Enclosure 
Enclosure systems refer to the "skin" of the building and may include roof, walls, and ground protection from air and water penetration.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Field Test Data from Retrofit of a Small Residential House Using EISF Technology | Apr 13, 2015 | John Edgar, STO Corporation, Ali Fallahi, Fraunhofer CSE, Alliston Watts, Fraunhofer CSE, Jan Kosny, Fraunhofer CSE, Linda Jeng, Dow Chemical |
| Keeping Energy Confined and Making Information Flow: The Smart Building of Tomorrow | Apr 13, 2015 | Christian Hoepfner, PhD, Director, Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems |
| Pressure Differences and Airtightness in Tall Buildings – Theory & Reality | Apr 13, 2015 | Lorne Ricketts, MASc, EIT., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Graham Finch, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, John Straube, PhD, P.Eng., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON |
| Detailed Monitoring and Energy Model Development of an Existing Multi-Unit Residential Building in Toronto, Canada | Apr 13, 2015 | Marianne F. Touchie, Toronto Atmospheric Fund and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Kim D. Pressnail, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON |
| Design Considerations for Climate Change | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP, Alexandra Connor, Project Associate, WSP |
| Restoring Airtightness and Weather-Resistance to Window and Curtain Wall Systems | Apr 13, 2015 | Ed Retzbach, CSI, CDT, LEED AP BD+C |
| Energy Efficient Retrofit of a High-Rise Multifamily Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Brittany Hanam, MASc, P.Eng., RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Lorne Ricketts, MASc, EIT, RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Andrew Pape-Salmon, P.Eng., MRM, RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Victoria, BC |
| Inward Vapor Drives in Adhered Veneer Wall Assemblies with Continuous Exterior Insulation | Apr 13, 2015 | Jonathan Smegal, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada., Aaron Grin, Building Science Laboratories, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Performance Testing for Quality Assurance and Commissioning | Apr 13, 2015 | Fiona Aldous, principal, WJE |
| State of the Art in Evaluation Durability of Exterior Plasters | Apr 13, 2015 | Dariusz Gawin,Department of Building Physics & Building Materials, Lodz University of Technology, Po, Marcin Koniorczyk, Department of Building Physics & Building Materials, Lodz University of Technolog, Piotr Konca, Department of Building Physics & Building Materials, Lodz University of Technology, Pol |
| A Critical Analysis of the Passive House Standard for the Climates of the United States | Apr 13, 2015 | Ryan M. Abendroth, Passive Energy Designs LLC, Saint Louis, MO |
| Low-Cost Bio-Based Phase Change Materials as an Energy Storage Medium in Building Envelopes | Apr 13, 2015 | 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 |
| Building Enclosure Commissioning Education | Apr 13, 2015 | Wagdy Anis, FAIA, LEED AP, Anis Building Enclosure Consulting |
| History and Future of Fenestration: Where Have We Been? Where are We Heading? | Apr 13, 2015 | Stephen Selkowitz, Group Leader, Windows and Envelope Materials, LBNL |
| 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 |
| Case Study: Passive House Construction in Kansas City | Apr 13, 2015 | David Hawkins, Prairie Design build, David Schleicher, Prairie Design Build |
| Thermal and Hygrothermal Performance of Ventilated Attics With and Without Breathable Underlayments | Apr 13, 2015 | Sudhir Railkar, Ph.D. GAF, Adem Chich, GAF, Ming Shiaio, Ph.D., GAF, Andre Desjarlais, ORNL, William Miller, Ph.D. , ORNL |
| Five Not So Easy Pieces: Designing and Constructing the Passive House Enclosure | Apr 13, 2015 | Mike Steffen, Walsh Construction Co. |
| 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 |
| A Detailed Study of Sunshades and their Effects on Performance | Apr 13, 2015 | Joe Fong, RA, NCARB, LEED AP (BD+C) Walter P. Moore |
| 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 |
| North American Way For Passive House-Based Near Zero Energy Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Katrin Klingenberg, Passive Solar House Institute-US |
| The Role of High-Complexity Low-Resolution (HCLR) Performance Modeling in the Development of Dynamic Building Envelopes | Apr 13, 2015 | TIm Frank, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, SPSU , Chip Clark, Research Assistant Professor, School of Architecture + Design, Virginia Tech |
| 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 |
| Re-Glazing of All Glass Curtain-Wall Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Michael Aoki-Kramer, BA, JD LEED-AP, RDH Building Sciences Inc., Graham Finch, RDH Building Engineering Ltd , Brian Hubbs, RDH Building Engineering Ltd, Ed Thiessen, RDH Building Engineering Ltd , James Higgins, RDH Building Engineering Ltd |