Past Meetings

This presentation addresses the movement characteristics of vertical masonry wall systems. Focus is on best practice for design and construction of expansion and control joints to accommodate and/or restrict masonry material movement. It does not address sealant or backer rod selection.

Pat Conway, AIA is the Director of Industry Development and Technical Services for the International Masonry Institute. He is a registered architect in Wisconsin with expertise in masonry plan and specification review, designing and detailing durable masonry walls, air barriers, movement joints, rain screen walls, troubleshooting, adhered veneers, and high performing wall systems. He has a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Minnesota.

People who don’t know, don’t know that they don’t know. Discussion of issues in the industry where we don’t have the research and information on what is being done about it. We all want to have our buildings perform and we need better ways of determining how to address issue of air leakage and water intrusion into the building envelope. The presentation will cover research projects that have been done and projects that are on the list to do.

Mr. Laverne Dalgleish has been actively involved in the construction industry for over 35 years and has specialized in building envelopes, energy efficiency and building performance for both commercial and residential construction.

Starting as a builder in the 1970’s, Laverne constructed some of the most energy efficient houses in North America, including houses that were Net Zero ready with a focus on high levels of airtightness and insulation.

Since then, he has championed to transform the building industry to raise the bar in professionalism for building trades and focus on quality processes in construction to ensure long-term high performance buildings.

Over the years, Laverne has become a frequent presenter across North America on a variety of topics as they relate to building envelopes, energy efficiency, green building practices, and standards and quality of construction.

Laverne is actively involved in the standards development process and has been involved with International Organization of Standardization (ISO) for over two decades, travelling around the world and creating development standards for the industry. A big believer in scientific research, Laverne has been a leader and participated in a number of commercial and residential building research projects with groups such as Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Syracuse University, University of Waterloo and the National Research Council of Canada. Laverne has been involved in a number of utility demand side management programs and worked with various government departments across North American such as the U.S Department of Energy, Natural Resources Canada, Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

The course will cover the requirements for the 2019 Oregon Zero Energy Ready Commercial Code & 2019 Oregon Structural Specialty Code that apply to the building envelope. This session will explain how to interpret and apply these provisions in under varying site conditions, climate zones, and other design considerations.

Samir Mokashi has over 30 years of experience in regulatory requirements. He has successfully lead design teams through highly demanding programs, complex designs, challenging budgets, fast track schedules, and rigorous requirements. The clear advantage of having worked throughout US, Europe, Asia, and Middle East is evident in the projects, large or small, that Samir leads or consults on. He has been involved in code development at local and national levels and has authored several code alternates and variances that resolved multi-disciplinary issues simply and effectively. He has a unique ability to deliver simple and elegant solutions to problems that stump most others. The depth of his knowledge and strong communication skills have earned him wide respect from city and state officials, as well as designers, developers and architects. He is a sought after speaker, accredited educator and a highly valued mentor to young professionals.

1.5 AIA/CES LU/HSW

This course takes a detailed look at the basic decision-making process for walls in the pre-design and early design stages. Attendees will learn a design approach that quickly and systematically takes them through a series of micro-decisions on a small number (eight or fewer) of subassemblies of the wall, resulting in a well informed system design as well as reviewing The 2018 Masonry Systems Guide, Northwest Edition which standardizes best practices for masonry wall systems design and construction specific to the climate and building conditions in the nortwest. This presentation will introduce the guide's 8 primary masonry based wall systems which include anchored and adhered veneers and structural CMU walls as well as wood and steel backups for each. Also included in the guide and the presentations are costing and budgeting information, thermal requirements and weatherproofing and specifications.

This session will use examples of walls from real projects and walk the audience through the uniquely swift linear decision-making process. It will also discuss development of a wall taxonomy, the curation of a Wall Systems Library, and opportunities for BIM integration.

Tonia Sorrell-Neal serves as the Executive Director of the Masonry Institute of Washington, a statewide construction trade association representing masonry contractors, manufacturers and suppliers; working with brick, block, stone, marble, restoration, PCC and tile. Tonia has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry as an association director and legislative liaison.

Tonia began her career in the construction industry in 1993 at the law firm of Brown Todd & Heyburn, LLC focusing on construction defect litigation. In 1996, she transitioned to association representation as government affairs director, legislative liaison and member services for the general contractor, subcontractor and homebuilding industries and served in this capacity until taking over as Executive Director of WSCMC in 2008.

She is past president of the Washington Construction Industry Council and a United State Green Building Council certified LEED AP. She participates in the Association of Washington Business Education and Government Affairs Committees and is a 2005 recipient of the AWB Heavy Hitter Award for leadership. She is also a masonry industry representative for the Western State Clay Products Association, the Masonry Executives Council and the Western Washington Masonry Trades Joint Apprenticeship Training Council.

