The 2013 SeaBEC Symposium ”Zen and the Art of Building Enclosure Design” will bring together leading presenters focusing on building enclosure and whole building solutions. This will be an international event held here in the Northwest and presented in conjunction with the Portland Building Enclosure Council and British Columbia Building Envelope Council.

General Information

The Portland Building Enclosure Council is pleased to announce the 2014 Technology Sympo- sium. This years Symposium will focus on new code issues affecting the Building Enclosure.

The symposium is a one day event, comprised of presentations, speakers, and opportunities for sidebar conversations. The conference will bring together leading code knowledge from Canada and the United States focusing on existing and future building enclosures. The academic knowledge will be complimented by real world applications and case studies

• Meet with the local representatives of leading building product manufacturers
• This all day event includes continental breakfast and seated lunch.
• Earn 6 AIA /CEU - LU/HSW

Speakers & Sessions

Theresa Weston
Session 1 - Writing Code

Dave Young, Kyle Silliker
Session 2 - Differences in the Code: Washington versus Oregon Energy Code

Stephane Hoffman
Session 3 - Meeting the Code: Choosing and Using Thermal Insulation Materials

Eric Anderson, Sean O'Shea
Session 4 - Attachment of Exterior Cladding through Continuous Exterior Rigid Insulation

Jessi Beitel
Session 5 - The Code: NFPA 285

Marty Houston, Hank McDonald
Bonus Session 6 - Type lll Buildings in the City of Portland

Brochure

Registration Information

Cost
Membership Type|Prior to May 6th|After May 6th

---|---|----- Non-Members|$75|$90 Members|$50|$65

Sponsors

Symposium Sponsor

• DuPont Tyvek

Meal Sponsors

• Epro Waterproofing Systems
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Primary Sponsors

• Roxul
• Soprema
• Atlas Roofing
• Prosoco
• Firestone
• STO
• Hunter Insulation
• VPI Windows
• Atlas Supply
• James Hardie Co.
• Georgia Pacific
• Cascadia Windows

Secondary Sponsors

• Henry Company
• Dow Insulation
• SIGA
• Fortifiber

SeaBEC will host its third one-day symposium at the Seattle Art Museum. The theme of High Tech / Low Tech: The Evolution of Building Enclosures will explore a wide range of topics including new building enclosure technologies, biomimicry, kinetic architecture, cold climate design, and life cycle assessment. Six hours of AIA, RCI, and GBCI continuing education credits will be provided (pending approval).

$100 Program Sponsorships are still available.

The Portland Building Enclosure Council will be holding our bi-annual symposium on May 11, 2016 at the Portland Art Museum. The event will be held in conjunction with CSI-Portland’s Industry Forum (IF) event taking place on the same day. This combined event promises to provide a full day of educational and networking opportunities related to practice and theory in architecture and technical aspects of building enclosures in energy retrofit applications. The proposed schedule of events and speakers are is as follows:

• 7:00 Registration / Breakfast
• 8:05 Welcome Address
• 8:15 Session 1 - Morning Keynote on Energy Retrofits - Dr. Joe Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation
• 9:45 Break
• 10:00 Session 2 - Energy Retrofit Energy Modeling - Mitch Dec + Chris Lowen of Glumac
• 11:00 Session 3 -Energy Modeling versus Actual Performance - Rachel Bailey of Central City Concern
• 12:00 Lunch
• 1:00 Session 4 - Speaker to be confirmed
• 2:00 Session 5 - Lessons Learned of Energy Retrofits - A panel discussion
• 3:00 BEC Closing Statement
• 3:15 Networking and Vendor Education
• 4:00 CSI-Industry Forum Registration
• 4:30 6x10 Six ten-minute presentations
• 5:30 Networking and Vendor Education
• 7:00 CSI-IF Evening Keynote Speaker - Rob Rogers of Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers

Cost to attend: $75 Full Day, $25 CSI-Industry Forum

Details on hotel packages will be made public once finalized

Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Mark DiLoreto (mark at planningsolutionsinc dot com)

A total of nine (9) learning units are anticipated for the full day event.

We hope you can join us for the entire day- this event represents a unique collaboration between the Portland BEC and CSI, bringing to you a full day of educational presentations and networking opportunities.

As the vegetated roofing industry continues to grow and mature, the Ecoroof Symposium will showcase the most up-to- date research on the economic and environmental impacts that green roofs provide to buildings and cities. We are honored to host London’s own Dusty Gedge as our keynote speaker, as well as a research medley on topics such as enhanced real estate value, energy impacts, and biodiversity. Panels of experts and breakout sessions offer a wealth of experience on best practices to avoid concerns, and to extend the service life of the roof membrane and vegetation. Green roof tours can provide insight into a variety of systems and approaches.

