Speaker's Recommended Reading List

Building Science for Building Enclosures, by John Straube and Eric F.P. Burnett
This advanced text is intended for the building professions: the engineer, architect or technical specialist involved in the design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and renovation of buildings.

Water Management Guide, by Joseph Lstiburek
This guide presents a variety of recommendations for minimizing water intrusion into homes. These recommendations are not intended to apply to every conceivable situation but are intended to illustrate principles. This guide addresses water in the liquid form ? rain water and ground water. This guide is not intended to address water in the vapor form transported by either air flow or diffusion.

Ventilation Guide, by Armin Rudd
This guide presents a variety of recommendations for improving indoor air quality in residential buildings through controlled mechanical ventilation. These recommendations are not intended to apply to every conceivable situation but are intended to illustrate principles of best practice.

Builder's Guides, by Joseph Lstiburek
Building Science Corporation publishes a Builder's Guide for four different climates -- cold (heating), hot-humid, hot-dry/mixed-dry (cooling) and mixed-humid (heating and cooling) climates. These guides include hundreds of pages of illustrations and resources on such subjects as house layout and design, foundations, framing, HVAC, insulation, drywall, plumbing, electrical systems, painting, sheathings and windows all with respect to moisture control, energy efficiency and proper ventilation.

These books are optional and may be purchased from Building Science Press, Inc.