The October meeting will continue the theme of Building Science Basics with a look at below grade waterproofing systems, strategies, and details.
Austin Sloat, AIA is a board member of the Portland BEC and is a principal at Neumann Sloat Architects LLP, a firm specializing in building envelope consulting and remedial design.
For the opening presentation of the 2010-2011 Portland BEC season, we thought it appropriate to begin with some building science basics. Mr. Ariel Levy, P.E., of RDH Building Sciences, Inc., will take a somewhat off-directional and (possibly) entertaining twist to this topic.
In the U.S., buildings account for roughly 40 percent of all annual energy consumed and 40 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions. So as members of the building design industry, we have a responsibility to design as efficient a building as possible. In the Northwest climate, the building envelope plays a major role in determining the amount of energy the building uses.
This Month’s Meeting: “Measurement of Green Roof Performance”