Re-thinking Your Insulation Strategies
Wednesday May 8, 9:45am – 10:45am
Regency Ballroom
Many people in the construction industry involved with the design of exterior wall assemblies rely on the prescriptive requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in designing exterior wall assemblies. What could be wrong with the strategy of complying with prescriptive code requirements? Actually, a lot. The presentation will address the shortcomings of the IEC’s prescriptive requirements and show through hygrothermal analyses when compliance with such requirement can result in exterior wall assembly failures, discuss why they fail and offer solutions to avoid such failures.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the prescriptive requirements for insulation for above grade vertical walls in the International Energy Conservation Code.
- Learn the performance requirements for insulation for above grade vertical walls in the International Energy Conservation Code.
- Learn the conditions that can cause moisture related failures in walls that comply with the prescriptive requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code.
- Learn how to use the performance requirements in the International Energy Conservation Code to avoid moisture related failures.
Len Anastasi, FABAA, CSI, CDT, WUFI® Certified, WUFI® Advanced Certified
EXO-TEC Consulting, Inc., Weymouth MA
Len Anastasi has worked in the construction industry for over 40 years in masonry, waterproofing and restoration work. He currently owns EXO-TEC Manufacturing, Inc. which manufactures specialty construction products, EXO-TEC Solutions, Inc. which performs marketing work for various quality and innovative manufacturers of construction products and EXO-TEC Consulting, Inc. which performs consulting services on building enclosure issues for building owners, managers, design professionals and lawyers. In his construction and consulting work, he has performed inspections and / or repairs on over 400 buildings as well as giving expert testimony in trials and reviews on dozens of legal cases. He is a member of ASTM’s E 06 Committee on Building Performance where he has authored both proposed standards as well as proposed changes to existing standards. He is a member of the Boston Society of Architects’ Building Enclosure Council where he has presented on several topics. He has also presented at the Build Boston Exposition, the Architecture Boston Exposition, the AIA National Convention, CSI National Convention, ABAA Annual Conference & Trade Show and at the National Institute for Building Sciences conferences. He has authored several articles and papers on building enclosure performance. He is a founding member, Fellow, past President and past Director of the Air Barrier Association of America ( ABAA ). He is the Co-Chairman of the ABAA Conference Committee, a member of the Marketing Committee, the Technical Committee, Research Committee and chaired the Ad Hoc Committee for Technical Notes that authored the Technical Notes for the ABAA. He is also a member of the Construction Specifications Institute ( CSI ), past Northeast Region President and Vice-President and Director for the Boston Chapter of the CSI. He is WUFI® and WUFI® Advanced Certified.