Webinar- Clearing the Fog: Water Air and Vapor Management in Today’s Wall and Roof Assemblies 3/1/17

CSI Learning Level: Intermediate

Audience:

• Architects
• Specifiers
• Owners
• Facility Managers
• Project Managers
• Contractors
• Property Managers
• Facility Managers
• Cost Estimator

Speaker:
Aaron Mathews

A study of how air leakage affects thermal performance and how moisture is managed in typical wood-framed construction. Study focuses on roof and wall applications. Also includes discussion about some of the shortcomings of traditional methods and introduces alternative solutions of protecting the structure from air and moisture intrusion.

Learning Objectives:

1. To identify three different ways how liquid water, water vapor, and air differ in both their physical properties and how they behave.
2. Participants will understand and identify the four D’s of water management and how they affect the building envelope.
3. Explore the physics of air and moisture movement through the building enclosure, and give an example of solar driven moisture.
4. To recognize four pitfalls with how today’s buildings are being designed and built to protect against air and moisture.
5. To identify three alternative moisture and air barrier design solutions.

Credit: 1.0 AIA LU credit, 1.0 PDHs

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