Past Events

2022

February 10, 2022: Hybrid Panelization (recording, Hybrid Panelization slides)

November 4, 2021: The Foundation of Fenestrations in Historic Buildings (recording, The Real Cost of Removing Historic Windows, Facts and Myths of the Historic Window Debate)
May 18, 2021: Virtual Enclosure Test Facility Tour
March 18, 2021: Using MEP Systems to Reduce Transmission Rates (slides)

November 13, 2018: Working at Height at Open Works (slides)
September 19, 2018: Towson University Re-Skin at Price Modern
May 16, 2018: Air Barrier & Flashings Symposium at IMI with BEC-DC
- Through Wall Flashing Selections and Installation by Craig Wetmore (slides)
- The Important Roof to Wall Connection by Laverne Dalgleish (slides)
- Construction Cautions and Top 10 Concerns with Enclosures by Brian Stroik (slides)
February 27, 2018: Tour: American Geophysical Union (AGU) Net Zero Retrofit (handout)

November 9, 2017: Tour: Johns Hopkins Hospital Viragh Building
October 8, 2017: Tour: The Chrysalis at Symphony Woods
June 8, 2017: Building Enclosure Workshop: Part 2 (upper wall and roof tie-in) with BEC-DC
- Presented by the International Masonry Institute in Bowie, MD
May 23, 2017: Building Envelope Tie-In Discussion and Hands-On Demonstration presented by Carlisle and hosted by NB Handy (slides)
April 18, 2017: Joint presentation with the International Building Performance Simulation Association – Maryland Chapter
- Basics of Urban Wind Sheltering and Infiltration by Saber Khoshdel Nikkho (slides)
- Energy Modeling at Earlier Stage Design by Eshagh Yazdanshenas

November 15, 2016: Finding and Repairing Moisture Problems in Wall Systems with Mark Howell of Building Envelope Consultants and Scientists, LLC and Robert Kroohs of Ted Ross Consulting LLC
October 14, 2016: Design Phase Enclosure Seminar at Intertek-ATI in York, PA
- An Architect’s Guide to Early Phase Performance and Energy Modeling by Jillian Burgess of The Facade Group (slides)
- Design Phase Building Envelope Commissioning by John Runkle of Intertek-ATI (slides)
June 14, 2016: Glass Curtain Walls with John Jackson of SGH (slides)
April 7, 2016: Vegetative Roof Assemblies Detailing and Demonstration (hands-on) with Julie Leavitt, Todd Skopic and Jerry Hangsleben of Henry Company

November 10, 2015: 2015 I-codes R-Values and Best Practices with Mark Graham of NRCA (slides)
September 15, 2015: Building Tomorrow’s Buildings Today with Graham Finch of RDH Building Sciences (slides)
May 8, 2015: Building Commissioning Event at Intertek-ATI in York, PA with John Runkle of Intertek-ATI and Michael Hindle of Passive to Positive
March 17, 2015: Extensive Vegetated Roofing System Assembly and Design with Ken McGowan of Tremco
February 10, 2015: The Quirkiness of Stone with Matthew Farmer of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

November 13, 2014: From Research to Construction – Building the Low-Energy “Gemini House” with Professor Kim Pressnail of the University of Toronto
October 14, 2014: Air Barrier and Flashing Workshop at Kenseal Construction products and with Todd Skopic of Henry Company
September 18, 2014: Air Barrier Design, Commissioning and Testing with Francis Conlin of HPBS
June 17, 2014: Principles and Technologies of Green Roofs tour at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology with Marty Jakovics of Tremco, Jamie Gill of Tremco and Kerry Porter of Grimm & Parker
May 13, 2014: Controlling Building Envelope Air Leakage with Vince Paladino of Tremco/CanAm
April 22, 2014: Round Table discussion on the NFPA 285 with Cassandra Mellon of Roxul, Todd Skopic of Henry Company and Arthur Parker of Hughes Associates Inc.
March 18, 2014: The Four Barriers: Managing Heat, Air & Moisture at the Building Envelope with Brad Carpenter of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
February 18, 2014: Design Considerations for Climate Change with Paul Totten formerly of Halsall (now with WSP)