Two-Days of Expert-Led Education Offering Design Solutions for Buildings’ Exterior Envelopes

Raleigh, NC – RCI, Inc. has assembled a panel of expert speakers to discuss methods for designing sound building exteriors. Over 300 building designers and construction professionals are expected to attend the association’s annual Building Envelope Technology Symposium. The 2018 event will be held November 16-17, 2018, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN.

The two-day symposium features 12 unique educational sessions presented by leading building envelope design consultants. Speakers offer experience-based insights for the specification of sound, durable exterior envelopes. Most programs focus on repair and sustainable design methods for strengthening and improving existing structures.

Leading building envelope product manufacturers will be present with displays of the latest products and services.  Over 350 building envelope professionals and 30 exhibiting companies are expected to attend.

Hosted by RCI for over 20 years, the program offers continuing education credits from both RCI and the American Institute of Architects.

For more information, visit rci-online.org or call 800-828-1902.

RCI is an international association of building envelope consultants whose members specialize in design, investigation, repair, and management of roofing, exterior wall, and waterproofing systems. RCI regularly hosts education programs designed to demystify and explain the application of roofing, waterproofing, and exterior wall technologies.

The following educational topics will be presented by speakers at the RCI, Inc. 2018 Building Envelope Technology Symposium:

Specification Strategies for Field Testing Success
Jacob Arnold, CDT | Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc., Willowbrook, IL
Patrick Reicher, REWC, REWO, SE, CCS, CCCA | Raths, Raths & Johnson, Inc., Willowbrook, IL

Plaza Deck Waterproofing Design Approaches: From Traditional to Modern
Charu Chaudhry, LEED AP | Thornton Tomasetti, Inc., New York, NY

Adhesion of Air- and Water-Resistive Barrier Materials: A Sticky Subject
Laverne Dalgleish | Air Barrier Association of America, Walpole, MA

Retrofitting Mass Masonry Walls From the Inside Out: Monitoring Performance
Edward Gerns, RA | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL
Sarah Van Domelen, PE | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL

Mid-Rise Wood-Frame Construction: A Call for Best Practices
Derek A. Hodgin, RRO, RRC, RWC, REWC, RBEC, PE, CDT, CCCA | Construction Science & Engineering, Inc., Westminster, SC

Where Has All The Asphalt Gone?
Darbi Krumpos | Trinity | ERD, Seattle, WA
Colin Murphy, FRCI, RRC | Trinity | ERD, Seattle, WA

Modular Construction: Should We Pre-Install Waterproofing Systems?
Annie K. Lo, AIA, LEED AP | Walker Consultants, San Francisco, CA

Can a Poor Air Seal Cause Roof Failure?
Timothy A. Mills, PE, LEED AP | TAM Consultants, Inc., Williamsburg, VA

Quantifying Hidden Value with the Building Enclosure Performance Metric
Simon Pallin, CEM, PhD | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

“By Others”: Transitions Between Enclosure Systems
Nicholas Piteo | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Washington, DC
Emily Wychock | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Washington, DC

Insulation Value Optimization for Low-Slope Roofs
Thomas J. Taylor, PhD | GAF, Parsippany, NJ

Moisture Accumulation in Exposed Extruded Polystyrene Insulation in Western Canada
Colin Tougas | Read Jones Christoffersen (RJC), Vancouver, BC