Unlocking the Advantages of QAP
Wednesday May 7, 1:15pm – 2:15pm
The ABAA Quality Assurance Program (QAP) is set up to help owners, specifiers and contractors ensure that their project will have a quality installed air barrier assembly. But does it work? Does it help make for a more successful project? Join us for a panel discussion to hear from an owner, specifier, ABAA Certified Installer and manufacturer on how they have leveraged the ABAA QAP to improve buildings, increase their business and reduce their overall risk. We will discuss the key pieces of the program as it relates to each member of the project team. You will hear how the program can be leveraged to achieve other parts of the project goals, such as being a portion of the building enclosure commissioning process. Finally, the panelists will provide key actions that can be taken to improve the quality of the air barrier installation on your next project.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the value of third party verification of air barrier installation.
- Recognize how third party quality control can be incorporated into a project specification.
- Analyze Logistical and Sequencing Challenges in Expansion Joint Installation.
- Identify Common Types of Expansion Joint Materials and Installation Challenges.
Benjamin Meyer, AIA, LEED AP
Siplast, Dallas TX
Benjamin is the Building Enclosure Business Director with Siplast. Previous experience includes: enclosure consultant principal, technical management for enclosure products, architecture, real-estate development and construction management. Serves as ASHRAE 90.1 Envelope Chair and Full Voting Member, Director of ABAA, and past LEED Technical Committee Member.
Andrea Wagner Watts, LEED Green Associate
GAF, Arlington VA
Andrea Wagner Watts is the Building Science Education Manager for GAF, engaging with industry professionals to provide guidance, technical support and education for roof and wall assemblies. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, Andrea strives to improve the overall performance of the building enclosures through application innovation, product development and building science research. Andrea has published on building science, assembly interfaces, durability and resilience and holds multiple patents. She serves as an executive board member of ABAA, is the co-chair of their Technical Committee and chairs the ASTM E06 Task Group on air barriers.