Practice Issues 
Practice Issues cover the "how to's" as well as the tools, technologies, standards and regulations that govern the building industry.
| Title |
Date |
Author |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Processes Informing the Design of the Emergency Department | May 01, 2009 | Richard Herring, AIA, LEED AP (Perkins+Will), Marvina Williams, RN (Perkins+Will) |
| Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 01.02 | May 09, 2009 | Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP (Perkins+Will), Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP (Perkins+Will) |
| BIM as a Risk Management Platform Enabling Integrated Practice and Delivery | Oct 01, 2009 | Robert Harvey, PE, Executive Director of LMCCC, Tarek Bahgat, Vice President of GT and Managing Director of GTUAE, David Gerber, PhD, Vice President of GT, Assistant Professor USC School of Architecture, James Kotronis, Director of GT New York, David Pysh, Senior Project Consultant, GT New York |
| Performance Specifications for Building Information Exchange | Oct 01, 2009 | E. William East, PhD, PE |
| AIA-TAP BIM Repeat Award Winners: Strengths and Opportunities | Oct 01, 2009 | Major Patrick Suermann, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Tammy McCuen, LEED AP |
| BIM for Electrical Construction: Benefits and Current Trends | Oct 01, 2009 | Salman Azhar, Ph.D. |
| A Modest Proposal for a Transdisciplinary Curriculum for the Design, Construction, Management and Maintenance of Architecture | Oct 01, 2009 | Lamar Henderson, RA, School of Architecture and Planning at the Catholic University of America, Nancy L. Jordan, PhD, |
| The Charlotte Vermont House : A Whole Building Design Guide Case Study | Nov 01, 2009 | Whole Building Design Guide, a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences |
| Perkins+Will Research Journal / Vol. 02.01 | Jan 01, 2010 | Ajla Aksamija, Ph.D., LEED AP BD+C, CDT (Perkins+Will), Kalpana Kuttaiah, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C (Perkins+Will) |
| Mass Notification for Higher Education | Jan 01, 2010 | Tod Schneider (National Center for Educational Facilties) |
| Interoperability on a Large Scale | Apr 01, 2010 | Deborah L. MacPherson, AIA, CSI CCS, Specifications and Research, Cannon Design, Michelle A. Raymond |
| No BIM for You: The Case for Not Doing BIM | Apr 01, 2010 | Michael LeFevre, HOlder COnstruction Company |
| Thermal and Hygrothermal Analysis in Building Envelope Commissioning | Apr 10, 2010 | Philip Parker, P. Eng, MRICS, (Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.), Cara Lozinsky, University of British Columbia |
| Performance of Glass FIber Lath as a Plaster Base with Exterior Cement Plaster (Stucco) | Apr 10, 2010 | William F. Egan (BASF Construction Chemicals, LLC), Eric Auman (BASF Construction Chemicals, LLC) |
| OSB Sheathing with Integral Water-Resistive Barriers | Apr 10, 2010 | Thomas Thorsell (Syracuse University), Mark Bomberg (Syracusse University) |
| Monitoring of Internal Moisture Loads in Residential Buildings - Research Design and Early Findings | Apr 10, 2010 | Lois Arena (Steven Winter Associates Inc.), Michael D. Blanford (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) |
| Window Selection Methodologies and Optimiation in High-Performance Commercial Buildings | Apr 12, 2010 | Kerry L. Haglund (University of Minnesota) |
| Development and Benchmarking of a New Whole Building Hygrothermal Model | Apr 12, 2010 | Fitsum Tariku (Institute for Research in Construction), Kumar Kumaran (Institute for Research in Construction), Paul Fazio (Concordia University) |
| Developing the Next Three Generations of Zero-Energy Windows | Apr 12, 2010 | Brandon Tinianov, PhD, PE (Serious Materials) |
| The Ultimate Envelope – Honest, Effective AND Affordable | Apr 12, 2010 | Keirnyn Ross (Steven Winter Associates), Marc Zuluaga (Steven Winter Associates), Mike Khazzam (Steven Winter Associates) |
| Osmosis and the Blistering of Polyurethane Waterproofing Membranes | Apr 12, 2010 | Graham Finch, MASc (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.), Brian Hubbs, P.Eng, (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.), Robert Bombino, MS, PE (RDH Building Sciences) |
| Building Envelope Failure Case Studies in High-Rise Construction | Apr 12, 2010 | Pierre-Michel Busque, P.Eng |
| Functional Performance Testing Within the Building Envelope Commissioning Process | Apr 12, 2010 | Kevin Knight (Architectural Testing Inc.), John A. Runkle (Architectural Testing Inc.), Bryan J. Boyle Retro-Specs Consultants Ltd |
| Energy Consumption in Mid and High Rise Residential Buildings in British Columbia | Apr 12, 2010 | Graham Finch, MASc (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.), Eric Burnett, PhD (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.), Warren Knowles, P.Eng (RDH Building Engineering Ltd.) |
| Why a Mock Up - Because the Owner Expects it Done Right | Apr 12, 2010 | Brian Stroik (Oscar J. Boldt Construction) |