Thursday, December 12, 2019. Earn up to 3 AIA credits at Seattle 365, at the elegant Renaissance Seattle Hotel downtown. Admission is free. Presented by Sika Corporation and Architect Magazine.
Agenda
10:00 AM
Arrival & Registration
Tradeshow (open entire event)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Breakout Sessions – (AIA/HSW/GBCI credits earned)
Resinous Floor and Wall Systems for Food & Beverage Environments (1 LU/HSW)
Attend the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) Air Barrier Symposium, November 6, 2019 in Seattle, Washington for a full day of education, and earn up to 3.25 continuing education units (CEUs).
Speakers:
9:15-10:15 AM: Trust, but verify – QC for your air barrier – Ryan Dalgleish
10:45-12:00 PM: Design Details for Airtight connections to Curtain Walls and Storefront Windows – Andrew Dunlap AIA, CDT, LEED AP, NCARB
1:00-2:00 PM: A Contractor’s Perspective on Meeting and Exceeding the Air Tightness Requirements – Sharon Libby AIA, LEED AP, Quality Assurance Manager at Walsh Construction
2:30-3:30 PM: What Makes a Building Tight? Lessons Learned from a Decade of Testing – Denali Jones Senior Project Engineer at RDH Building Sciences.
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2019 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Join members of the Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry at the Portland Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Learning and Libations event.
This presentation is for architects and other design professionals interested in increasing their knowledge of the application and use of air barriers in the building envelopes of commercial and multi-family residential buildings. Researchers, architects and code writers have shown that attention to specific details in both new and retrofitted envelopes result in better performing buildings, with better comfort and long durability as well as lower energy consumption.
Learning Objectives
Review the definition of a High-Performance Building and the importance of Air and Moisture Management to Occupants
Understand the connection of the Building Envelope has for a facilities Durability, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Occupancy Comfort/ Health and IAQ.
Discuss the application differences of Air Barrier product types during new construction / major façade retrofit in comparison to remediation of an existing façade.
Understand what causes Building Air Leakage in the existing construction and how to remediate those circumstances.
Keith Schwarting CDT® got his BArch from Northeastern University. He is an expert in leak repair, diagnostics, long range capitol planning, budgeting, material technology, roof repair and maintenance, facade repair, quality detailing, quality specifications.
Agenda
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM – Networking
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Presentation
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM – Networking.
