2023 ABAA Conference Schedule

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
8:00am – 8:30am	Opening Remarks: ABAA Initiatives, Goals and Successes Message from Platinum Sponsor		Centennial Ballroom E-H
8:30am – 9:30am	Warmer, Wetter, and Windier: Future Proofing Your Building Enclosure for Extreme Weather	David Altenhofen	Centennial Ballroom E-H
9:30am – 10:00am	BREAK
10:00am – 11:00am	Successful Air Barrier Installation – A Case Study	Michael Repka	Centennial Ballroom E-H

11:00am – 11:45am	ABAA Updates & ABAA Awards Ceremony

11:45am – 1:00pm	Lunch

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Challenges & Solutions for Projecting Façade Elements	Steven Black and Elizabeth Cassin	Centennial Ballroom E-H
2:00pm – 2:30pm	BREAK
2:30pm – 3:30pm	Combatting Thermal Bridging within the Building Envelope	Brian Neely	Centennial Ballroom E-H
3:30pm – 4:00pm	BREAK
4:00pm – 5:00pm	The ABAA QAP, An Architects Cheat Guide to Sustainable Durable Buildings	Amy Baker and Brian Stroik	Centennial Ballroom E-H

6:00pm – 8:00pm	Board Meet & Greet: The Peaks Lounge

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

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
8:30am – 9:30am	New Energy Code Impacts on Whole Building Air Leakage Testing	Lee Durston	Centennial Ballroom E-H
8:30am – 9:30am	Megapanel Mania: Prefabricated Exterior Wall Assemblies	Patrick Reicher and Sarah Sinusas	Centennial Ballroom D
9:30am – 9:45am	BREAK
9:45am – 10:45am	Change is in the Air (barrier!)	Ben Meyer and Theresa Weston	Centennial Ballroom E-H
9:45am – 10:45am	Installing Weather-Resistive Barriers: A General Contractor’s Perspective	Brian Lenz	Centennial Ballroom D
10:45am – 11:00am	BREAK
11:00am – 12:00pm	Adventures in Hygrothermal Modeling	Keith Simon	Centennial Ballroom E-H
11:00am – 12:00pm	High Performance Building Envelope	Steven Tratt	Centennial Ballroom D

12:00pm – 1:00pm	Lunch

Time	Presentation	Speaker(s)	Room
1:00pm – 2:00pm	At the Roof Edge: Intersection of Design and Performance	Jennifer Keegan	Centennial Ballroom E-H
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Dispelling the Myths About Building Enclosure Warranties	Amy Baker, Melissa Payne, Brian Stroik and Corey Zussman	Centennial Ballroom D
2:00pm – 2:15pm	BREAK
2:15pm – 3:15pm	Well, That Doesn’t Look Like What’s on Paper: Common Pitfalls in Air Barrier Coordination	Elizabeth Rodenkirch and Brian Rose	Centennial Ballroom E-H
2:15pm – 3:15pm	Tales From the Clip-board	Torrance Kramer	Centennial Ballroom D
3:15pm – 3:30pm	BREAK
3:30pm – 4:30pm	Whole Building Airtightness: A 439 Building Study of Performance	Mike Poirier	Centennial Ballroom E-H

Lunch and coffee breaks are being provided on the third day of the conference (committee meeting day).

Time	Committee	Room	Chair
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Contractors	Centennial B	Matt Giambrone
8:00 – 9:00 AM	Research	Centennial A	Sarah Flock & Andrew Dunlap
9:15 – 10-:15 AM	QAP	Centennial B	Chris Huettig & Tom Kita
9:15 – 11:15 AM	Technical	Centennial A	Andrea Wagner Watts & Cody Shelner
10:30 – 11:30 AM	Marketing	Centennial B	Matt Nelson & Craig Wetmore
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM (working lunch)	Education and Training	Centennial A	Dave Pennington
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM (working lunch)	Transitions, Terminations, and Flashings Ad Hoc Group	Centennial B	Adam Ugliuzza & Craig Wetmore
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Conference	Hospitality Suite	Len Anastasi & John Chamberlin

Course Length: 2.5 Days
(May 3 is a half-day of offsite hands-on training for Installers & Auditors)

Time	Course	Room	Trainer
8:00am – 5:00pm	Self Adhered and Fluid Applied Training	TBD	ABAA
8:00am – 5:00pm	Spray Polyurethane Foam Training	TBD	ABAA
8:00am – 4:30pm	Field Auditor Training	TBD	ABAA