75+ attendees gathered on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at East Bank Club in Chicago for our November Chapter Meeting. It was another great night of networking and knowledge sharing. The night lead off with our President Andrea Baird welcoming our members and guests. Andrea recognized our 4 new members since the last chapter meeting and reviewed our upcoming events. She also highlighted that
2020 CSi2eye manufacturer applications are closing Friday 11/22/19 and announced our February
Building Enclosure Event speaker will be M. Steven Doggett from Built Environments Inc.
Andrea then introduced our speaker for the night Sarah K. Flock, NCARB, BECxP, CxA+BE. Sarah is the Co-Chair of the Research Committee for the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) as well as a Principal at Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc. Sarah presented updates on the Air Barrier Association of America’s (ABAA) research initiatives and the impacts on specifications. ABAA has identified a need for research to assess moisture detection approaches and the evaluation methodologies to employ. Sarah discussed the research underway, as well as the background and context of the current practices related to air and water barriers. Attendees learned the following:
- The history of Water Resistive Barriers (WRBs) and current trends.
- ABAA research and testing status including for fastener penetrations and pull adhesion.
- Current and proposed test methods.
- Practical approaches to improving specifications using currently available test standards.
Thank you to everyone who attended to make this another successful Chapter Meeting event. Special thanks to Sarah K. Flock and our tabletop sponsors – Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA); Carlisle Coating and Waterproofing / A & D Products, LLC; Parex USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Sika USA ; PROSOCO R-Guard
See photos from our event
here.
Recap written by Brad Schwab, CSI, CDT.