Sustainable Design 
Sustainable Design encompasses the environmental performance of building elements and strategies, including energy use.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| North American Way For Passive House-Based Near Zero Energy Buildings | Apr 13, 2015 | Katrin Klingenberg, Passive Solar House Institute-US |
| 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 |
| An Old(er) Fellow’s Musings about Building Envelopes and Energy Efficiency | Apr 13, 2015 | Andre Desjarlais, program manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Deterioration Model for Establishing an Optimal Mix of Time-Based Maint. and Condition-Based Maint. for the Enclosure System | Apr 13, 2015 | David Albrice, BSc., URP., ARP., PRA RDH Building Engineering Ltd., Matthew Branch, P.Eng. RDH Building Engineering Ltd. |
| 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 |
| Production Homebuilder + Passive House: Lessons Learned | Apr 13, 2015 | Anastasia Herk, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA, Duncan Prahl, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Challenges and Opportunities in Deep Envelope Retrofitting | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Bertram, FCSI, CDT, Director: Environment, Sustainability, Government Affairs Kingspan Insul |
| 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 |
| 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 Interior Radiation Control Coatings for Attic Retrofits | Apr 13, 2015 | Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, David Yarbrough, Ph.D., P.E., President, R&D Services, Cookeville, TN, Jan Kośny, Ph.D., Building Enclosure Program Lead, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA |
| 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 |
| Quantifying Façade Performance: Advances in Simulation and Field Testing | Apr 13, 2015 | Stephen Selkowitz, Group Leader, Windows and Envelope Materials, LBNL |
| The Bullitt Center Experience: Modeling and Measuring Net Zero Energy | Apr 13, 2015 | Marc Brune, PE, PAE Consulting Engineers, Portland, OR, Justin Stenkamp, PE, PAE Consulting Engineers, Seattle WA |
| Experimental Synthesis of Hollow Silica Nanospheres for Application as Superinsulation in the Buildings of Tomorrow | Apr 13, 2015 | Bjørn Petter Jelle, SINTEF Building & Infrastructure, Department of Materials and Structures, Norway, Tao Gao, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Architectural Design, Linn Ingunn Christie Sandberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Bente Gilbu Tilset, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology Sector, Mathieu Grandcolas, SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Materials and Nanotechnology Sector, Arild Gustavsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Architectural |
| The Reality of Quantifying Curtain Wall Spandrel Thermal Performance: 2D, 3D and Hotbox Testing | Apr 13, 2015 | Neil Norris, Larry Carbary, Stanley Yee, Patrick Roppel, Phillip Ciantar |
| 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 |
| Thermal Bridging: Observed Impacts and Proposed Improvement for Common Conditions | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrea Love, Director of Building Science, Payette Associates, Boston, Charles Klee, Principal, Payette Associates, Boston |
| 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 |
| The Future of Fenestration Rating | Apr 13, 2015 | William C. duPont, Syerngy Consulting |