Practice Issues 
Practice Issues cover the "how to's" as well as the tools, technologies, standards and regulations that govern the building industry.
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Antiterrorism: The Surprising First Step in the Sustainability Formula | Apr 16, 2018 | Doug Haines Owner/CEO, Haines Security Solutions |
Solar Heating with Dynamic Opaque Walls and Roofs | Apr 16, 2018 | John Archibald President, American Solar, Inc |
Ultra High Performance Concrete Panels for Prefabricated Wall Assemblies | Apr 16, 2018 | Kevin Gannon, RA, Director, Program Development, TAKTL LLC |
Integration of New Building Envelope Systems | Apr 16, 2018 | Rick Filloramo Area Director, Market Development & Tech Services, International Masonry Institute |
The Potential Application of Bio-Polymeric Materials in Building Facades: A Framework of multi-performance criteria matrix for selecting optimal materials by the AHP and TOPSIS methods | Apr 16, 2018 | Ahmed Ali Hassan, PhD , architect and assistant professor, Helwan University |
Taking Sides - Impact of Positioning PCMs at Different Sides of Enclosure Systems | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Georg Reichard Associate Professor, Virginia Tech |
Prefabricated Exterior Wall Panels for Commercial Building Enclosures | Apr 16, 2018 | Kenneth C. Loush, PE, Eastern Exterior Wall Systems, Inc |
Construction Document Quality Crisis | Apr 16, 2018 | David Stutzman, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP and Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS, SCIP |
Evolving Ice Damming Solutions for a Changing Climate | Apr 16, 2018 | Charlotte Metzler, Assoc. AIA, building enclosure consultant, WSP |
Experimental Study on Integration of Thermoelectric Materials in Exterior Walls for Heating and Cooling in High-Performance Buildings | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Ajla Aksamija Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts |
Balancing Your Building Enclosure: The Building Enclosure Commissioning Scope that Matters | Apr 16, 2018 | Emily Hopps, Associate Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., and Anna M. Burhoe |
Energy Efficient or Healthy Buildings? How Dynamic Glazing Eliminates the Need to Choose. | Apr 16, 2018 | Ryan Park, Global Head of Marketing and Product Management, SAGE Electrochromics, Inc. , Maure Creager, Building Science Manger, SAGE Electrochromics, Inc |
Long Term Performance of Vacuum Insulated Panel Walls and Energy Use Assessments of a Net Zero Energy House | Apr 16, 2018 | Anil Parekh Senior Researcher, Natural Resources Canada |
Where the Commissioning Rubber Meets the Road: Building Enclosure Performance Testing | Apr 16, 2018 | Peter Babaian, Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
Drainage Capabilities and Heat Loss of Different Inverted Roofs Assemblies | Apr 16, 2018 | Matthew Pel, B.Tech., Eng.L., Building Science Consultant and Principal, Morrison Hershfield, Derek Budde B.Sc. EIT, Building Science Consultant and Principal, Morrison Hershfield |
Comparison of Metal and Non-Metal Retrofit Systems | Apr 16, 2018 | Vincent Sagan Senior Staff Engineer, Metal Building Manufacturers Association |
Transparent Generator Windows | Apr 16, 2018 | Eric Carbonnier, PhD, Vice President of Sustainability University of Oregon / HMC Architects, G.Z. Brown, FAIA, University of Oregon |
Mid-Century Modern Building Performance and Improvement Strategies | Apr 16, 2018 | Rachel Michelin Senior Associate, Thornton Tomasetti |
Deconstructing the Thermal Performance of a Window: How to achieve better performing facades | Apr 16, 2018 | With the need to provide daylight and views for building occupants, improved comfort, and low energy |
Classification + Reference Standards for UHPC in Architectural Applications | Apr 16, 2018 | George Quercia, PhD, Director of Research, TAKTL LLC, Kevin Gannon, RA, Director of Program Development, TAKTL LLC |
A Sustainable Repurposing of the Aging Facility | Apr 16, 2018 | Daniel McKelvey Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross Architects Allison Wilson, AIA, Sustainabi |
Three Dimensional Effects on the Thermal Performance of Insulated Curtain Wall Spandrels | Apr 16, 2018 | Andrew Dunlap, AIA, Principal, SmithGroupJJR Inc., Ryan Asava, Associate, SmithGroupJJR Inc., Katerina Gross, RA, SmithGroupJJR Inc. |
Pumping up the Volume: Multi-Family, Passive House and Net Zero Energy as Standard Practice | Apr 15, 2018 | Timothy McDonald President, Onion Flats |
Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 09.02 | Dec 29, 2017 | Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CDT (Perkins+Will), Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will) |
Material Health and Transparency: Methods for Improved Integration with Design Process | Dec 29, 2017 | Antonio Rodríguez-Argüelles, IIDA, LEED GA |