Conference Presentations

Presentations and Lectures
Boston Energy Conservation Group (aka Boston   Wind)
Boston,   MA
Passive, Active and Hybrid Solar Heating techniques &   architectural design for energy conservation
Home   design for energy independence
New England Solar Energy Assoc (now NESEA)   Regional Conference – Better Thermal Utilization
Hartford,   CT
Case   Study – Net Zero Energy Office Building using integrated CPC collectors
Thermosense XI, International Symposium on   Aerospace/Defense (SPIE)
Orlando,   FL
Infrared   thermography as quality control for foamed-in-place insulation
Condominium Assoc. International
Nashua   NH  03060
Ice   dam Prevention and Remediation for Northeast Condominiums
Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes   of Buildings VII
Orlando,   FL
Ice   dam Remediation for Northeast Ski-Area Condominiums
Thermosense XX, International Symposium on   Aerospace/Defense
Orlando,   FL
Thermographic Inspection and Quality Assurance of Energy   Conservation Procedures for Electric Vehicles
Maine AIA Chapter Meeting
Portland,   ME
Ice   dam Prevention and Remediation
Northeast Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project:   Cabin Thermal Management
Indianapolis,   Indiana                                              (DOE, ASHRAE, ORNL)
Presented   and published – SAE International Conference and Exposition
Restoration and Renovation Exhibition and   Conference
Boston,   MA
The   Use of Polyurethane Foam Technology in Historic Renovation & Remediation   Work
Thetford Energy Committee Workshop
Thetford,   VT
Methods   for diagnosing and quality assuring thermal envelopes
Lavallee/Brensinger P.A.
Manchester,   NH
Case   Study and Considerations I – Ice Dams Prevention and Remediation
Exterior   cavity-wall Applications and Infrared Diagnostics and QA Testing
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbot   Architects
Boston,   MA
Specifying   air barriers
FREEMAN FRENCH FREEMAN, INC.
Burlington,   VT
Air   barriers, vapor barriers, and spray foam insulation
NBF Architects P.C. (Nimtz . Berryhill .   Figiel)
Rutland,   VT
Exterior   cavity-wall Applications (Holy Family Catholic School project)
Boston Society of Architects
Boston,   MA
Exterior   cavity-wall Applications and Infrared Diagnostics and QA Testing
WCGF Architects  (Woodward, Connor, Gillies, Seleman)
Albany,   NY
Polyurethane   foam applications (NY State Teacher’s Retirement System Project)
Affordable Comfort National Conference
Kansas   City, MO
Two   Part Urethanes
Dunbarton Elementary School planning meeting
Dunbarton,   NH
Ice   dam Remediation
Affordable Comfort New England Conference
Westford,   MA
Panelist,   “Developing Trade Partners for Building Performance” &   “How Not to Get Sued”
Affordable Comfort Regional Conference
Rye,   NY
Building   Diagnostics
Boston Society of Architects
Boston,   MA
Infrared   Diagnostics and Quality Assurance Testing
Kling Lindquist Architects
Philadelphia,   PA
Cavity   Fill applications in existing buildings
Affordable Comfort New England Conference
Westchester,   NY
2-Part   Foam – Insulation, Air Sealing, Infrared thermography
Affordable Comfort National Conference
Minneapolis,   MN
Two   Part Urethanes
WFA Group Architects
Charlotte,   NC
Exterior   brick cavity-wall applications
PCI Architects (Capital Commons)
Hooksett,   NH
Insulation   and Air Sealing, Infrared thermography
ASTM National Conference – Presented QA   Protocol
Washington,   DC
Standard   Test Method for Identifying Air Leakage Locations by Fan Pressurization
and the Introduction of Theatrical Fog (2003)
Centerbrook Architects
Centerbrook,   CT
Design   Strategies for high-performance Schools
Methods   for quality assuring high-performance thermal envelopes
Regional Conference – Icynene
Uncasville,   CT
Injected   or Cavity-fill Polyurethane Foam – Market Potential & Installation   Techniques.
Vermont Energy Investment Corp.
Burlington,   VT
Insulation   and Air Sealing, Infrared thermography
Practical   Applications for Spray-Applied Insulation: Urethane foam/Cellulose
Dore and Wittier Architects
Burlington,   VT
Testing   Methods for Quality Assuring the Thermal Envelope
Affordable Comfort National Conference
Indianapolis,   IN
New   Protocol: Air Leakage testing & QA Using Theatrical Fog. (In-field   session)
Insulating   Existing Basements (advanced)
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbot   Architects
Boston,   MA
Unique   Polyurethane Foam Applications in Buildings
AIA New Hampshire
Bow,   NH
Leadership   in Energy and Environmental Design
Materials & Media 1 – Restoration and   Renovation Conference
(National   Trust for Historic Preservation)
Boston,   MA
The   Use of Polyurethane Foam Technology in Historic Renovation & Remediation   Work
FREEMAN FRENCH FREEMAN, INC.
