This two-day symposium will explore the state of the art of building science and the sustainability of current materials and enclosure designs.

Maria Spinu: This seminar will describe the sources, mechanisms and consequences of air and moisture transport through the building enclosure and concepts for air leakage control, energy efficiency and moisture management in buildings. These critical functions are performed by "The Three Barriers": air, water and vapor barriers. Often a single membrane performs two or sometimes all three functions. This seminar will also discuss the role of each "barrier" and some critical questions you must ask in order to select "the right barriers" for your projects.

Andre Dejarlais: This seminar will describe a variety of real life situations where using hygrothermal modeling can provide insight into the performance of a building envelope component.

Richard Green: There has been little documented work on the capacity of heat strengthened glass in bolted applications. This talk outlines the design process, modeling, analysis, testing and erection procedures executed to successfully implement new technology in one of the world's largest glass walls.

Tom Liptan: Designing with and re-introducing natural elements such as soil, water and vegetation on rooftops, streets, sidewalks and parking lots is showing promise in Portland. These design techniques are being tested on city streets and private development. Monitoring results show effcient management of precipitation and storm water runoff. Other attributes have been observed including and perhaps most important, public acceptance.

Catherine Houska: An unbiased comparative analysis of the factors that determine the relative sustainability of architectural metals is provided using previously unavailable pollution and energy use data from mining and production, typical service life, metal run-off and the probability of end-of-life recapture and recycling. The significant potential impact of the service environment on life-cycle performance and metal choice is discussed and comparative performance data is provided.

h2. General Information

The Portland Building Enclosure Council will be hosting this day-long event featuring recent national and international research focusing on air barriers in existing and new building enclosure design. Academic research will be complemented with real world applications and case studies.

Up-to-date research on air barrier methodology and technology Observe real-time testing of multiple air barrier assemblies in the conference courtyard. Meet with the local representatives of leading building product manufacturers This all day event includes continental breakfast and seated lunch. *Earn 7 AIA /CEU - LU/HSW/SD learning credits.

h2. Speakers & Sessions

!/files/pictures/dalgleish.jpg! Laverne Dalgleish, Executive Director, Air Barrier Association of America Keynote Address - History of Air Barriers "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNxQlk5V2FlOG41eDBRc1VjeWtrUEE6MA#gid=0 Lunch Address - How Tight are Buildings? "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDVtdXdPQzBrdU5SQVRkek1zU0RiRGc6MA#gid=0 As Executive Director of the ABAA, Laverne works to champion energy conservation in buildings while educating building owners and designers about the benefits of energy conservation such as durability, comfort, reduced maintenance, reduced HVAC equipment costs and the positive impact on the environment. He was the key developer of the ABAA Quality Assurance Program for the installation of air barrier systems in buildings.

!/files/pictures/steffen.jpg! Mike Steffen, AIA, Vice President/General Manager Walsh Construction Company/OR "Towards Airtightness: The Contractor's Role in Designing and Constructing the Air Barrier System":https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3qpbinNaDRmRjR2alk3X3ltb3c/edit?usp=sharing "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGMyelV6bEZMY1NXb2tuZDRVNWdwbXc6MA#gid=0 Mike is an architect, builder and educator with thirty years of experience in the design and construction of the built environment. He has a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Walsh is a Pacific Northwest general contractor specializing in all types of multi-unit housing, building rehabilitation, educational facilities, and commercial buildings - with a commitment to being a leader in the construction of energy-efficient, healthy and durable buildings.

!/files/pictures/speert.jpg! Jeff Speert, AIA, Principal, JRS Engineering "Informed Mechanical Design through Tested Air Leakage Results":https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B91OXwne-4bWc0g3bFU1UHh6d2s/edit?usp=sharing "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHM3dkxwVjNnM2pWbkFTY0JvcnpVN2c6MA#gid=0 Jeff is a licensed architect in Washington and British Columbia. His 15 years of experience has included roles as carpenter, designer, contractor, architect and building envelope consultant. His passion for sustainability has led him to completing numerous projects that focused on energy efficiency and green building systems. Jeff is a nationally certified Home Energy Rating System Rater. He is a principal at JRS’ Seattle office and director of the firm’s whole building air barrier testing service.

!/files/pictures/durston.jpg! Lee Durston, Director of Building Science, BCRA "Summary and Analysis of Large Building Air Leakage Testing for the US Dept of Defense":https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B834vfiqXmHkR2JQbkRUV3ptLUE "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFRXOEg5eG56c0hvS0pnR1hYSldIamc6MA#gid=0 Lee conducts diagnostic studies of envelope performance characteristics and integrates the findings for better design, construction, and overall sustainability. He sits on the High Performance Building Envelope Task Force for the US Army Corps of Engineers and is a contributing editor for the USACE Air Leakage Testing Protocol. He has expertise in the areas of conditions assessment, building envelope, waterproofing, air tightness, and building performance commissioning and testing.

