REGISTRATION: 9:00AM–5:30PM

Tuesday Afternoon
Welcome: 1:30pm
Introduction by Conference Host Chair, Judd Peterson (BEC-Minnesota)
Invited Speaker: Mayor of Minneapolis - R.T. Rybak

Introductions: 1:50pm
Introduction by BEST1 Organizing Committee Chair: Rob Kistler (BEC-Portland)
Introduction to the Bugs, Mold and Rot (M Sessions): Don Onysko* (PDF 142 KB)
Introduction to the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (E Sessions): Mark Bomberg* (PDF 142 KB)
Introduction to Fenestration sessions (F Sessions): Herb Yudenfriend*

* Track chairs

Sessions: 2:30pm–5:30pm
Measurement and Interpretation of Moisture in the Field: Donald Onysko, Chris Schumacher (M2)
Commissioning, A Process from Design to Occupancy: Kevin Knight (E2)

Tuesday Evening
RECEPTION (Minneapolis Convention Center/The Seasons): 5:00pm–7:30pm

REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: 7:00am–8:00am

Plenary Speaker: 8:00am–8:30am
Introductions and Welcome from BETEC: Wagdy Anis, BETEC Chairman
The NIBS/AIA Partnership: David Harris, NIBS President

Sessions: 8:30am–10:30am
Indoor Environment and Health Effects: Hans Schleibinger (M4)
Energy-Design and Optimization in Houses: Mark Bomberg (E4)

BREAK: 10:30am–10:55am

Sessions: 10:55am–12:25pm
Healthy Homes: Slade Smith (M5)
Research at Tampere University of Technology (Finland): Juha Vinha (E5)

LUNCH (provided): 12:25pm–1:10pm

Wednesday Afternoon
Plenary Speaker: 1:10pm–1:55pm
Trouble shooting envelope performance during architectural design: Mark Lawton

Sessions: 2:00pm–3:45pm
Foundations: Patrick Huelman (M7)
Thermal Performance of Building Enclosures: David Yarborough (E7)

BREAK: 3:45pm–4:10pm

Sessions: 4:10pm–5:55pm
Glass is a solution, not a problem: Stanley Yee (F8)
Building as a System: Vince Cammalleri (E8)

Wednesday Evening
DINNER BANQUET: 6:00pm

Plenary Speaker: 7:00pm–8:00pm
Perspectives on energy security, warming and buildings: John Straube

REGISTRATION / CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: 7:00am–8:00am

Plenary Speaker: 8:00am–9:15am
Five fundamental changes to the way we build: Joseph Lstiburek

BREAK: 9:15am–9:40am

Sessions: 9:40am–11:55am
Cladding - Managing moisture: Donald Onysko (M11)
Air flows and the Building Enclosure: Rob Kistler (E11)

LUNCH (provided): 11:55am–12:40pm

Thursday Afternoon
Plenary Speaker: 12:40pm–1:40pm
Fenestration Solutions for Zero Energy Buildings: Steve Selkowitz

BREAK: 1:40pm–1:55pm

Sessions: 1:55pm–4:40pm
Panel on Interior Rehabilitation: Mark Bomberg (E13)
Glass Matters: Herb Yudenfriend (F13)

Conference Summary: 4:40pm–5:00pm
Overall Summary of Symposium: Wagdy Anis (BETEC Chairman)

2:30pm - 5:30pm

M2: Measurement and Interpretation of Moisture in the Field
Chaired by Donald Onysko and Chris Schumacher

