Technical papers

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Building Science

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A Business Case for Green Buildings in Canada Lead Author: Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., Contributing Authors: Wayne Trusty, Nils Larsson and Robert Charette Details
A Comparison of the Embodied and Operational Environmental Impacts of Insulation in Office Buildings Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., LEED Accredited Professional Details
A Full Life-Cycle Environmental and Cost Evaluation of Commercial Wall Envelope Systems Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., Jamie Meil Details
A Study of the Rainscreen Concept Applied to Cladding Systems on Wood Frame Walls Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
Adaptation of Rain-Screen Principles in Window-Wall Design Stéphane P. Hoffman, P.Eng. Details
Air Barrier Details - I & II Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
Air Leakage as a Source of EnvelopeFailure in Lowrise Residential Buildingsin The Lower Mainland David Deamer, AScT Details
An Evaluation Guide for Performance Assessment of Air Barrier Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng. and William C. Brown, Bruno Di Lenardo, P.Eng. and Gilles F. Poirier, P.Eng. Details
Analysis of Gravity Platform Foundations using F.E.M. with Stochastic Materials Terry K. Hoddinott, Madasamy Arockiasamy, Katna Munaswamy & Arisi S.J. Swamidas Details
Assessing the Impact of Thickness on the Performance of Stucco Cladding William C. Brown, P.Eng., Mike Deitrich, P.Eng., and Mark Latimer Details
Balancing the Control of Heat, Air, Moisture, and Competing Interests Patrick J. Roppel, M.A.Sc., Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng., Brian Hubbs, P.Eng. Details
Building Envelope Performance: What to Expect when You are Expecting Joel Schwartz, P.Eng., BEP and David Kayll, FMA, P.Eng. Details
Building Science Details for Architectural Precast Concrete Sandwich Panels William C. Brown, P.Eng. (Member ASHRAE), David L. Scott, and David G. Dechamplain P.Eng. Details
Challenges in the Application of Drained Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) to Multi-storey Buildings Sophie Mercier, P.Eng. and Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng. Details
CMHC’s Best Practice Guide – Kevin L. Chouinard, Dave Scott, William C. Brown, David Dechamplain Details
Commissioning and Monitoring the Building Envelope for Air Leakage Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
Common Building Facade Defects in South East Asia R. Paull & Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng. Details
Condominiums and Engineers: Partners from the Beginning Amy Heppler, P.Eng. Details
Connectivity of the Air Barrier & Building Envelope System: Materials, Process, & Quality Assurance Kevin Day Details
Controlling Stack Pressure In High-Rise Buildings by Compartmenting the Building Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
Decision Making on the Indoor Environment and Building Envelope of Canada's Library of Parliament Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng. and Stéphane P. Hoffman, P.Eng. Details
Developing a Design Protocol for Low Air and Vapour Permeance Insulating Sheathing in Cold Climates William Brown, P.Eng., Mark Lawton, P.Eng., and Patrick Roppel, P.Eng. Details
Driving Beyond the Headlights or Paring-Down Building Envelope Design and Construction Without the Benefit of Demonstrated Field Performance David L. Scott, B.Arch. Details
Duplicate Efforts Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details
EASE Demonstration Project (APCHQ’s Advanced House) Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
Estimating the Environmental Consequences of Building Envelope Failures Mark Lucuik, P.Eng. Details
Exterior Insulation Finish Systems: Designing EIFS (Clad Walls) for a Predictable Service Live Kevin C. Day Details
Ice Damming: Case Studies in Diagnosis and Remediation Mark Lucuik, P.Eng. William Brown, P.Eng. Details
Interior Envelopes: Moisture Control for Extreme Environments David G.J. Dechamplain, P.Eng. and William C. Brown, P.Eng. Details
Investigation of Flooding and Mold Growth in a New Nursing Home Nancy Longueira, P.Eng, Steven Murray, P.Eng. and Jeremy Carkner, P.Eng. Details
Lessons to be Learned from Performance Failures of Framed Walls in High-Rise Buildings Mark Lawton, P.Eng., Member ASHRAE Details
Modeling of Uncontrolled Indoor Humidity for HAM Simulations of Residential Buildings William C. Brown, P.Eng., Mark Lawton, P.Eng., and Patrick Roppel, P.Eng. Details
Moldy Houses-Building Science Lessons from the Wallaceburg Project Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng. Details
Reacting to Durability Problems with Vancouver Buildings Mark Lawton Details
Recladding Wood Frame, Stucco Clad Buildings using Rainscreen Concepts Brian R. Benson, AScT Details
Rotting Wood Framed Apartments - Not Just A Vancouver Problem Kevin L. Chouinard, P.Eng. and Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng. Details
Security and Power: Toronto Zoo Installs Bi-Fuel Generators for Emergency Power Ahmad Alsaad, P.Eng., in collaboration with Total Power Details
Shock of the New Demir Delen Details
Solving Roof Leaks with Fans Steve Murray, P.Eng. Details
Stucco-Clad Wall Drying Experiment Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng., William C. Brown, P.Eng., Andy M. Lang Details
Survey of Building Envelope Failures in the Coastal Climate of British Columbia Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Details
The Role of the Building Envelope Professional in the Aftermath of Vancouver's Leaky Condominium Crisis David G. Kayll, P.Eng. Details
Understanding EIFS Kevin C. Day and Pierre E. Gallant Details
Water on the Roof: The Detrimental Effects of Ponding M. Lucuik P.Eng. Details

Code Consulting

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Fire Protection

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Building Regulatory Reform Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details
Fire & EIFS Part I - Building Code Requirements Kevin C. Day Details
Fire & EIFS Part II - Fire Test Methods & Listings Kevin C. Day Details
Fire Safety Retrofit in a Maximum Security Detention Facility Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details
Nightclub Fires Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details
Open Air Parking Garages Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details
The Case for Performance-Based Codes Demir Delen, P.Eng. Details

Structural Engineering

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Bridge Evaluation and Maintenance - A Unified Approach Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng. & G. Kirby, P. Eng. Details
Designing Durable Reinforced Concrete Structures for a Marine Environment Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng. & S.P. Lee Details
Maintenance Management of Reinforced Concrete Structures for Corrosion Prevention Rodney Paull, Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng. & Graham Kirby, P. Eng. Details
Offshore Structures: Concrete or Steel? David C.K. Tay, P.Eng. Details
Overview of Welded Plate Monopole Reinforcing Systems Scott Steiding Details
Shotcrete comes of Age - A Materials Perspective Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng. Details
Testing for Concrete Durability Joe Ostrowski, M.A.Sc., P.Eng. Details

Industrial

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City of Edmonton Supernatant Transfer Pipeline Celanese Service Connection. River Crossings Using Horizontal Directional Drilling Methods: A Case Study Alan Miller, P.Eng. Details
Up and Running Manny Mudhar and Bernard Oegema Details