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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Center for Sustainable Landscapes : A Whole Building Deign Guide Case Study | Nov 01, 2015 | Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences |
United Nations Headquarters : A Whole Building Design Guide Case Study | Nov 01, 2015 | Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences |
Clinic Design Post-Occupancy Evaluation Toolkit | Nov 01, 2015 | Center for Healthcare Design |
Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 07.01 | Jun 08, 2015 | Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CDT (Perkins+Will), Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will) |
Simulation Modeling as a Lean Tool for Healthcare Design: Determining Room Utilization and Staffing in the Emergency Department | Jun 08, 2015 | Marvina Williams, RN, Lean Black Belt (Perkins+Will) |
Building a Better BRIK: Building Research Information Knowledgebase Vastly Expands Its Research Offerings | Jun 01, 2015 | Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, PMP (National Institute of Building Sciences) |
The Urban Studio | May 13, 2015 | Kevin Hinders (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign) |
Pedagogy of Practice | May 13, 2015 | Bruce Wrightsman (Kansas State University), Michael Everts (Montana State University) |
Intersections Between the Academy and Practice: Papers from the 2015 AIA/ACSA Intersections Symposium | May 13, 2015 | Gregory Kessler, FAIA (Washington State University), Stephen Vogel, FAIA (University of Detroit Mercy) |
Integrated Systems of Buildings' Upgrade and New Constructions | May 13, 2015 | Mark Bomberg, adjunct professor, McMaster University, Canada and Southeast University, China, Michael Gibson, assistant professor, Department of Architecture, Kansas State University , Xing Shi, associate professor, Department of Architecture, Southeast University, China |
Academic / Practice Partnership — Developing Responsive Architecture | May 13, 2015 | Dale Clifford (California Polytechnic State University) |
Practicing Design-Build | May 13, 2015 | Matthew Gines (University of New Mexico) |
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 |
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 |
HVAC and the Envelope: Towards New Rules of Thumb | Apr 13, 2015 | Steve Kemp, MMM Group |
Production Homebuilder + Passive House: Lessons Learned | Apr 13, 2015 | Anastasia Herk, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA, Duncan Prahl, IBACOS, Pittsburgh, PA |
Design Considerations for Climate Change | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP, Alexandra Connor, Project Associate, WSP |
Form Follows Function: KieranTImberLake Architects | Apr 13, 2015 | David Riz, KieranTimberlake Architects |
High-Dynamic Range Imaging (HDMI) as Validation and Design Tool in Assessing Daylight Discomfort Glare | Apr 13, 2015 | M Susan Ubbelohde, University of California, Berkeley; Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates |
The Importance of Translating an OPR to BOD | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrew Smith, Senior Associate, WSP, Paul Totten, Vice President, WSP |
Form vs Function? | Apr 13, 2015 | John Straube, PE, faculty of engineering, University of Waterloo; principal, BSC 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 |
Performance Testing for QA and Commissioning | Apr 13, 2015 | John Straube, PE, faculty of engineering, University of Waterloo; principal, BSC Inc. |
Field Thermal Performance of EIFS Using Vacuum Insulation Panels | Apr 13, 2015 | Ali Fallahi, Ph.D., R&D staff, Building Science Engineer, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Jan Kosny, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Nitin Shukla, PhD, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Tony Fontanini, Ph.D. Candidate, Fraunhofer CSE, Boston, MA, Lawrence Carbary, FASTM, Dow Corning Corporation, Roland Serino, PE, Dryvit Systems Inc. |
Importance of the Building Enclosure in Meeting Sustainable Building-Performance Goals | Apr 13, 2015 | H. Jay Enck |