Renovation and Rehabilitation - June 6, 2012
Seminar Description
You have a row house, you have a walk up, you have a mess and you want to fix it. How do you keep the rain out of it? How do you make it energy efficient, not violate the building code and not irritate your contractor and the owner? How do you not screw up the historic significance if there is any? What about apartments? What about frame houses? How do you deal with brick and masonry basement foundations from the inside? What are sacrificial mortars and renderings? Should I worry about freeze-thaw damage when I insulate on the interior? How do I insulate on the exterior of a mass wall assembly? More questions - and more answers from a building science guru - Professor Joseph Lstiburek (yes, his old alma matter took him back).
Please note the session starts at 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the Westford Rengency Inn and Conference Center in Westford, Massachusetts.
REGISTER HERE NOW! Space is limited!
Dates, Locations and Online Registration
Click here to register - June 6 Westford, MA
Cost
The registration fee for this seminar is
$355
USD.
The fee includes lunch but does not include travel or accommodations.
Agenda
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Day
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Schedule
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Session
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Speaker
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8:30 - 8:45
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Introduction: Setting the Stage What do you want to do with the building? Save it? Save energy? Both? Context is important.
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Joseph Lstiburek
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8:45 - 10:00
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Foundations: Basements and Crawlspaces Dealing with them from the inside and the outside. Rubble foundations and brick foundations and sacrificial coatings.
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Joseph Lstiburek
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Break
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10:15 - 12:00
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Walls and Windows Dealing with them from the inside and dealing with them from the outside. Overcladding is easier than you think. Interior insulation is harder than you think. So you want to keep the existing window and fix it?
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Joseph Lstiburek
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Lunch
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12:30 - 2:00
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Roofs: Vented and Unvented Roofs How to turn a vented roof into an unvented roof. Roofs as decks.
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Joseph Lstiburek
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Break
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2:15 - 3:15
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Ventilation and HVAC Which is better: supply, exhaust or balanced ventilation?
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Joseph Lstiburek
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3:15 - 4:30
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Slabs Dealing with them from underneath and from the top side.
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Joseph Lstiburek
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Reading Material
The reading material for the course is listed below. You are welcome to view or print all of them if you choose. You can find them by following the links below to our Building Science Information website.
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Reading Material
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Introduction: Setting the Stage
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BSI-013: Face Lift for Old Buildings
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html
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pdf (0.65
MB)
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BSI-035: We Need to Do It Different This Time
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html
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pdf (0.58
MB)
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Foundations: Basements and Crawlspaces
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BSI-011: Capillarity—Small Sacrifices
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html
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pdf (1.3
MB)
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BSI-041: Rubble Foundations
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html
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pdf (2.4
MB)
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Walls and Windows
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BSI-004: Drainage, Holes and Moderation
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html
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pdf (2.1
MB)
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BSI-029: Stucco Woes—The Perfect Storm
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html
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pdf (0.2
MB)
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BSI-038: Mind the Gap, Eh?
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html
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pdf (0.2
MB)
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BSI-047: Thick as a Brick
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html
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pdf (0.7
MB)
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Roofs: Vented and Unvented Roofs
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BSI-043: Don't Be Dense—Cellulose and Dense-Pack Insulation
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html
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pdf (1.1
MB)
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BSI-046: Dam Ice Dam
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html
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pdf (1.4
MB)
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BSI-049: Confusion About Diffusion
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html
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pdf (0.8
MB)
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Slabs
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BSI-003: Concrete Floor Problems
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html
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pdf (1
MB)
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Continuing Education
Continuing education credits for this course are pending.
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