The theme for SeaBEC's 2017 symposium is, “Advancing Building Enclosure: Beyond Code Conformance.” The Symposium will focus on topics elevating building enclosure design and construction above code standards and minimums. Six hours of AIA continuing education credits are expected.

Keynote Anthony Powell, director of Antartica, A Year on Ice

From Code to Construction Marty Houston, Walsh Construction

Washington Residential Energy Codes Luke Howard and Gary Nordeen, Washington State University

Passive House in Residential Buildings Katrin Klingenberg, Passive House Institute

Passive House in Commercial Buildings Medgar Marceau, Morrison Hershfield

Code Innovations Database Chris Van Daalen, Northwest Eco-Building Guild

Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings present a challenge for earthquake-prone communities. There are over 1,650 URM buildings in Portland and millions around the world. These structures are important historic, architectural, cultural, and economic landmarks, but their vulnerability to earthquakes imperils these buildings and the people in them.

The URM Seismic Resilience Symposium, July 18-20, 2019, is a three-day event for architects, engineers, owners, property managers, and anyone that might deal with URM buildings.

Topics
The symposium will include two days of lectures focusing on topics and concerns related to URM buildings, including:

• Earthquake Background
• URM Construction and Seismic Engineering Technology Options
• Building Codes and Historic Preservation Requirements
• Seismic Upgrade Project Considerations and Costs
• Public Policy, Finance, and Resiliency

Speakers
Speakers include prominent engineers and architects from Oregon, Washington, California as well as leading experts from British Columbia, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Italy.

The Commissioning process has historically attached itself to the active systems, leaving the primarily passive envelope systems undefined and unchecked. However, due to the significant changes in City and State Energy Codes across the US which are addressing envelope design requirements to meet air leakage control and thermal performance targets, a new light has been directed at the importance of commissioning the passive systems. The code changes are requiring designers and contractors to deliver higher performance of their buildings, especially from the building envelope. Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx) is a topic that will enable designers to be prepared for not only the new changes being implemented in LEED v4, but also to stay current on how certain building envelope assemblies perform related to energy performance while ensuring long term durability. Commissioning the building envelope is progressively recognized as an important element in achieving optimal building performance.

Stevan Vinci 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 eight 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.

1 AIA LU/HSW

In new and existing building envelope inspections, Torrance has observed the results of severe catastrophic decisions regarding air barrier design and installation procedures.

This presentation will be a highly-visual lesson on what can happen when some of these choices are made. You will learn from the mistakes of others (including Torrance), and hopefully avoid at least a few of these costly mistakes of your own. Learn the benefits of early third-party plan review and onsite inspections. See twenty years of some of the biggest air barrier flubs from someone who has seen things from the slab to the roof, from inspection to install.

Torrance Kramer is a Certified Energy Manager, Building Envelope Commissioning Professional, amongst other certifications. He is passionate about reducing energy cost and increasing building integrity for his clients. He has completed thousands of comprehensive energy audits on all types of buildings over the last 20 years. Through this it became evident that there was a lack of understanding in the field of building envelope integrity. This led Torrance to focus on specializing in air barrier testing, repairs, and general envelope commissioning for the last 15+ years. For the last 10 years, he has managed and operated Accurate-Airtight Exteriors which provides consulting, training, testing, and repairs building air and thermal barriers.

1 AIA LU/HSW

As jurisdictions across North America introduce more stringent building energy performance standards (BEPS)—such as the BC Step Code and Seattle 2018 update—developers, architects, and contractors are left wondering the best way to meet the new benchmarks while controlling costs. This balance can seem daunting, especially when it comes to incorporating manufactured components, such as windows. Fortunately, a general understanding of the impacts of high-performance fenestration can help keep a project on track.

This presentation delves into modern high-performance fenestration products, providing a high-level overview of what makes a product ‘high-performance’, benefits of high-performance fenestration in the world of emerging BEPS, plus real-world project examples.

Through a review of window materials and configurations, this presentation outlines the impacts of fenestration on a building envelope’s overall performance, as well as opportunities to cost-optimize high-performance fenestration.

Michael Bousfield, technical director at Cascadia Windows & Doors, is one of North America’s most well-versed technologists in fiberglass window and door technology. Involved in developing the world’s first Passive House certified fiberglass window as well as the world’s first fiberglass window wall, Michael works closely with Cascadia’s commercial and residential clients creating custom solutions for high-performance fenestration systems.

1 AIA LU/HSW