• M2-1 Detection of Moisture and Water Intrusion within Building Envelopes by Means of Interior and Exterior Thermographic Inspections - Tony Colantino / Paper (PDF 2.6 MB) | Presentation (PDF 3.2 MB)
• M2-2 Practical Aspects of Locating and Measuring Moisture in Buildings - Lew Harriman / Paper (PDF 704 KB) | Presentation (PDF 2.7 MB)
• M2-3 Moisture Contents of Wood Building Products and In-Situ Testing - Garth Hall & Sara Flock / Paper (PDF 164 KB) | Presentation (PDF 18 MB)
• M2-4 Laboratory Calibration and Field Results of Wood Resistance Humidity Sensors - Kohta Ueno, John Straube / Paper (PDF 796 KB) | Presentation (PDF 3.6 MB)
• M2-5 Field Measurement of Moisture in Building Materials and Assemblies - Donald Onysko, Chris Schumacher, Peter Garrahan / Paper (PDF 1 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2.7 MB)

E2: Commissioning - A Process from Design to Occupancy
Chaired by Kevin Knight

• E2-1 Case Introduction of an Architect - Wagdy Anis
• E2-2 Case as seen by an Engineering Consultant - Kevin Knight
• E2-3 Case as seen by a Contractor - Brian Stroik
• E2-4 Case as seen by a Testing Expert - Dan Braunv
• E2-5 Emerging Trends in BE Commissioning - Scott R. Armstrong / Paper (PDF 44 KB)
• E2-6 Building Enclosure Commissioning Process - Paul E. Totten / Paper (PDF 436 KB)
• E2-7 Quality Assurance and Commissioning Process in High Environmental Performance (HEP) House in NY State - Terry Brennan, Mark Bomberg, Hugh Henderson, Kevin Stack / Paper (PDF 684 KB)

8:30am - 10:30am

M4: Indoor Environment and Health Effects
Chaired by Hans Schleibinger

• M4-1 Moisture and Biodeterioration Risk of Building Materials and Structure - Hannu Viitanen, Tuomo Ojanen / Paper (PDF 428 KB) | Presentation (PDF 3.3 MB)
• M4-2 Housing Conditions, Mold and Respiratory Health - Dimos Polyzois, Eleoussa Polyzio and John A. Wells / Paper (PDF 164 KB)
• M4-3 Ventilation Distribution Coeffi cients - Joseph Lstiburek M4-4 Forensic Investigations of Mold Growth in Buildings - Philip Morey (Clifford W. Davis)
• M4-4 Forenisic Investigations of Mold Growth in Buildings - Philip Morey (Clifford W. Davis)

E4: Energy - Design and Optimization in Houses
Chaired by Mark Bomberg

• E4-0 Introduction to Panel Discussion - Mark Bomberg, Thomas Thorsell / Paper (PDF 5.5 MB) | Presentation (PDF 486 KB)
• E4-1 Energy Performance R-value - Part 1: Development of Integrated Evaluation Methodology for Building Enclosures - Mark Bomberg, Thomas Thorsell / Paper (PDF 96 KB) | Presentation (PDF 4.1 MB)
• E4-2 Energy Performance R-value - Part 2: Examples of Application to Residential Walls - Thomas Thorsell, Mark Bomberg / Paper (PDF 1.4 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2 MB)
• E4-3 Energy Performance R-value - Part 3: Examples of Application to Commercial Walls - Thomas Thorsell, Mark Bomberg / Paper (PDF 4.8 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2.2 MB)
• E4-4 Practical Considerations in the Design of Panelized System with Continuous Exterior Thermal Insulation on Walls - Mark J. Klos / Paper (PDF 364 KB)
• E4-5 The Next Generation of Energy Efficient Building Design: Where are we and where should we be going - Sean M. Wagner, Paul C. N. Mellblom / Paper (PDF 340 KB) | Presentation (PDF 3.3 MB)
• E4-6 Panel Discussion (All Speakers)

