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Building Envelope Performance and Durability - Seminar Series 1995

Below is a collection of papers presented at a series of one-day seminars on the performance and durability of the building envelope held in major cities across Canada (February/March 1995).

• Baskaran, B.A. "Computer modelling of building envelopes," pp. 9

• Baskaran, B.A.; Dutt, O.; Paroli, R.M. "Keeping mechanically attached roofs on in high winds," pp. 22-24

• Bomberg, M.T.; Brown, W.C. "Building envelope design through environmental control - Part 1: Heat, air and moisture interactions," pp. 15-18

• Bomberg, M.T.; Kumaran, M.K. "Building envelope design, Part 2: Estimating field performance of thermal insulation," pp. 24-27

• Bomberg, M.T.; Brown, W.C. "Building envelope and environmental control - Part 3: Issues of system integration," pp. 48,50-52,54

• Brown, W.C.; Rousseau, M.Z.; Dalgliesh, W.A. "Field testing of pressure-equalized rain screen walls," pp. 59-69

• Dutt, O.; Lavallee, C.; Ashton, H.E. "Infrared technique as a research tool for measuring water vapor transmission of roofing membranes," pp. 199-210

• Elmahdy, A.H. "Advances in glazing technology," pp. 1-4

• Elmahdy, A.H. "A Universal approach to laboratory assessment of the condensation potential of windows," pp. 165-173

• Elmahdy, A.H.; Cornick, S.M. "Emerging window technology," pp. 46-48

• Elmahdy, A.H.; Patenaude, A. "The System approach to window performance standards," pp. 29-46

• Finn, D.W. "Rain Penetration of the Window-Wall Joint", pp. 12

• Lacasse, M.A. "Advances in test methods to assess the long-term performance of sealants," pp. 5-20

• Lacasse, M.A.; Beznaczuk, L.M.; Gowri, K. "Sealant selection using an expert system," pp. 71-81

• Lacasse, M.A.; Thomas, J.R.; Woolsey, L.G. "Sealant joint design, selection and specification using knowledge-based system software," pp. 239-246

• Maurenbrecher, A.H.P. "Proper design is the best way to keep water off masonry walls," pp. 18

• Paroli, R.M. "Durability of roofing membranes," pp. 1-3,

• Paroli, R.M.; Dutt, O.; Smith, T.L.; Whelan, B.J. "Enhancement of the standard for PVC roof membrane material with the use of mechanical and chemical analysis," pp. 116-122

• Paroli, R.M.; Dutt, O. "Testing techniques to solve roofing problems," pp. 15

• Paroli, R.M.; Penn, J.J. "Measuring the glass-transition temperature of EPDM Roofing Materials : Comparison of DMA, TMA and DSC Techniques," pp. 269-276

• Poirier, G.F.; Brown, W.C.; Rousseau, M.Z. "The design of pressure-equalized rainscreen walls," pp. 1-5

• Poirier, G.F.; Brown, W.C. "Pressure equalization and the control of rainwater penetration under dynamic wind loading," pp. 45-48

• Rousseau, M.Z. "Facts and fictions of rain screen walls," pp. 40, 42-44,46

• Rousseau, M.Z.; Brown, W.C. "Research update on heat, air and moisture flows in exterior walls," pp. 1-7,

• Snell, J.V. "Construction quality related to building science and project management team (PMT) approach," pp. 456-460

• Swinton, M.C.; Brown, W.C.; Chown, G.A. "Controlling the transfer of heat, air and moisture through the building envelope," pp. 17-31