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Management of moisture, air, vapor, and thermal performance, as well as wind resistance requirements, are critical at the wall-to-roof interface. This session will provide guidelines to successfully navigate these often-competing interests and provide strategies for achievable performance through design and specification, without compromising the aesthetics with distracting details, for commercial building wall systems. The impacts of whole-building performance, design requirements, material, and assembly requirements, and installation verification requirements during construction will be discussed.

Benjamin Meyer is the Building Enclosure Business Director with Siplast. Previous experience includes: enclosure consultant principal, technical management for enclosure products, architecture, real-estate development and construction management. Serves as ASHRAE 90.1 Envelope Chair and Full Voting Member, Director of ABAA, and past LEED Technical Committee Member.

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Building codes are evolving to create more stringent standards for energy efficiency. Passive techniques were used in building design for centuries to help moderate indoor temperatures before heating and cooling systems become prevalent. Now, passive techniques are making a resurgence because of their effectiveness in achieving ideal indoor environmental conditions. Join us to learn about passive techniques that meet energy codes, including thermal mass, proper day-lighting, and thermal bridging. Hear lessons learned from real-world projects that incorporate passive energy techniques.

Cole is an architectural designer with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture and planning industry.

Before joining IMI, he worked for a variety of architecture firms in Oregon and Washington. In addition to project design and construction administration, he has served in project management and BIM leadership roles.

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Over the course of its history, Architectural Aluminum Framing Systems have grown and multiplied to meet the changing demands of building envelops. This industry started by meeting the demand for a sustainable storefront solution in the early 1900’s. Today architects are faced with selecting from a wide range of system options. Two major types of framing systems are Storefronts and Curtain Walls. In some cases, these systems could occupy the same space but in others, selecting the wrong system could have harmful consequences.

This presentation focuses on the characteristics that distinguish these two systems. This describes how each system is assembled, how they handle water, thermal characteristics, and structural differences. The goal is to give you a good understanding of the differences between these systems and the appropriate application of each. You will have a clear understanding of why a storefront should not be used where a curtain wall is needed and be able to explain this to others.

Bud Henson is the Vice President of Window Tech., Inc., a full-service manufacturer's representative in the Pacific Northwest. Bud's primary responsibilities include working with/supporting architects and glazing contractors focusing on Kawneer glazing systems.

This introductory course presents an overview of common low slope roofing types with information on pros and cons of different systems, selection criteria, performance research resources, and potential issues to be aware of when specifying and designing different low slope roofing systems including energy efficiency issues and durability.

Austin Sloat is a founding principal of Neumann Sloat Arnold Architects, a firm specializing in building enclosure consulting and design. He has over 25 years of experience in enclosure design for new construction, building failure investigation, remedial design, and construction litigation support. Austin has worked on a wide range of building types but has a special interest in low rise residential construction. He is a Portland Building Enclosure Council board and education committee member.

Adhered masonry does not meet code because seismic testing does not exist in our industry; until now. There are a few common examples where a "Standard of Care" is met without meeting Code in common built solutions. 3 years worth of testing finished April 2023. This presentation summarizes the results and how to apply to your building. The process of adding information to the "Field of Knowledge" will be explored.

With 29 years of experience working as an enclosure focused Architect, Building Scientist, University of Oregon Professor and Contractor, Sean Scott has made a habit of contributing to the building industry field of knowledge. He is known as a “process-driven” high value member of the enclosure field in the Pacific North West. With his clear, concise communication style, Sean leads his firm of almost 250 staff for Enclosures through consulting, research, and education. Sean has spoken at over 50 venues some international. Sean is currently an “Associate Principal + Technical Advocate” within Ankrom Moisan Architects. Sean has worked in London, England, Ghana, West Africa, and across the United States.

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By now, design and construction professionals are well aware of the significant impact of buildings on the natural environment. That fact is even more prevalent as evidenced with the ever increasing thermal performance provisions in our codes and standards. While the industry has become adept at throwing more and more insulation at these challenges, there are a few exciting insulation technologies, and creative ways to deploy them, than many enclosure professionals may realize.

