TPM D - Wall System Options

Tuesday, October 05, 2004  ·  1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

TPM D Wall System Options CEUs: AIA, ASHI, EEBA, MA Bldg Officials, RESNET
Keywords: New construction, moisture, durability, specifications, design, implementation, window selection & installation, OVE, ICF, SIPS

Explore wall construction design, details, and alternatives. How do they function from a building science and a builder’s perspective? What window options appear to be most cost-effective for the New England climate? What are the products and techniques for flashing wall penetrations that help to insure wall durability? Alternative framing techniques, ICF and SIPS wall systems will be addressed.

By attending this session, participants will
1. Learn how to view walls, from the perspective of moisture migration and storage
2. Examine practical installation issues relating to alternative wall systems
3. Be better able to select and describe the performance of a wall system

Keyword(s): New construction, moisture, durability, specifications, design, implementation, window selection & installation, OVE, ICF, SIPS
Type: 3.5 Hour Breakout
Track: Health and Safety
CEU: Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)   MA bldg Officials   AIA   American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)   Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET)  

Course Presenter(s):

• Betsy Pettit, AIA
• Steven Baczek, AIA
• Bruce Torrey