!/files/pictures/zhivov.jpg! Dr. Alexander Zhivov, Senior Researcher, Engineer Research and Development Center Construction Engineering Research Laboratory "Air Tightness in Army Buildings":https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B834vfiqXmHkaUZjQW9QZkxadnc "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEJQWFNJUjUwejMwN3gtOUNyWGdJWUE6MA#gid=0 Dr. Zhivov holds a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from Central Research and Experimental Design Institute for Industrial Buildings, Moscow and the Research Institute for Labor Protection, Leningrad and an MBA degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He develops innovative energy conservation strategies and methodologies to solve systemic design, operational quality, and project management deficiencies in the U.S. Architect/Engineer/ Constructor/Operator community. His current projects support a range of Army customers including HQUSACE, Corps Districts, IMCOM, OACSIM, and AMC by promoting improved energy efficiencies, better strategic implementation of new building technologies, improved HVAC systems and controls, distributed generation technologies, renewable energy technologies, modernized heating plants, improved building commissioning processes, and modeling/analysis tools for installation operations.

John Duncan, AIA and Logan Cravens, AIA Field Testing Typical Air Barriers Designed for the Northwest "Course Evaluation":https://docs.google.com/a/portlandbec.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDZUZ3hVaWpsbHBsRFJpZm1JRGphYnc6MA#gid=0

Dave Young, PE RDH Building Sciences Closing Remarks

"Brochure":https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3qpbinNaDRmWkdGUE01ZWk4YkE

h2. Registration Information

Registration is full.

Cost |Membership Type|Prior to May 25th|After May 25th| |Non-Members|$35|$45| |Members|$25|$35|

Because of lower than anticipated costs, excellent sponsor support, and the help of QED, Walsh, EFCO, and Portland YouthBuilders the Portland BEC Board has reduced the registration costs in line with our mission. The Portland BEC is a 501 c 3 non-profit and the intent of this symposium and all of our sponsored events is to provide excellent educational opportunities while covering costs. The Board has determined that our costs will be covered at the reduced registration rates.

h2. Sponsors

Symposium Sponsor

• Henry Company

Meal Sponsors

• BEI/Prosoco
• DuPont

Symposium Supporters

• Georgia Pacific
• Protecto Wrap
• Momentive
• Dryvit
• Sto Corporation
• Vaproshield
• Demilec
• Soprema

Special thanks to QED, Walsh Construction Company, EFCO Windows, Window Tech Inc. and Portland YouthBuilders

The 2013 SeaBEC Symposium ”Zen and the Art of Building Enclosure Design” will bring together leading presenters focusing on building enclosure and whole building solutions. This will be an international event held here in the Northwest and presented in conjunction with the Portland Building Enclosure Council and British Columbia Building Envelope Council.

General Information

The Portland Building Enclosure Council is pleased to announce the 2014 Technology Sympo- sium. This years Symposium will focus on new code issues affecting the Building Enclosure.

The symposium is a one day event, comprised of presentations, speakers, and opportunities for sidebar conversations. The conference will bring together leading code knowledge from Canada and the United States focusing on existing and future building enclosures. The academic knowledge will be complimented by real world applications and case studies

• Meet with the local representatives of leading building product manufacturers
• This all day event includes continental breakfast and seated lunch.
• Earn 6 AIA /CEU - LU/HSW

Speakers & Sessions

Theresa Weston
Session 1 - Writing Code

Dave Young, Kyle Silliker
Session 2 - Differences in the Code: Washington versus Oregon Energy Code

Stephane Hoffman
Session 3 - Meeting the Code: Choosing and Using Thermal Insulation Materials

Eric Anderson, Sean O'Shea
Session 4 - Attachment of Exterior Cladding through Continuous Exterior Rigid Insulation

Jessi Beitel
Session 5 - The Code: NFPA 285

Marty Houston, Hank McDonald
Bonus Session 6 - Type lll Buildings in the City of Portland

Brochure

Registration Information

Cost
Membership Type|Prior to May 6th|After May 6th

---|---|----- Non-Members|$75|$90 Members|$50|$65

Sponsors

Symposium Sponsor

• DuPont Tyvek

Meal Sponsors

• Epro Waterproofing Systems
• Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Primary Sponsors

• Roxul
• Soprema
• Atlas Roofing
• Prosoco
• Firestone
• STO
• Hunter Insulation
• VPI Windows
• Atlas Supply
• James Hardie Co.
• Georgia Pacific
• Cascadia Windows

Secondary Sponsors

• Henry Company
• Dow Insulation
• SIGA
• Fortifiber

SeaBEC will host its third one-day symposium at the Seattle Art Museum. The theme of High Tech / Low Tech: The Evolution of Building Enclosures will explore a wide range of topics including new building enclosure technologies, biomimicry, kinetic architecture, cold climate design, and life cycle assessment. Six hours of AIA, RCI, and GBCI continuing education credits will be provided (pending approval).

