Activity Details
Thermal Insulation for Buildings
Course Objectives:
· Learn the principles of environment separation
-Thermal insulation
-Air Barriers
-Vapor/moister barriers
· Understand building enclosure materials, past, present and future
· Review current international and local building codes related to building enclosure performance
· Understand the role of the building enclosure in energy modeling
· Learn how materials are tested and evaluated in the laboratory
· Review local and international sustainability requirements for enclosure materials and buildings related to energy.
· Hear what our expert panelist have to say about the state of the practice of energy related materials
· Through case studies, review how building enclosures have failed and what to avoid in today’s designs.
· Understand how to design a high performance building facades including net zero buildings.
· Learn how to use today’s state of the art practice of building enclosure commissioning to verify that optimal performance is achieved.
· Explore the full menu of field testing available on today’s construction projects.
This course is a part of Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) between GSO and ASTM.
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