10:55am - 12:25pm

M5: Healthy Homes
Chaired by Slade Smith

• M5-1 Fungi in the Built Environment - Jeffrey Hicks, Rachel DeGuzman / Paper (PDF 80 KB)
• M5-2 Financial Incentives and Risk Management Under Consideration for High Performance Construction - Charles Perry (PDF 5.5 MB)
• M5-3 1600 Guaranteed Performance Affordable Homes - Johnathan Coulter / Paper (PDF 32 KB) | Presentation (PDF 450 KB)
• M5-4 High Performance Intervention Houses in North Carolina - An Attempt to Control Indoor Relative Humidity at 50% Year Round - Melissa Malkin-Weber, Jonathan Coulter / Paper (PDF 420 KB) | Presentation (PDF 1.2 MB)
• M5-5 An Inherently Healthier Home? Investigating a Package of Ventilation, Dehumidification and Filtration in High Performance Housing - Melissa Malkin-Weber, Jonathan Coulter, Ben Hannas, Adam Stetten, Kristina Bobo / Paper (PDF 44 KB) | Presentation (PDF 1.9 MB)

E5: Research at Tampere University of Technology
Chaired by Juha Vinha

• E5-1 Analysis Method of Determining Sufficient Vapour Retarder for Wood Frame Walls - Juha Vinha / Paper (PDF 244 KB) | Presentation (PDF 509 KB)
• E5-2 Factors Affecting Energy Consumption in Buildings - Ralf Lindberg, Minna Korpi / Paper (PDF 36 KB) | Presentation (PDF 121 KB)
• E5-3 A Comparison of Measured and Simulated Air Pressure Conditions in a Detached House in a Cold Climate - Juha Jokisalo, Targo Kalamees, Jarek Kurnitski, Lari Eskola, Kai Jokiranta, Juha Vinha / Paper (PDF 104 KB) | Presentation (PDF 746 KB)

2:00pm - 3:45pm

M7: Foundations
Chaired by Patrick Huelman

• M7-1 Liabilities of Vented Crawl Spaces, Their Impacts on Indoor Air Quality in Southeastern U.S. Houses and One Intervention Strategy - Jonathan Coulter, Bruce Davis, Cyrus Dastur, Melissa Malkin-Weber, Tracy Dixon / Paper (PDF 156 KB)
• M7-2 Microbiological Aspects of Slab on ground Structures - Virpi Leivo, Jukka Rantala / Paper (PDF 80 KB)
• M7-3 Primary Failure Mechanisms and Long-Term Performance of a Remediated Crawl Space in a Large Building - S. Figley, D. Figley, D. Fuger / Paper (PDF 4.5 MB)
• M7-4 Sodium Polyborate-based Additives on Recycled Cellulose Insulation Kill or Prevent Germination of Common Indoor Fungi - Jose Herrera / Paper (PDF 200 KB)

E7: Thermal Performance of Building Enclosures
Chaired by David Yarbrough

• E7-1 Use of PCM Enhanced Insulation in the Building Envelope - Jan Kosny, David W. Yarbrough, William A. Miller / Paper (PDF 732 KB) | Presentation (PDF 2 MB)
• E7-2 Real R-Value of Exterior Insulated Wall Assemblies - Mark Lawton, Patrick Roppel, David Fookes, Anik Teasdale St. Hilaire, Daniel Schoonhoven / Paper (PDF 4.1 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2 MB)
• E7-3 The Development of an Advanced Panelized Residential Roof System - J.C Carmody, G.E. Mosiman, J. H. Davidson, S. C. Mantell / Paper (PDF 1.5 MB) | Presentation (PDF 1.2 MB)

4:10pm - 5:55pm

F8: Glass is a Solution, Not a Problem
Chaired by Stanley Yee

• F8-1 Nanotechnologies Expand Glazing Options and the Complexity of Specifications - Henry Chamberlain / Paper (PDF 44 KB)
• F8-2 The Middle Path - Providing Visual and Thermal Comfort with Fenestration - Joseph Deringer
• F8-3 The Glass Industry Approach to Global Megatrends: A Fusion of Macro-, Micro- and Nano-Technologies for Next Generation Products - James J. Finley / Paper (PDF 116 KB)
• F8-4 Bomb Blast Resistant Glazing: Testing and Standards - Valerie Block / Paper (PDF 148 KB)

