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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Challenges Related to Recladding Early Model Curtain Walls | Apr 13, 2015 | Andrew A. Dunlap, AIA, SmithGroupJJR, Building Technology Studio; Detroit, MI |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Graywater Wetland Treatment for a Living Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Phillip L. Thompson, Seattle University, Seattle, WA. |
| Field Monitoring of Cold Climate Double Stud Walls with Cellulose and Low-Density Foam Insulation | Apr 13, 2015 | Kohta Ueno, Senior Associate, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA, Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA |
| 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: 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 |
| 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 Bullitt Center Experience: Building Enclosure Design in an Integrated High Performance Building | Apr 13, 2015 | Jim Hanford, AIA, LEED AP BD+C. The Miller Hull Partnership, Seattle, WA |
| High Performance Detailing | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul E. Totten, PE, LEED AP, Vice President, WSP, Washington, DC, Michael J. Heule, Principal, Helix Architecture + Design, Kansas City, |
| Field Monitoring of Embedded Wood Members in Insulated Masonry Walls in a Cold Climate | Apr 13, 2015 | Kohta Ueno, Senior Associate, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA, Joseph W. Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Principal, Building Science Corporation, Westford, MA |
| The NFPA 285 Fire Test’s Impact On Architectural Design And Energy Performance | Apr 13, 2015 | Richard Keleher, AIA, Thompson & Lichter Company, Canton, MA |
| Thermal Performance and Energy Savings Potential of Attic Radiant Barrier Systems | Apr 13, 2015 | Som Shrestha, PhD, BEMP, ORNL, Andre Desjarlais, ORNL |
| Fire Hazards of Exterior Wall Assemblies Containing Combustible Components | Apr 13, 2015 | Amanda Kimball, Fire Protection Research Foundation |
| Weathered OSB Air and Water Leakage Testing | Apr 13, 2015 | Paul Grahovac, PROSOCO |
| State of the Art of NFPA 285 | Apr 13, 2015 | Brian Kuhn, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. |
| Doing It Right the Second Time – Designing Minimally Invasive, Cost-Effective Solutions for Window Repair vs. Replacement | Apr 13, 2015 | David W. Boyer, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Lawrence, Kansas, PROSOCO, Inc., Lawrence, Kans, Ron Tatley, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA , Stacey Grund, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA Tatley-Grund, Inc., Seattle, Matthew Travis, Building Envelope Analysis, LLC, Lawrence, Kansas, PROSOCO, Inc. Lawrence, Kansa |
| Systems Thinking at the Get Go | Apr 06, 2015 | Ray Mann (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) |
| Dynamic Solar Design | Apr 06, 2015 | Heath May (HKS LINE) |
| Architecture at the Edge of Practice: A Pedagogical Approach to Social Architectural Education | Apr 06, 2015 | Nkemakonam P. Okofu (University of Sheffield, UK) |
| Collaborative Leadership: A Field Theory for Architectural Practice | Apr 06, 2015 | Ryan Smith (University of Utah), Erin Carraher (University of Utah) |
| A Comparative Approach to Map BIM Workflow in US Mid-size Firms Using BPMN and IDEF Methods | Apr 06, 2015 | Ibrahim A.I. Abdelhady (Alexandria University, Egypt) |