Tonia is an alumnus from the University of Louisville, Ball State University; and Portland Culinary Institute.

In this presentation, Richard will share the design principles being developed for the ASTM Structural Use of Glass standard, how they were implemented on the Seattle Space Needle, and how these new standards will allow architects and engineers to achieve bolder designs with lower risks.

Richard Green is the founder and owner of Green Facades LLC, a specialist facade consultancy, design and engineering service in Seattle WA. With 30 years’ experience. Richard has projects in over 20 different countries covering a wide range of building types, including: high rise, museums, airports, concert halls and opera houses, university facilities, hotels and residences. He has worked with some of the most notable and award-winning architects around the globe, including Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Foster and Partners, Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban and OMA. A selection of his favorite projects on which he has worked recently include: the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center by Renzo Piano in Athens, Greece; Brookfield Place Calgary with AFK/Dialog 10 Hudson Yards with KPF; designing the world’s largest point-fixed glass wall forming the world’s largest glass enclosed volume for Helmut Jahn’s Bangkok Airport; The Spheres for Amazon with NBBJ and the renovation of the iconic Seattle Space Needle with Olson Kundig.

Richard is also an international expert in glass design. He is currently the technical chair for the ASTM Structural Glass Committee, having also participated in the writing of the Australia Glass Standard (AS-1288), the ASTM Window Glass Standard (E-1300), and is a guest expert with participation in Eurocode 11 for Structural Glass Design. He also currently represents the United States on ISO committees.

The Portland Airport Concourse E extension extends Concourse E more than 800 feet. The project adds several new gates, passenger concessions, and other amenities while creating improved regional flight ground loading facilities and airline operational spaces.

Poised as an impactful gateway to the airport, the extension is designed to be complementary in materials and form to the existing concourse. Taking advantage of its orientation, the project features a sweeping window wall that washes the interior spaces with daylight. Inside, the public areas feature a welcoming and durable palette of regionally inspired materials. Soft lighting balances abundant daylight to give passengers an intuitive sense of place and connection to the outside, while also meeting universal design goals. The project is pursuing a high level of LEED certification and using Energy Trust of Oregon incentives to guide its environmentally responsible design, in alignment with the Port of Portland’s sustainability goals.

Mike Meade from Hennebery Eddy Architects will discuss how the team used innovative techniques to provide a high-performance enclosure for a client that will have changing needs for interior spaces. Highlights include an adaptable curtainwall for interior tenants, daylighting large spaces without skylights, bird safe glass, glare control, and curtainwall mounted exterior lighting.

This program addresses the importance of resilient building design and how it differs from green building design. It covers the resilient qualities of concrete masonry products and wall systems.

Tom Young is Executive Director of the Northwest Concrete Masonry Association and a Fellow of The Masonry Society. He is a graduate of the University of Utah and has over 40 years’ experience working in the masonry industry. Tom is a member of the Structural Engineers Associations of Idaho, Washington and Oregon, and is co-chair of the Structural Design Task Group of the Masonry Alliance for Codes and Standards. He is also a member of the ASTM Committee C-15 on masonry materials.

Tom has presented at numerous conferences and meetings. He serves as a guest lecturer at several northwest universities in the colleges of architecture and engineering. He has co-authored several papers based on structural masonry research and written technical articles for industry publications.

In this presentation, Richard will share the design principles being developed for the ASTM Structural Use of Glass standard, how they were implemented on the Seattle Space Needle, and how these new standards will allow architects and engineers to achieve bolder designs with lower risks.

Richard Green is the founder and owner of Green Facades LLC, a specialist facade consultancy, design and engineering service in Seattle WA. With 30 years’ experience. Richard has projects in over 20 different countries covering a wide range of building types, including: high rise, museums, airports, concert halls and opera houses, university facilities, hotels and residences. He has worked with some of the most notable and award-winning architects around the globe, including Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Foster and Partners, Zaha Hadid, Shigeru Ban and OMA. A selection of his favorite projects on which he has worked recently include: the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center by Renzo Piano in Athens, Greece; Brookfield Place Calgary with AFK/Dialog 10 Hudson Yards with KPF; designing the world’s largest point-fixed glass wall forming the world’s largest glass enclosed volume for Helmut Jahn’s Bangkok Airport; The Spheres for Amazon with NBBJ and the renovation of the iconic Seattle Space Needle with Olson Kundig.

Richard is also an international expert in glass design. He is currently the technical chair for the ASTM Structural Glass Committee, having also participated in the writing of the Australia Glass Standard (AS-1288), the ASTM Window Glass Standard (E-1300), and is a guest expert with participation in Eurocode 11 for Structural Glass Design. He also currently represents the United States on ISO committees.