E8: Building Enclosure in Magnifying Glass
Chaired by Vince Cammalleri

• E8-1 The Effects of Thermal Bridging at Interface Conditions - Paul E. Totten, Sean M. O'Brien, Marcin Pazera / Paper (PDF 476 KB)
• E8-2 The Roof-to-Wall Interface: Designing for Optimum Performance - Joseph J. Godfryt, Fiona Aldous / Paper (PDF 628 KB)
• E8-3 Testing the Performance of the Building Enclosure - Fiona Aldous, Joseph J. Godfryt

9:40am - 11:55am

M11: Cladding - Managing Moisture
Chaired by Donald Onysko

• M11-1 Detailing Measures for Moisture Management in Energy Efficient Demonstration Homes - Neil Leslie / Paper (PDF 1.5 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2.6 MB)
• M11-2 Field Monitoring of the Hygrothermal Performance of a New Class of EIFS Walls - Achilles Karagiozis, John Edgar / Paper (PDF 932 KB)
• M11-3 Insulation Retrofits to Address Wall/Ceiling Moisture Damage - William B. Rose, Jeffrey R. Gordon / Paper (PDF 388 KB) | Presentation (PDF 2.6 MB)
• M11-4 Laboratory Testing of the Drainage and Drying Capability of EIFS and other Cladding Systems - Donald Onysko, Constance Thivierge, Silvio Plescia, Barry Craig / Paper (PDF 296 KB) | Presentation (PDF 4 MB)

E11: Performance of the Building Enclosure
Chaired by Rob Kistler

• E11-1 Innovative Approach of Integrated Building Enclosure and HVAC Systems Modeling to Improve Building Energy Efficient Design - Pongsak Chaisuparasmikul / Paper (PDF 608 KB) | Presentation (PDF 1.8 MB)
• E11-2 Could a European Super Energy Effi cient Standard be Suitable for the United States? - John Broniek / Paper (PDF 188 KB) | Presentation (PDF 1.3 MB)
• E11-3 The Solar Dynamic Buffer Zone (SDBZ) Curtain Wall: Theory, Validations and Case Studies - R. C. Richman, K. D. Pressnail / Paper (PDF 408 KB)
• E11-4 An Examination of Air Pressure and Air Movement Patterns in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings - Gary Proskiw, Bert Phillips / Paper (PDF 1.3 MB) | Presentation (PDF 760 KB)
• E11-5 Air Barriers vs. Vapor Barriers - Roger G. Morse, Stephen M. Lattanzio, Paul Haas, Gordon A. Brandon, Brian Crowder / Paper (PDF 452 KB) | Presentation (PDF 4.1 MB)
• E11-6 Thermal Comfort Performance: Field Investigation of a Residential Forced-Air Heating and Cooling System with High Sidewall Supply Air Outlets - William D. Rittelmann / Paper (PDF 1.4 MB) | Presentation (PDF 2.8 MB)

1:55pm - 4:40pm

E13: Panel on Interior Rehabilitation
Panel moderator, Mark Bomberg

• E13-0 Introduction to Panel Discussion - Interior Rehabilitation - Mark Bomberg
• E13-1 Controlling Interstitial Pressure Fields - Joseph W. Lstiburek
• E13-2 Energetical Renovation of Historical Buildings by Means of Capillary Active Inside Insulation - Peter Haupl (in abstentia) / Paper (PDF 7 MB)
• E13-3 Control of Air Infiltration is a Key Component in Rehabilitation of Buildings - Steve Tratt, Tony Woods / Paper (PDF 92 KB)
• E13-4 Panel Discussion - All Speakers

F13: Glass Matters
Chaired by Herbert Yudenfriend

• F13-1 Rating the Energy Performance of Fenestration Systems in Commercial Buildings - a New Approach - Raymond McGowan / Paper (PDF 32 KB)
• F13-2 A Window on the Future: Fenestration Fundamentals, Regulation, Comfort and Carbon - James Larsen, Steve Johnson, R. Christopher Mathis (PDF 3.8 MB)