Burlington,   VT
Exterior   brick cavity wall applications – Building science, details, and techniques
Setting Air Leakage Standards for Buildings
 (ASHRAE Journal, September 2005)
Banwell Architects
Lebanon,   NH
Exterior   brick cavity wall applications – Building science, details, and techniques
Morris Switzer Architects
Williston,   VT
Introduction   to polyurethanes
Exterior   brick cavity wall applications – Building science, details, and techniques
Banwell Architects
Lebanon,   NH
H-P   and LEED presentation – Green Woodlands
Banwell Architects
Lebanon,   NH
Details   and Specifications (Merrimack Schools)
Carnegie-Mellon University – Center for   Building Performance
Pittsburgh,   PA
Design   Strategies
Avoiding/Minimizing   the Occurrence of Failures in Commercial Buildings
Air   Barriers Presentation to CMU Facilities Manager
Kennet School District Presentation
N.   Conway, NH
Air   Barriers and High Performance Schools – CRP
Vermont High-Performance Schools Conference
Technical   support for presentation by Banwell Architects
Champlain   Valley High School Case Study
CSI Vermont Existing Buildings Conference
Vergennes,   VT
Analysis   and implementation of Building Envelopes in Existing Buildings
Merrimack School District Presentation
Merrimack   Valley, NH
Air   Barriers and High Performance Schools – CRP
Affordable Comfort National Conference
Cleveland,   OH
Polyurethane   Foam Systems
NH High Performance Schools
Concord,   NH
Methods   for quality assuring high-performance thermal envelopes
Henry Finch, Architect
Waban,   MA 02468
Historic   renovation and remediation using polyurethane foam technology
Historic   Buildings, Case Studies and Theoretical Considerations
TRO Jung|Brannen
Boston,   MA 02210
Exterior   brick cavity wall applications – Building science, details, and techniques
Remediating   and Preventing Ice Dams in Cold Climates
Red   flag review – Project Condos at Bretton Woods
STUDIO LUZ ARCHITECTS, ltd
Boston,   MA 02210
  Topic:   Brick Townhouses – Back Bay
Perry Dean Rogers Partners Architects
Boston,   MA 02109
Exterior   Cavity Wall AIA & CRP
Red   flag review – Project Norwich University
Winn Development
Boston,   MA  02019
Building   Envelope Commissioning for high-performance buildings
ACI Home Performance Conference
Pittsburgh,   PA
The   Many Faces of Polyurethane Foam
Strategic   Air Sealing with SPF
Better Buildings by Design (VEIC-Efficiency   VT)
Burlington,   VT
What   is on the cutting edge of building technology?
NESEA – Building Energy 08
Boston,   MA (World Trade Center)
Techniques for insulating existing buildings to achieve   high-performance building envelopes
University of Minnesota – Graduate School of   Architecture
St.   Paul, MN 55101
Advanced   Polyurethane Foam Systems
The   Exterior Brick Cavity-wall Application – Theory & Details
CERMAK RHOADES ARCHITECTS
St.   Paul, MN 55101
The   Exterior Brick Cavity-wall Application – Theory & Details
Banwell Architects
Lebanon,   NH
Using   the Exterior Rain-Screen Cavity-Wall System with the CRP Program
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Waltham,   MA  02453
Understanding   the causes of foam failures
Newton North High School
Exterior   Cavity wall system and
Savings   using the CRP approach
Pizzagalli Company – National Construction   Managers’ Conference
Burlington,   VT
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
Digital Bridges – Middlebury College
Middlebury,   VT
Modular   high-performance building system – Net Zero Project at the South Pole
U.S.   Patent , Reusable Modular Components for High-performance Buildings
Wessling Architects
Quincy,   MA
Testing   Methods for Quality Assuring Thermal Envelope Performance;
Supergreen   “LAM”
Banwell Architects
Lebanon,   NH
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
Castle Square – Winn Development
Boston,   MA
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
Army Corps of Engineers Net-Zero Energy (NZE)   Installations &
Deployed   Bases Workshop
Colorado   Springs, CO
Using   Polyurethanes to achieve net-zero buildings
Cost   reduction protocol for achieving high-performance building envelopes
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbot   Architects
Boston,   MA
Ext.   Brick Cavity Wall Design
Patent   applied – Liquid-Applied Membrane (LAM) expanding air & vapor barrier   system
Achieving   High-performance building envelopes
Carnegie-Mellon University – Department of   Civil and Environmental Eng.
