Practice Issues 
Practice Issues cover the "how to's" as well as the tools, technologies, standards and regulations that govern the building industry.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Building Enclosure Commissioning: Past, Present, and Future | Apr 13, 2015 | John A. Runkle, Intertek / Architectural Testing, Inc., York, PA, USA |
| Risk of Condensation and Mold Growth in Wood-Frame Wall Systems with Different Exterior Insulations | Apr 13, 2015 | Hamed H. Saber, Construction Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada, Wahid Maref, Construction Portfolio, National Research Council of Canada |
| Five Not So Easy Pieces: Designing and Constructing the Passive House Enclosure | Apr 13, 2015 | Mike Steffen, Walsh Construction Co. |
| Use of Thermal Inertia for Reduction of HVAC Energy Consumption in Cooling Dominated and Mixed Climates | Apr 13, 2015 | Jan Kośny, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, USA, Elizabeth Kossecka, Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, Ali Fallahi, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, USA, David Yarbrough, R&D Services, Inc., Cookeville, TN, USA |
| Competing Performance Criteria in Renovation and Repurposing of Existing Building Exterior Enclosure Systems | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul G. Johnson, FAIA, NCARB SmithGroupJJR Inc., Building Technology Studio Leader |
| Airflow in Mid to High-rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Lorne Ricketts, MASC, RDH Building Engineering LTD., Vancouver, Graham Finch, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, John Straube, PhD, P.Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON |
| Performance of Sealed Curtain Wall Spandrel Panels that Direct Deep Sunlight into Multi-Story Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Radu Postole, Building Science Consultant, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Patrick J, Roppel, Building Science Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Neil Norris, Building Science Consultant, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Kasra Bigdeli, Mechanical Engineer, SunCentral Inc, Richmond, BC |
| Energy Challenges Related to Recladding Early Model Curtain Walls | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrew A. Dunlap, AIA, SmithGroupJJR, Building Technology Studio; Detroit, MI |
| Specific and Practical Methods to Improve a BECx Program | Apr 13, 2015 | Benjamin W Townsend, P.E., WDP & Associates, William R. Nash, P.E., WDP & Associates |
| HVAC and the Envelope: Towards New Rules of Thumb | Apr 13, 2015 | Steve Kemp, MMM Group |
| Holistic Approach to Achieving Low Energy High-Rise Residential Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Christian Cianfrone, Building Energy Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Patrick J, Roppel, Building Science Specialist, Morrison Hershfield, Burnaby, BC, Dieter Hardock, Product Manager, Schöck Bauteile GmbH, Baden-Baden, Germany |
| Field Monitoring of Cold Climate Double Stud Walls with Cellulose and Low-Density Foam Insulation | Apr 13, 2015 | Kohta Ueno, Senior Associate, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA, Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA |
| An Old(er) Fellow’s Musings about Building Envelopes and Energy Efficiency | Apr 13, 2015 | Andre Desjarlais, program manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Form Follows Function: KieranTImberLake Architects | Apr 13, 2015 | David Riz, KieranTimberlake Architects |
| Graywater Wetland Treatment for a Living Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. |
| Field Thermal Performance of Radiant Barriers and IRCC Systems for Attic Retrofits | Apr 13, 2015 | Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, David Yarbrough, R&D Services, Cookeville, Tenn., Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA |
| Form vs Function? | Apr 13, 2015 | John Straube, PE, faculty of engineering, University of Waterloo; principal, BSC Inc. |
| The Bullitt Center Experience: The Light Dynamic -- Measured Performance of Lighting and Daylight | Apr 13, 2015 | Christopher Meek, University of Washington, Seattle, Michael Gilbride, University of Washington, Seattle, Heli Ojaama, University of Washington, Seattle, Weston Norwood, University of Washington, Seattle |
| The Bullitt Center Experience: Building Enclosure Design in an Integrated High Performance Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Jim Hanford, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle, WA |
| Field Thermal Performance of EIFS Using Vacuum Insulation Panels | Apr 13, 2015 | Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Jan Kosny, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Nitin Shukla, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Tony Fontanini, Ph.D. Candidate, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Lawrence Carbary, FASTM, Dow Corning Corporation, Roland Serino, PE, Dryvit Systems Inc. |
| A Comparative Approach to Map BIM Workflow in US Mid-size Firms Using BPMN and IDEF Methods | Apr 06, 2015 | Ibrahim A.I. Abdelhady (Alexandria University, Egypt) |
| Practical Energy and Cost Optimization Methods for Selecting Massing, Materials, and Technologies | Apr 06, 2015 | Sandeep Ahuja (Georgia Institute of Technology), Patrick Chopson (Georgia Institute of Technology), John Haymaker (Georgia Institute of Technology), Godfried Augenbroe (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Scaffolding: Discourse, Disruption, and Progress in Architecture as a Cultural Production | Apr 06, 2015 | Leonard R. Bachman (University of Houston) |
| Comparative Analysis of Architectural Education Standards across the World | Apr 06, 2015 | Suchismita Bhattacharjee (University of Oklahoma), Shivashish Bose (Jadavpur University) |
| Intern Architects in the Academy: Preparing for Future Practice | Apr 06, 2015 | Caryn Brause (University of Massachusetts Amherst) |