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2025 ABAA Conference Schedule

TUESDAY MAY 6

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Attendees are not bound by specific tracks and can attend any presentation they are interested in.

7:00am – 8:00am	Registration & Light Breakfast \| Exhibit Hall is Open
8:00am – 8:30am	Opening Remarks: ABAA Initiatives, Goals & Successes

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
8:45am – 9:45am	Future-Proofing Buildings with Whole Building AWBs	Benjamin Meyer & Luke Geoffrion	Track 1
8:45am – 9:45am	Prefabricated Exterior Wall Assemblies: Herding Cats in Hard Hats	Kayla Maines, Trevor Brown, Colton Howard	Track 2
8:45am – 9:45am	Building Science Principles in Actions: The Dews and the Don’ts	Caroline Klatman & Alex Kosis	Track 3
9:45am – 10:00am	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
10:00am – 11:00am	Case Study: Navigating the Complexities of Expansion Joint System Installation for Stadium Construction	Jack Belanger	Track 1
10:00am – 11:00am	Navigating Below-Grade Waterproofing System Installation in New Construction	Art Tyson	Track 2
10:00am – 11:00am	ABAA Study Resources and Air Barrier Fundamentals: Building Codes, Standards, Material Testing and Impacts on the Building Enclosure	Ryan Dalgleish	Track 3
11:00am – 11:15am	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
11:15am – 12:15pm	Introduction to Delegated Design for Building Enclosure Systems	Rebecca Rose Booth & Andrea Baird	Track 1
11:15am – 12:15pm	Sink or Swim: Effective Natatorium Envelope Design Thru Case Study	Q. Jonnie Hasan	Track 2
11:15am – 12:15pm	Moisture Defects in Buildings – A Sick Building Epidemic	Cheryl Ciecko	Track 3

12:15pm – 1:15pm	Lunch \| Exhibit Hall is Open

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
1:15pm – 2:15pm	Air Barrier Embodied Carbon: A Critical Review	Dr. Randy Van Straaten & Aaron Grin	Track 1
1:15pm – 2:15pm	Current and Future Energy Codes- Impacts on the Design, Construction, and Testing of Air Barriers	Lee Durston	Track 2
1:15pm – 2:15pm	Basic Critical AVB Detailing	Corey Zussman	Track 3
2:15pm – 2:30pm	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Glass-Mat Gypsum Sheathing: Evolution, Advantages, and Effective Strategies for Air Barrier Applications	Matthew Hollingsworth	Track 1
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Leveraging the UK’s Mandatory Air Tightness Testing: Insights and Data-Driven Strategies for Enhanced Building Performance	Barry Cope	Track 2
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Air Barrier Installation and Quality Control Fundamentals	Melissa Payne	Track 3
3:30pm – 3:45pm	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
3:45pm – 4:45pm	Meeting Today’s Construction Challenges with Prefabrication	David Young & Rob Zdenek	Track 1
3:45pm – 4:45pm	Saddle Up! Integrating Control Layers at Parapet to Rise Walls Conditions	Michael Nagle & Jake Morrision	Track 2
3:45pm – 4:45pm	Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx): Fundamentals, Standards, and Essential Practices	Alessandra Valerio	Track 3

4:45pm-6:00pm	Exhibit Hall is Open

6:00pm – 9:00pm	Board Meet & Greet

WEDNESDAY MAY 7

7:30am – 8:30am	Rise & Shine Hot Breakfast Networking Event \| Exhibit Hall is Open

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
8:30am – 9:30am	Keynote Presentation	Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America	Grand Ballroom
9:30am – 10:00am	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
10:00am – 11:00am	ABAA Contractors Committee – Submittal Risks and Responsibilities – Panel Discussion	Michael Repka, Matt Giambrone, Paul Grohovac	Grand Ballroom
11:00am – 11:15am	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open

11:15am – 12:00pm	ABAA Updates & ABAA Awards Ceremony

12:00pm – 1:15pm	Lunch \| Exhibit Hall is Open

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
1:15pm – 2:15pm	Unlocking the Advantages of QAP	Andrea Wagner Watts, Ben Meyer & Others	Grand Ballroom
2:15pm – 2:45pm	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
2:45pm – 3:45pm	Preserving an Icon while Re-envisioning the Enclosure of the United State Air Force Academy Chapel	Bryan Rouse	Grand Ballroom
3:45pm – 4:00pm	BREAK \| Exhibit Hall is Open
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Lessons learned – Trades that need to include an AVB discussion in their specification and preinstallation meetings	Corey Zussman	Grand Ballroom

INSTALLER & AUDITOR TRAINING

MAY 7-9

Course Length: 3 Days
(May 8 is a half-day of offsite hands-on training for Installers & Auditors)

Time	Course	Room	Trainer
8:00am – 4:00pm	Self Adhered and Fluid Applied Training	TBD	ABAA
8:00am – 4:00pm	Spray Polyurethane Foam Training	TBD	ABAA
8:00am – 4:00pm	Field Auditor Training	TBD	ABAA