National Institute of Building Sciences
The National Institute of Building Sciences is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that successfully brings together representatives of government, the professions, industry, labor and consumer interests, and regulatory agencies to focus on the identification and resolution of problems and potential problems that hamper the construction of safe, affordable structures for housing, commerce and industry throughout the United States. Authorized by the U.S. Congress, the Institute provides an authoritative source and a unique opportunity for free and candid discussion among private and public sectors within the built environment. The Institute's mission to serve the public interest is accomplished by supporting advances in building sciences and technologies for the purpose of improving the performance of our nation's buildings while reducing waste and conserving energy and resources. For more information visit www.nibs.org.
Research Submitted
| Title | Author |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| Holistic Approach to Achieving Low Energy High-Rise Residential Buildings | 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 | Apr 13, 2015 |
| A Critical Analysis of the Passive House Standard for the Climates of the United States | Ryan M. Abendroth, Passive Energy Designs LLC, Saint Louis, MO | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Inward Vapor Drives in Adhered Veneer Wall Assemblies with Continuous Exterior Insulation | Jonathan Smegal, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada., Aaron Grin, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Apr 13, 2015 |
| The Importance of Translating an OPR to BOD | Andrew Smith, Senior Associate, WSP, Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Introducing the BEST 4 Conference on Behalf of the Technical Committee | Mark Bomberg, D. Sc. (Eng) , Techn. D, PE | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Graywater Wetland Treatment for a Living Building | Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Case Study: Passive House Construction in Kansas City | David Hawkins, Prairie Design build, David Schleicher, Prairie Design Build | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Low-Cost Bio-Based Phase Change Materials as an Energy Storage Medium in Building Envelopes | Kaushik Biswas, Energy and Transportation Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridg, Nitin Shukla, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, USA, Ramin Abhari, Renewable Energy Group Synthetic Fuels, LLC (formerly Syntroleum), Tulsa, OK, USA | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Performance Testing for QA and Commissioning | John Straube, PE, faculty of engineering, University of Waterloo; principal, BSC Inc. | Apr 13, 2015 |
| Keeping Energy Confined and Making Information Flow: The Smart Building of Tomorrow | Christian Hoepfner, PhD, Director, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems | Apr 13, 2015 |