Focus on Moisture Control in Buildings
Agenda
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Thursday October 14, 2021
8:30 – 11:00 am CDT
Presented by
Kristen Navaid, R.A.
Sonia Surlej, R.A., NCARB
Agenda Highlights:
Moisture in (and around) buildings
• Sources of interior moisture • Air sources and movement within buildings
• Moisture sources and movement within buildings
• Effects of air and moisture movement in buildings
Guidance from codes, standards and environmental protection agency (epa)
• International Building Code (IBC) • International Residential Code (IRC)
• US EPA Moisture Control Guidance
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2.5 PDHs
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2.5 HSW CE Hours
AIA: (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar or Seminar)
2.5 LU|HSW
International Code Council:
.25 CEUs (Building)
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Speakers
Kristen Navaid R.A.
Restoration Consultant at Walker Consultants – Chicago Office
Ms. Navaid is a restoration consultant in the Chicago office of Walker Consultants. With an architectural background, she provides specialized assistance on building envelope projects, as well as parking facility restoration projects. As a restoration consultant and licensed architect at Walker, her responsibilities include managing facade repair and roofing replacement projects across all market segments, performing condition assessments and site investigations, and delivering projects from conception to the development of construction documents and on through construction. Ms. Navaid has nearly 15 years of experience in building envelope consulting and restoration.
Sonia Surlej R.A. NCARB
Building Envelope Consultant at Walker Consultants – Chicago Office
Ms. Surlej, R.A., NCARB, is a building envelope consultant in the Chicago office of Walker Consultants. She has been in the building envelope and restoration industry for 13 years. In that time, she has completed a wide variety of building envelope consulting projects most notably the terra cotta restoration of The Bridgeview Bank Uptown in Chicago, Illinois, and building envelope consulting services for new construction of The Corners in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Ms. Surlej can take her foundation in historic preservation and forensic building failure and apply that knowledge to new construction. In recent years, she has teamed up with general contractors to review construction documents and identify and address problems as well as improve the quality of the overall building envelope.
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Course Title: Focus on Moisture Control in Buildings
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course on moisture control in buildings examines the exterior sources of interior moisture, air sources and moment in buildings, effects of air and moisture movement in buildings, and how to navigate design and mitigation guidance from codes, standards and the EPA.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to identify exterior sources of interior building moisture.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify air and moisture sources and explain the impact of air and moisture movement within buildings.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe the effects of air and moisture on buildings and mitigate problems including mold, energy loss, damage to building systems and materials, and reduced occupant health, safety and comfort.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to discuss and reference moisture control design guidance from building codes (IBC and IRC) and the US EPA.
LUs: 2.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with design and construction and awareness of mold hazards
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 08/04/2024
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