Sustainable Building Enclosure Design

Information to date show that warming of the climate system is unequivocal, that human influence on the climate system is clear and that limiting climate change would require mitigation measures as well as adaptation. Buildings use a significant percentage of energy and resources and are responsible for 40% of the world waste hence sustainable buildings have become an imperative. In order to achieve a sustainable building, the design team must optimize the whole building performance through proper integration of its parts (e.g. passive design features, building enclosure, equipment, renewable resources, etc.). This seminar will focus on building enclosure contribution towards a sustainable building. The building enclosure is typically designed for the life of the building, making it even more critical to address its sustainability at the design phase. Building enclosure sustainability attributes include energy efficiency, durability, IAQ and sustainable materials. Air leakage which can transport heat, moisture and contaminants across the building enclosure can affect all sustainability attributes but its impact has only recently been understood and continuous air barriers for air leakage control have become mandatory code requirements for the first time in ASHRAE 90.1-2010. Potential contribution of air barriers toward LEED-2013 v4 pre-requisites and/or credits is briefly discussed.

Approximately 1 hour. Delivered via webinar or face-to-face presentation. Available sessions shown below.

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