Agenda

Registration:                        8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:                8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Lunch (On your own):         12:15 – 1:15 pm

Afternoon Session:             1:15 – 4:00 pm

Why Some Buildings are at Increased Risk of Failure and How to Avoid Failure
G. DuBose, S. Gleason, D. Snell

   Newest building codes and green design requirements: how it affects designers, contractors, and owners and developers
   An overview of innovative building concepts and products that are at the highest risk of significant failures for our Southeast climate
   A decade of case studies: what can go wrong, what has gone wrong and how to achieve consistently good results

Preventing Building Failures in Our Diverse Southeast Climate – Specific Techniques to Implement
G. DuBose, C. Allen, R. Scott

   Checklists, modeling, and guidelines that can predict future problems and prevent building failures
   Identifying the most likely mistakes that will virtually guarantee catastrophic moisture problems in your building – learn how to avoid them
   Recommendations for alternative approaches that reduce risk – even for high risk practices
   Specific details on what a successful building must include in Southeast climates

Benefits and Drawbacks of New Design Concepts
S. Gleason, D. Snell, N. Sanders

   Design and constructing low risk, high performance buildings for moisture control
      • Building envelope
      • HVAC systems
   What defines best practices, standard of care, and risky practices?
   How to handle negotiating the dilemma of increased risk, increased schedule, and no more fees

Practical Tips and Strategies for Approaching, Investigating and Resolving Design and Construction Defect Claims
R. Scott, G. DuBose, C. Allen

   Discovery, investigation and repair of the defect
   Methods of allocating responsibility for resultant damage
   Potentially available claims against responsible parties
   The strategy involved in conducting an investigation for a claim

Using New Products or Methods that Have No Track Record To Achieve High Performance or Certification
C. Allen, D. Snell, R. Scott

   Products, green products, and life cycle analysis
   How green products drive the industry
   Increased risk of green products
   Five ways to protect yourself in the use of green products

Final Tips for Managing Design, Construction and Development of Successful Buildings
All team members

Credits

Architects
     6.0 HSW Continuing Ed Hours
     6.0 AIA HSW Learning Units

Professional Engineers
     6.0 PDHs

Contractors
     Non-Credit Continuing Ed.

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.0 HSW continuing education hours to architects and 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in South Carolina.

The American Institute of Architects has approved this event for 6.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885).

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor in New York. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700), New York (NYSED Sponsor No. 35), North Carolina, and North Dakota.

This program offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity to construction contractors. It has not been approved in any state with a mandatory continuing education requirement.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Charles Allen

Charles Allen, AIA, has emerged as a leader in the industry of building and architecture forensics. Mr. Allen’s experience and knowledge center around building envelopes, roofing systems, wall systems and other design features that can create opportunities for catastrophic mold and moisture failures. He has applied his architectural knowledge and technical skills to some of the largest and most complicated building failure claims in the world, including the Orlando VA Medical Complex, Disney properties, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International in Southeast Asia and academic buildings at the University of Virginia.

George H. Dubose, CGC, CIEC, MRSA

Liberty Building Forensic Group, Expert in Moisture and Mold Building Forensics and HVAC and Building Envelope Failures

George H. DuBose brings over 30 years of experience in building forensics, focusing on failures related to mold and moisture issues. He is the co-author of three manuals on IAQ and Mold Prevention. These manuals, written for the EPA/ASHRAE, NCARB, and a major theme park owner, have been used on over $4B in construction. He has consulted on multiple mold and moisture-related failures across many industries, such as 1.5M SF in healthcare. In hospitality, he has consulted on resorts and hotel projects comprising over 40,000 rooms, including resorts in Southeast Asia. He has also consulted on moisture failures in apartment, student, and senior living housing totaling over 5,000 units, individual residences, and military housing, including one military subdivision totaling over 1,000 homes. In addition, he has consulted on educational buildings and campuses, including one in the Middle East, totaling over $1B in construction. 

Steven Gleason

LBFG

Steven Gleason, PE, has over 25 years of experience in construction consulting, including evaluation, design, project management, and expert testimony services related to moisture intrusion and building envelope failures both domestically and internationally. Mr. Gleason provides consulting services related to a wide variety of construction materials and building envelope components, including masonry, concrete, glazing systems, stone, stucco, EIFS, sealants, coatings, roofing andwaterproofing systems. He has consulted on over 500 projects ranging from residences to 70-story high rises.

Nathan Sanders, CIH, LEED AP

Liberty Building Forensic Group, Senior Forensic Certified Industrial Hygienist specializing in Building Mold and Moisture Problems

Nathan Sanders brings over 20 years of professional experience in building forensics and building systems interactions, focusing on failures that result in microbial, bacteria, and IAQ issues. Professional organizations, including ASHRAE, AIHA, and NIH, seek his knowledge of the design, construction, and building materials to industry partners as an expert on the interactions and issues that arise when building components fail. Across the US, his expertise has been provided to multi-family/student housing developers, totaling $1B+ in construction. He has also provided his expertise to Hyatt Hotels International with $300MM in renovations and temporary housing manufacturers involved in a $145MM+ contract supplying 3000+ housing units to FEMA. In addition, he has been involved with a UNC Wilmington post-Hurricane Florence $150MM+ claim and with $5M in Legionella mitigation for an extensive healthcare system. As an expert witness, he has provided services for clients pursuing and defending claims related to mold, bacteria, and chemical issues that have arisen in the building environment. These matters have included a contractor builder’s risk claim for a $60 Million water intrusion mold problem, a $15 Million developer claim against the contractor for negligent remediation, and a $10 Million homeowner association claim against the designer for a defective design. 

Richard Scott

Liberty Building Forensics Group

Richard Scott, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is a senior forensic architect/vice president with Liberty Building Forensics Group. Mr. Scott has more than 35 years of architectural experience and has conducted IAQ, mold, moisture and forensic investigations in more than 300 hotels, resorts, office buildings, and other commercial, residential and institutional buildings. Registered as an architect in four states, he is a regular lecturer on the subject of why buildings have mold and moisture failures, and on how these failures can be prevented. Mr. Scott has written multiple technical articles and papers on moisture control, building envelopes, mold and IAQ, and he has presented for organizations including NCARB, AIA and ASHRAE.

Donald B. Snell, PE, CMC, CIEC, MRSA

Liberty Building Forensic Group, Hot-Humid Climate Expert and Problem Solver in Building HVAC, IAQ, Moisture, and Mold

Donald B. Snell has over 25 years of experience with HVAC and building envelope systems mold and moisture failures. In cases where HVAC failure can lead to catastrophic moisture and mold intrusion, he is sought after by building owners, building managers, attorneys, and contractors to determine the issues surrounding these highly complex building failures. His experience has helped defend or recover hundreds of millions of dollars in costs in some of the world’s most complicated HVAC system failures. His diagnosis and remedial solutions have helped some of the largest commercial builders in the world, including NASA, Disney, FRHI, and Hyatt, solve HVAC mold-related failures in their buildings.