$100 Program Sponsorships are still available.

The Portland Building Enclosure Council will be holding our bi-annual symposium on May 11, 2016 at the Portland Art Museum. The event will be held in conjunction with CSI-Portland’s Industry Forum (IF) event taking place on the same day. This combined event promises to provide a full day of educational and networking opportunities related to practice and theory in architecture and technical aspects of building enclosures in energy retrofit applications. The proposed schedule of events and speakers are is as follows:

• 7:00 Registration / Breakfast
• 8:05 Welcome Address
• 8:15 Session 1 - Morning Keynote on Energy Retrofits - Dr. Joe Lstiburek of Building Science Corporation
• 9:45 Break
• 10:00 Session 2 - Energy Retrofit Energy Modeling - Mitch Dec + Chris Lowen of Glumac
• 11:00 Session 3 -Energy Modeling versus Actual Performance - Rachel Bailey of Central City Concern
• 12:00 Lunch
• 1:00 Session 4 - Speaker to be confirmed
• 2:00 Session 5 - Lessons Learned of Energy Retrofits - A panel discussion
• 3:00 BEC Closing Statement
• 3:15 Networking and Vendor Education
• 4:00 CSI-Industry Forum Registration
• 4:30 6x10 Six ten-minute presentations
• 5:30 Networking and Vendor Education
• 7:00 CSI-IF Evening Keynote Speaker - Rob Rogers of Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers

Cost to attend: $75 Full Day, $25 CSI-Industry Forum

Details on hotel packages will be made public once finalized

Sponsorship opportunities available. Please contact Mark DiLoreto (mark at planningsolutionsinc dot com)

A total of nine (9) learning units are anticipated for the full day event.

We hope you can join us for the entire day- this event represents a unique collaboration between the Portland BEC and CSI, bringing to you a full day of educational presentations and networking opportunities.

As the vegetated roofing industry continues to grow and mature, the Ecoroof Symposium will showcase the most up-to- date research on the economic and environmental impacts that green roofs provide to buildings and cities. We are honored to host London’s own Dusty Gedge as our keynote speaker, as well as a research medley on topics such as enhanced real estate value, energy impacts, and biodiversity. Panels of experts and breakout sessions offer a wealth of experience on best practices to avoid concerns, and to extend the service life of the roof membrane and vegetation. Green roof tours can provide insight into a variety of systems and approaches.

The theme for SeaBEC's 2017 symposium is, “Advancing Building Enclosure: Beyond Code Conformance.” The Symposium will focus on topics elevating building enclosure design and construction above code standards and minimums. Six hours of AIA continuing education credits are expected.

Keynote Anthony Powell, director of Antartica, A Year on Ice

From Code to Construction Marty Houston, Walsh Construction

Washington Residential Energy Codes Luke Howard and Gary Nordeen, Washington State University

Passive House in Residential Buildings Katrin Klingenberg, Passive House Institute

Passive House in Commercial Buildings Medgar Marceau, Morrison Hershfield

Code Innovations Database Chris Van Daalen, Northwest Eco-Building Guild

Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings present a challenge for earthquake-prone communities. There are over 1,650 URM buildings in Portland and millions around the world. These structures are important historic, architectural, cultural, and economic landmarks, but their vulnerability to earthquakes imperils these buildings and the people in them.

The URM Seismic Resilience Symposium, July 18-20, 2019, is a three-day event for architects, engineers, owners, property managers, and anyone that might deal with URM buildings.

Topics
The symposium will include two days of lectures focusing on topics and concerns related to URM buildings, including:

• Earthquake Background
• URM Construction and Seismic Engineering Technology Options
• Building Codes and Historic Preservation Requirements
• Seismic Upgrade Project Considerations and Costs
• Public Policy, Finance, and Resiliency

Speakers
Speakers include prominent engineers and architects from Oregon, Washington, California as well as leading experts from British Columbia, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Italy.

General Information

The Portland Building Enclosure Council is pleased to announce the 2018 Technology Symposium. This year’s Symposium will focus on durability issues affecting the Building Enclosure.

