inherently challenging as...

Current construction practices have spurred innovation in continuous insulation and air barrier technologies. Specifiers need a solid grasp of continuous...

The practice of commissioning continues to evolve, and this presentation will focus on the secondary systems and evolving practices such...

After more than a decade of mandatory whole-building airtightness testing in Washington, there have been many lessons learned about how...