University of Oregon-Portland
White Stag Building
70 NW Couch, Room 142/144
As the Director of the Architectural Group of Orfield Laboratories, Wes Chapman is responsible for the development of applications of the firm's Certified Building Performance Standards and Certified Building Performance Measures. Orfield Laboratories is the nation's only multi-disciplinary architectural consulting lab.
OL specializes in acoustics, lighting, daylighting, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, occupancy & design research and human factors. Our consulting is based on occupancy quality as the primary objective in architecture, with sustainability and energy based design being secondary. OL was contacted by BEC due to an interest by BEC in OL's performance based occupancy quality consulting.
There will be a general introduction to Orfield Labs and our philosophical premise as well as an explanation of testing capacities that have contributed to our unique approach to establishing “performance” based building standards that are measurable and certifiable. Wes will also cover several case studies illustrating the effects of the standards on building design. These case studies will highlight the correlation between how building performance standards focus on satisfaction of users and in doing so address energy and sustainability concerns beyond the realm of LEED and other similar programs. The interest we share with BEC is the relationship between the integrity of an exterior envelope and the integrity of occupancy comfort within the space.
Wes will also talk about the Architectural Research Consortium, our new architectural research group, which will eventually include about 100 architectural firms across the U.S. and Canada.