Design Issues 
Design Issues cover research projects that pertain to the art and science of creating and sustaining the built environment and include case studies of projects.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Project profile: CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory | Apr 22, 2015 | AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) |
| Project profile: Collaborative Life Sciences Building for OHSU, PSU & OSU | Apr 22, 2015 | AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) |
| Project profile: E+ // 226-232 Highland Street Townhouses | Apr 22, 2015 | AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) |
| The Effects of #4 Surface Low-E Coatings on Fenestration Condensation Resistance | Apr 13, 2015 | Tracy G. Rogers, Quanex Building Products, Inc |
| Moisture Risk in Spray Polyurethane Foam Unvented Attics Due to Air Leakage Paths | Apr 13, 2015 | Duncan Prahl, RA, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA, Matthew Shaffer,PE, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Design Considerations for Climate Change | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP, Alexandra Connor, Project Associate, WSP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Importance of Translating an OPR to BOD | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrew Smith, Senior Associate, WSP, Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Five Not So Easy Pieces: Designing and Constructing the Passive House Enclosure | Apr 13, 2015 | Mike Steffen, Walsh Construction Co. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Graywater Wetland Treatment for a Living Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| An Old(er) Fellow’s Musings about Building Envelopes and Energy Efficiency | Apr 13, 2015 | Andre Desjarlais, program manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 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 |
| Case Study: Passive House Construction in Kansas City | Apr 13, 2015 | David Hawkins, Prairie Design build, David Schleicher, Prairie Design Build |
| 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 |