Con-Ed Opportunities Detail

All assemblies require a water control layer, an air control layer, a vapor control layer and a thermal control layer. Where should they go? If you are building assemblies with steel studs it is a thermodynamic obscenity to install batt insulation in the steel stud frame. That pretty much says it all. But how about high density spray foam? Why not waste 85 percent of the thermal resistance of an expensive insulation rather than wasting 85 percent of the thermal resistance of a cheap insulation? Can spray foam actually be worse? Ah, come to dinner and let's chat.

Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., ASHRAE Fellow, is a principal of Building Science Corporation. He is a building scientist who investigates building failures and is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems and indoor air quality. He is a member of ASTM and the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of Building Assemblies from Moisture Induced Damage. Dr. Lstiburek has written numerous books and technical papers on building construction and has appeared on PBS NOVA ("Can buildings make you sick?"). He is the best selling author of the Builder Guides and has over 50 technical and journal articles to his credit. He has conducted forensic investigations and served as an expert witness on building failures across North America.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Registration/Reception – 6:30 pm
Dinner – 7:00 pm
Speaker – Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., ASHRAE Fellow, principal of Building Science Corporation
Location – Days Hotel & Conference Centre • 185 Yorkland Blvd. Toronto, ON

How to Register
You can either conveniently register online by clicking here, or you can simply download our printable Registration Form, and send you completed registration along with your payment to the address indicated on the form.