This presentation will discuss how these options, in the forms of new insulation materials providing designers with more aesthetic leeway in attaining elevated performance levels. Detail-driven dives will also demonstrate how clever approaches to design and construction, as well as innovative detailing strategies, can be leveraged to accomplish these thermal performance goals without sacrificing design intent.

Will is Principal and Façade Design Director for Studio NYL’s Skins Group. As both an architect and an engineer, he has designed, realized, written, and presented on award-winning and high performance building enclosures on local, national, and international levels. Will's passion lies in the leveraging of both high- and low-tech methods to merge high performance and high design.

Will is the current National Past-Chair of the Building Enclosure Council and is AIA’s Liaison to NIBS/BETEC/BEC. He is a leader and active member in other numerous professional organizations such as the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Building Performance Knowledge Community’s Leadership Group and American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) where he is a voting member on the E06 Performance of Buildings Committee. Will is also a member of the Facade Tectonics Institute's Special Advisory Council, a developer/trainer for ASTM/NIBS new Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) certificate program, and a representative for AIA National on the ASHRAE’s 90.1 Envelope Subcommittee.

As we move toward higher performance buildings supported by advanced technologies, we require more advanced tools to not only analyze but also disseminate the information. This session will use data driven guidance and highly visual tools to communicate a more complete picture of whole building energy performance. The frameworks presented will highlight the relationships between multiple performance variables, allowing designers to make more informed decisions and building energy policy makers to focus attention on areas of higher priority. The session will include a brief overview of the recently published Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Guide (available publicly, free of charge), followed by a “how-to” use the guide, using building case studies and hands-on examples. The exercise is meant to teach participants how to use the guide, but also to understand the implications that the information has on opaque building envelope performance.

The second part of the session will introduce the concept of building energy performance mapping (BEPM) using unique visualization techniques. With a case study as a backdrop, we will explore how the use of BEPM can put into context building performance characteristics, such as thermal bridging and wall R-values in comparison to glazing, architectural massing and other parameters. Highly visual tools will be used to consolidate vast amounts of data into a package, allowing architects and designers to make informed decisions throughout design without relying solely on, or waiting for, project-specific calculations. The ease at which BEPM helps visualize results makes it accessible to all designers, allowing this part of the presentation to be highly interactive.

Stevan is a building science and sustainability specialist with over 19 years of experience who focuses on passive design, material resiliency and energy efficiency which help create sustainable and durable buildings that give more than they take. He is a LEED Fellow and serves as the Building Envelope Commissioning Practice Lead for Morrison Hershfield and has provided Building Science expertise on high performance building projects in the US, Canada, South America, Europe and China. His experience in building envelope contributes to a better understanding of whole-building energy systems enabling project teams to see the connection between the passive and active energy systems of a building. Steve was also a key contributor to the USGBC for the education component of the online reference guide for LEED v4 in regards to the new Building Envelope Commissioning requirements and is part of a committee developing the training modules for IIBEC’s Certified Building Enclosure Commissioning Provider Certification. Stevan is on MH’s LEED Certification Review Team, and he has completed over 120 LEED project certification reviews on behalf of the CaGBC to date. He serves as a Living Building Challenge Ambassador and served as Faculty for the CaGBC and USGBC.

Nick McElmurry graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2014. He has worked in the field of building science for the last seven years with projects throughout the US, including Florida, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Washington, California and Oregon. Nick joined Morrison Hershfield in 2017. He is involved in all stages of project development, from the initial building assessment, through design and value engineering, to contract negotiation and project oversight.

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This course is a case study of a metal bearing wall system implemented in a multi-family residential mixed-use building in Portland, Oregon. It will cover considerations of using the structural system, including advantages and limitations.

Dawn Woods is an architect at YGH+Integrus Architecture and a member of the Portland Building Enclosure Council. With more than 30 years of professional practice, Dawn’s experience includes multi-family residential, government, healthcare, educational, and commercial projects. She has been engaged with programming, schematic design, design development, documentation, and construction administration, with a focus on building enclosure and performance. As a project architect, Dawn has been responsible for technical design and developing details for a wide array of complex projects. Dawn is currently working on a government project abroad.

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