BETEC Resources

BETEC RESOURCES

2010 Workshop: Why Green Buildings Cannot Be Built Without Air Barrier Systems
October 26, 2010 - Washington, DC

A symposium sponsored by the Building Enclosure Technology & Environment Council and  the High Performance Building Council of the National Institute of Building Sciences and the Air Barrier Association of America

Presentations:

Session 1: Significance of air control and barrier technology, chair Wagdy Anis

• Control of air flows to reduce energy use in buildings – Steven Emmerich, NIST (1 Mb)
• Control of air flow in building enclosures: state of the art review of requirements and testing – Wagdy Anis, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (1.2 mB)
• Control of air flow and other environmental measures in Energy Star homes – Sam Rashkin, EPA (1.4 Mb)
• Control of air flow as a part of design and commissioning to achieve energy efficiency of commercial buildings – Sean O’Brien and Marcin Pazera, SGH (1.6 Mb)
• Control of air flow as a part of thermal insulation manufacturer instructions to achieve energy efficiency of any building – Charles Cottrell, North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (3Mb)
• Practical cases identifying the issues – Grahame E. Maisey, Building Services Consultants, Inc. Energy Master Plans and Total Quality Commissioning, Wyncote, PA (6mB)

Session 2: Technical development agenda, chair Leonard Anastasi

• Issues as seen by the industrial association – L. Anastasi, ABAA (2Mb)
• Integral water resistive and air barriers on OSB – John Edgar, STO Corp (no presentation)
• Air barrier testing and commissioning – Kevin Knight, Architectural Testing Inc. (5Mb)
• Research on air tightness of building enclosure assemblies – Thomas Thorsell and   Mark Bomberg, Syracuse University (1Mb)
• Need for a thermal performance index that includes thermal bridges and air by]passes – John Straube and Chris Schumacher (626 Kb)

2009 BETEC Symposium Papers

• Retrofit of Building Enclosures for Energy Efficiency, by Wagdy Anis, LEED AP, FAIA, Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc.
• US DOE Building Windows and Envelope R&D - Retrofit Focus, by Marc LaFrance, US DOE and Joseph Deringer, LBNL
• by Jennifer Keegan Kovach, Western Waterproofing; John Edgar, Sto Corp.; and Jordan Ruzz, PE
• Energy Efficiency Upgrades Bolling Federal Building, by Paul E. Totten, PE, LEED AP, Simpson Gumperts & Heger
• Designing Commercial Energy Retrofit for Curtain Walls, by Dudley G. McFarquhar, PhD, PE, McFarquhar Group Inc.
• Advanced Glazing and Window Technologies, by Brandon Tinianov, PhD, PE, LEED AP, Serious Materials
• Reducing Air Leakage Through Envelope Retrofits: Does Your Building Suck?, by Steven Tratt, Honeywell

Other Resources

• NIBS Guideline 3: Exterior Enclsoure Technical Requirements for the Commissioning Process
• "Energy Efficiency and Building Durability at the Crossroads," by Mark Bomberg and Donald Onysko (BEST1 Conference, August 2008)
• "The Power of Energy Efficiency: Plug the Holes in the Ship," by R. Christopher Mathis, Journal of Builidng Envleope Design, Winter 2009
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Test Protocol for Measuring Air Leakage in Buildings
• Air Barriers Association of America
• U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewal Energy
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) - Building Envelope Design Guide (BEDG)—NIBS under guidance from the Federal Envelope Advisory Committee has developed this comprehensive guide for exterior envelope design and construction for institutional / office buildings. The BEDG is continually being improved and updated through the Building Enclosure Councils (BECs).