Great building design integrates science and art. In a world where climate change is becoming a daily reality, new buildings are expected minimize heat loss.
In this last of the Advanced Building Science Series workshops, the fundamentals of heat loss control in buildings will be explained. Using the newest heat loss calculation protocols from the National Building Code’s Section 9.36, this course will introduce participants to how to assess and calculate heat loss through various building assemblies.
Workshop objectives
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Explain heat loss mechanisms through above and below grade assemblies.
- Explain heat loss associated with radiation, convection and conduction.
- Explain the difference between nominal and effective thermal resistance.
- Explain the thermal resistance associated with air films and air spaces.
- Identify the thermal resistance associated with common building materials.
- Calculate the conductive heat loss through building assemblies.
- Calculate the effects of thermal bridging.
- Calculate effective thermal resistance of building assemblies.
- Calculate the heat loss through windows.
- Explain the benefits of exterior insulation.
- Predict condensation potential on the interior surface of assemblies.
- Calculate interstitial temperatures within assemblies as a means of predicting condensation potential.
Where: Thornhill Golf and Country Club, 7994 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON, L4J 4W3
When: Tuesday, September 22, 2015. 9:00am to 4:30pm; Registration and breakfast begins at 8:30am.
Cost: $299.00 + HST per person (Group rates for groups of 8 or more)
For more information and to register, click here.
About the Speaker
Michael Lio, P. Eng, M. Eng
President, buildABILITY Corporation
Michael is a professional engineer who has consulted on projects and publications across North America relating to housing, energy efficiency and sustainability. His studies have supported the development of the Energy Star for New Homes program in Ontario, the EnerGuide Rating System, and the new R-2000 Program. At various times benchmarked the energy efficiency performance and greenhouse gas emissions of new and existing housing in Ontario. He taught sustainable housing in the Architecture Program at Ryerson University for 12 years while for the last 15 years he has taught building science and building technology and ecology at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture at the University of Toronto in both the undergraduate and graduate architecture programs.