The symposium is a one-day event, comprised of presentations, speakers, and opportunities for sidebar conversations. The conference will bring together leading code knowledge from Canada and the United States focusing on existing and future building enclosures. The academic knowledge will be complimented by real world applications and case studies

• Meet with the local representatives of leading building product manufacturers
• This all day event includes continental breakfast and seated lunch.
• 6 AIA /CEU - LU/HSW expected

Speakers & Sessions

Catherine Houska
Session 1 - Metal Selection and Design for Longevity

With increased emphasis on whole building life cycle assessment, owners increasingly want materials and systems that can provide longevity. Accurate prediction requires both assessment of the site and an understanding of materials. Even project locations in relatively close proximity can vary significantly in their exposure to corrosive pollution, coastal or deicing salt, moisture exposure and other factors that can affect deterioration. Design elements like sheltering, crevices, metal combinations and finish roughness also affect performance. Case studies will be used to illustrate the fundamentals of site assessment and comparative corrosion data for metals will be provided. Galvanic and other types of corrosion that can affect performance will be reviewed. Some common misconceptions will be reviewed.

Mike Dutton
Session 2 - Curtainwall Loads and Testing

Presentation will cover environmental loading considerations including wind and seismic. The upcoming code will adopt the load design document ASCE 7-16 which has changes to both seismic and wind that will impact curtainwall. Effects will be reviewed so expectations can be adjusted. The presentation will also include structural considerations for performance mock up testing from testing standards AAMA 501.4 and 501.6 and the difference between these two tests and when to use them. In particular building drifts will be reviewed in detail as they pertain to curtainwall design.

Andre Desjarlais
Session 3 - Envelope Air Leakage Tools

Buildings account for more primary energy consumption in the United States than both industry and transportation. Building energy-efficiency measures have enormous potential to reduce energy consumption, costs, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Progress can be made by installing commercially available technologies like ENERGY STAR* equipment; however, technology innovations are required to meet future energy efficiency targets. The US Department of Energy’s Windows and Building Envelope R&D ET Roadmap, published in 2014, identifies research opportunities for improving the energy efficiency and durability of new and retrofit residential and commercial buildings to meet DOE’s goal of a 50 percent reduction in building energy consumption by 2030. The findings of this report have served as a launching pad for the research activities that are now underway at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Building Envelope Systems Research Group.

Robert Lepage
Session 4 - Biodeterioration and Buildings

Humans have been using wood to build structures for thousands of years. More recently, mass timber and engineered wood are promising structural materials finding greater acceptance within the building industry, particularly in novel applications, such as Tall wood buildings. With greater exposure however, comes greater risk. Delving into the building physics, we will explore the micro and macro conditions suitable for biodeterioration, the mechanisms of degradation, available tools to assess and identify risk, as well as conceptual level recommendations to ensure acceptable building performance throughout its design service life.

David Nicastro
Session 5 - Durability as a Factor in Construction Litigation

Problems with manufacturing, design, and construction cause countless premature failures of water-resistive barriers; therefore, durability is a central factor in construction litigation. This presentation will synthesize a practical understanding of durability based on theoretical behavior, observations from numerous failure case studies, and research and test results from The Durability Lab. Improving durability is also closely related to sustainability; preventing premature failure keeps building materials out of the landfill longer.

Mike Steffen
Session 6 - Orchards at Orenco - Measured Performance

This presentation will discuss the measured performance of the Orchards at Orenco affordable housing project in Hillsboro, Oregon. With 115 units already completed, and a third phase currently under construction, this project is the largest Passive House certified development in North America. Mike Steffen of Walsh Construction Co. will describe the integrated design and construction process used during the first two phases of the Orchards project, the systems used and key details, and will discuss the lessons learned, including how the cost premium to achieve Passive House was reduced significantly during the second phase. Mike will also share detailed feedback on the building’s measured energy performance and discuss the results of extensive monitoring studies of the enclosure system used on Phase I. This presentation will provide valuable information and insight regarding how to deliver high performance, low energy housing to communities across the Pacific Northwest.

Brochure

Registration Information

Cost
Membership Type|Cost

---|--- Non-Members|$100 Members|$75

Sponsors

Symposium Sponsor

• VaproShield

Meal Sponsors

• Atlas Supply
• Georgia Pacific

Bag Sponsor

• Henry Company

Exhibitors

• James Hardie
• Window Tech
• Roxul
• GCP (Grace)
• Siga Cover
• Fortifiber
• Henry Company
• Dow Corning
• Dupont/Tyvek
• Polycoat Products
• Kawneer
• Protecto Wrap
• Laminators Inc.
• Sika Sarnafil Roofing Systems
• Westcoat Specialty Products
• Epro Waterproofing
• Soprema
• USG
• Emseal Joint Systems
• VPI Windows
• Cascadia Windows
• STO