Speaker: Richard Green with Green Facades, LLC. Richard will share the design principles being developed for the ASTM Structural Use of Glass standard, how they were implemented on the Seattle Space Needle, and how these new standards will allow architects and engineers to achieve bolder designs with lower risks.
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2019
Schedule:
12:00 PM: Atlas Supply will provide lunch for the first 60 attendees
12:00 – 1:15 PM: Speaker presentation, Structural Glass Design of the Seattle Space Needle.
This presentation is approved for 1 hour of AIA continuing education credits.
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.
Date: Thursday, April 18, 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.
There are four major players responsible for Wallboard and Stucco installations. Those players are the Owner, Architect, General Contractor and Specialty Contractor.
Learning Objectives
- Manage everyone’s expectations
- Define each of the players responsibilities
- Explain how those responsibilities must be carried out
- Explain the importance of fulfilling your responsibilities
- What can go wrong if responsibilities are not performed as required
- Achieve the ultimate goal of providing the Owner with the desired end product.
Terry Kastner has been involved with Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau (NWCB) since 2007 and is the current Executive Director. Terry has thirteen years of field related experience in Light Gauge Metal Framing, Drywall Installations, Drywall Finishing, Acoustical Ceiling Installation and Exterior cladding of Stucco and EIFS.
Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau is a nonprofit trade association for the wall and ceiling industry, serving a wide-ranging membership of contractors, manufacturers, dealers, labor organizations and other professionals in the industry.
Agenda
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM – Networking
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Presentation
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM – Free Beer, tour of the training lab and of course, more networking
