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RCI Inc. Issues Building-Envelope Symposium Program Lineup

Monday, June 18, 2012

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RCI Inc. announced program details for the RCI 2012 Symposium on Building Envelope Technologies, and said a primary focus will be sustainable-design methods for strengthening and improving existing exterior building envelopes.

The symposium is scheduled for Oct. 22-23 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Phoenix, Ariz.

The two-day program will offer 12 different educational sessions presented by experts in building envelope design, the organization said. Speakers will offer experience-based insights for specification of sound, durable building exteriors, with most of sessions focusing on repair and sustainable design methods for strengthening and improving existing exterior envelopes.

Building-envelope product manufacturers will display products and services; more than 250 building-envelope professionals are expected to attend.

Educational presentations will include:

• Seismic Assessment of the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral, Erik C. Sohn, PE—Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Fairfax, Va.

• Rethinking Gutter Design for Steep-Slope Roofing, J. Lawrence Elkin, PE, CCT—Applied Building Sciences, Charleston, S.C.

• Building Envelope Design Under the 2009 Codes: Glazing Ratio Requirements, Stéphane Hoffman, PE, and Medgar Marceau, PE, ASHRAE, CDT, LEED AP—Morrison Hershfield, Bellevue, Wash.

• Energy and Moisture Performance of Attic Assemblies, André Desjarlais, Fellow ASTM—Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.

• Impressed Current Cathodic Protection: A Corrosion Mitigation Technique for Transitional Steel-Frame Masonry-Clad Buildings, Gina L. Crevello—Echem Consultants LLC , Accord, N.Y.

• Cold Roof Design Practices and Performance: Case Studies, Loren D. Flick, PE—Building Consultants & Engineers Inc., Littleton, Colo.

• Solar Reflectivity Studies, Vicente Montes-Amoros, PE, LEED AP BD+C—Curtain Wall Design & Consulting Inc., Dallas, Texas

• Gothic Revival: Lessons Learned From a Failed Historic Roof Restoration, Robert Fulmer—Fulmer Associates, Building Exterior Consultants LLC, East Hampstead, N.H.

• Building Enclosure Commissioning, William D. Waterston, RRC, AIA, and Wei Lam, PE—Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Boston, Mass.

• Curtain Wall Issues, Problems, and Solutions, Karim P. Allana, RRC, RWC, PE—Allana Buick & Bers Inc., Palto Alto, Calif.

• Low or High Vapor Permeability of Water-Resistive Barriers: Does It Matter?, Marcus Jablonka—Cosella-Dörken Products Inc., Beamsville, Ontario

• Combination of Wind Load and Rain Load on Flat (Low-Slope) Roofs, Stephen Patterson, RRC, PE—Roof Technical Services Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, and Madan Mehta, PE, Ph.D.—University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas.

More information: www.rci-online.org.

RCI is an international association of professional consultants, architects and engineers who specialize in the specification and design of roofing, waterproofing and exterior wall systems.