Air Barrier Fundamentals – The Why and What of Building Airtightness
Tuesday May 6, 10:00am – 11:00am
Centennial D
This foundational program will dive into why we are concerned about building airtightness and how air barriers impact all other components within the wall assembly. Once you have a good understanding of the “why”, you appreciate how important these materials are and how the proper installation can have a huge impact on its performance and the ultimate success of any building. It’s not just about air, it’s about water too! We sometimes forget that an air barrier usually, if not all the time, does more than one thing.
Although boring to read, it is important to know building code requirements, along with what constitutes an air barrier material or system. Did you know that Peanut Butter can be an air barrier! Well, maybe it isn’t, but it could be…. Are you intrigued?
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the benefits or air barriers and the impacts on energy, moisture, sustainability and comfort
- Understand Air Barriers in relation to the building enclosure
- List performance requirements of Air Barrier materials, assemblies and systems
- Understand building code requirements and gain knowledge in market forces driving energy efficient buildings
Ryan Dalgleish, CSI
Chief Operations Officer, Air Barrier Association of America
Ryan has been involved in the building envelope and building performance areas of construction in both the commercial and residential sectors for over 20 years.
Ryan is a trainer, facilitator and performed several management roles for over 2 decades. He is also actively involved in research, training development and delivery, certification management and helping industries increase their professionalism. Ryan acts in the position of Chief Operating Officer for the Air Barrier Association of America.
Ryan obtained credentials in Adult Education, Leadership and Organizational Excellence from the University of Manitoba and has been mentored and trained by some of the best building scientists in the world. Ryan is a certified Net Zero building instructor, teaches master builder courses to builders across the country and is a frequent speaker at various technical presentations dealing with the building enclosure to various building official associations, city departments, building enclosure councils and chapters of the American Institute of Architects, Construction Specifications Institute and a number of local home builder associations.
Ryan frequently publishes papers for design and construction magazines such as Journal of Building Enclosure and Design, Construct Canada, Interface, Coating Pro Magazine, Spray Foam Professional to name a few.