Pittsburgh,   PA
Predicting/modeling   air barrier performance
Building   systems for achieving high-performance building envelopes
Shinberg.Levinas Architectural Design
Bethesda,   MD 20814
Building   Envelope Commissioning for high-performance buildings
HNTB Federal Architects
Washington,   DC
Foam   101 – Follow-up for Fort Lee and other projects
Westford Building Science Symposium
Westford,   MA
Methods   for quality assuring high-performance thermal envelopes
Army Corps of Engineers Air Barrier Solutions   2009 Workshop
Richmond,   VA
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
New York AIA Building Enclosure Council
New   York, NY
All   About Exterior Spray Foam (aka “The Perfect Wall”)
Thetford Academy Air Barrier Workshop
Thetford,   VT
Air   Barriers and High Performance Schools
Army Corps of Engineers Air Barrier Solutions   2010 Workshop
Williamsburg,   VA
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
ACI Solutions for Success 2010
Saratoga   Springs, NY
Low-Rise   Buildings: Addressing Party Walls & Brick Walls
Strategic   Air Sealing: Preventing Future Problems
Pressure   Diagnostics
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference   2010
Wisconsin   Dells, WI
Ice   Dam Prevention & Remediation – Case Study and Theoretical   Considerations
Basement   and Crawlspace Performance Improvement Strategies
Second B&C session “by popular demand”
NESEA Conference: BuildingEnergy10
Boston,   MA (3-9 to 3-11)
Workshop – Designing and building The Perfect Wall System using   The Cost Reduction Protocol
ACI Home Performance Conference
Austin,   TX (4-19 to 4-23)
Next Generation of Air Sealing (A universal process or achieving   ultra-high air barrier performance)
Autonomous Polar Observing Systems Workshop   (National Institute of Aerospace)
William   F. Bolger Center, Potomac, MD
The   ARRO 2 Project Enclosure System (Poster presentation)
Governor’s Institutes of Vermont – Program –   Engineering
Burlington,   VT (UVM)
Overview   of Cutting-edge Building Technologies
Building America Experts Meeting – Interior   Insulation Retrofit of Mass Masonry Wall Assemblies
Westford,   MA
Variations   on a (Mass Masonry) Theme – With a Touch of Foam
Building Science Corp, Mark Bomberg, Sure Sill (Mishko Teodorovich, Pres.)
Westford,   MA
SG   LAM Concept For Ext. Cavity Walls
CVACA
Barre, VT
Foam:   Uses and Abuses (Introduction, Applications, Safety, and problem solving)
ACI 2012
Baltimore,   MD
Site-applied   foam insulation and safety
The Building Enclosure Science &   Technology (BEST) Conference
Atlanta,   GA
Building   Enclosure Technology and Environment Council’s (BETEC)
High   Performance Buildings – Combining Field Experience with Innovation
Mass   Masonry Wall Assemblies
Lime Energy Services Co.
Huntersville,   NC
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
ICC BSA-VT
Lake   Morey Resort – Fairlee, VT
Building   codes and standards for the field-applied polyurethane foam industry
DEAP Energy Group
Boston,   MA
Safe   and Effective Applications of Foam
Plastic in the Building Envelope
PennBOC (Pennsylvania Building Officials   Conference)
Bethlehem,   PA, Sands Resort Hotel
Inspecting   Foamed Plastics for Code Compliance and Product Quality
Ohio AIA
Cleveland,   OH, Wyndham Cleveland at Playhouse Square
Safety   – Design Practices for Foamed Plastics
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
Forest City
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
ACI – Mid-Atlantic 2012
Pittsburgh,   PA, Westin Convention Center
Fixing   Basements and Crawl Spaces
Michael Baker Corporation
Achieving   Low-cost High-performance Building Envelopes
ACI – New England Home Performance Conference   2012
Springfield,   MA, MassMutual Center
Diagnostic   Pitfalls
Planning   and Executing Energy Improvements for Basements and Crawl Spaces
Strategic   Air Sealing
Building Energy 13 (NESEA)
Boston,   MA, World Trade Center
The   Master’s Guide to Designing Spray Foam Insulation Projects
The   Master’s Guide to Installing Spray Foam Insulation