High Performance Building Envelopes: Designing for Energy Efficiency and Durability
Agenda
This seminar was previously marketed as “Energy-Efficient Building Envelope Design and Construction” featuring Kristen Simmons. Due to unforseen circumstances the title and presenter have changed.
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Creating a Building Envelope as Part of a Whole Building Approach
The weather outside and the weather inside
Learning from legacy building envelopes and systems
Contemporary systems and emergent trends
Occupancy and use
Energy modeling overview – prediction and measurement
• Energy overview – generation, consumption, conservation
• Embodied energy from construction, materials procurement
• Operational energy
• Life-cycle cost analysis
Regulatory Overview
The shifting energy landscape – electricity, oil, cogeneration, solar, natural gas, steam
Impact of energy efficiency upgrades on green designations
• LEED
• Energy Star
• Green Globes and others
Layer by Layer – Four Critical Barriers and the Anatomy of Wall Systems
Waterproofing and flow control
Vapor retarders and moisture control
Heat transfer principles and thermal performance
Air barriers and air leakage
Insulation and thermal bridging
Additional considerations – sound, light, energy absorption, durability, aesthetics
Evaluating exemplary wall systems (Masonry, rain screen, EIFS, curtain wall)
“It looked good on paper” – Cautionary Tales of Building Envelope Failures
Early service life failures
Repair and retrofit failures
Foundations, Slabs, and Floors
Four barriers below grade (air, thermal, water, vapor)
Geotechnical considerations
Earth as enclosure – below-grade buildings
Designing and Installing Efficient Fenestration Systems
Fenestration characteristics and parameters affecting energy efficiency
Selection of window systems for energy efficiency
Coordinating window and door locations in the envelope
Laboratory and field testing to predict and verify performance
Designing Energy-Efficient Roofing Systems
Determining insulation level for roofs
Working with low-slope roofs
Metal-panel roofs and steep-slope roofs
Vegetative roofs and “cool” roofs
Transitions – integrating the roof with the building envelope
Strategies for Enhancing the Performance of Existing Building Envelopes
Assessment of current performance – technical and human factors
Diagnostic evaluation
Considerations for continuous occupancy
Case study
Credits
Architects
7.0 HSW Contact Hours
7.0 AIA HSW Learning Units
Professional Engineers
7.0 PDHs
Building Performance Institute
3.5 CEUs
Contractors
Non-Mandatory Cont. Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 7.0 HSW contact hours to architects and 7.0 PDHs to professional engineers in all states.
Attention New Hampshire architects: Your licensing board relies on each licensee to determine and claim appropriate credit hours regarding SD and HSW classification.
This seminar is approved by the American Institute of Architects for 7.0 HSW Learning Units (Sponsor No. J885) and the Building Performance Institute for 3.5 CEUs. Course approved by the AIA qualify for New Jersey and District of Columbia architects.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for architects in Florida and is deemed an approved sponsor for architects 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 course offers a continuing education opportunity to contractors. It has not been approved by any contractor licensing board with a 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.