Morrison Hershfield

A Business Case for Green Buildings in Canada

Lead Author: Mark Lucuik, P.Eng. Contributing Authors: Wayne Trusty, Nils Larsson and Robert Charette

A Comparison of the Embodied and Operational Environmental Impacts of Insulation in Office Buildings

Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., LEED® Accredited Professional

A Full Life-Cycle Environmental and Cost Evaluation of Commercial Wall Envelope Systems

Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., Jamie Meil

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

Adaptation of Rain-Screen Principles in Window-Wall Design

Stéphane P. Hoffman, P.Eng.

Air Barrier Details - I & II

Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Air Leakage as a Source of Envelope Failure in Lowrise Residential Buildings in The Lower Mainland

David Deamer, AScT

Analysis of Gravity Platform Foundations using F.E.M. with Stochastic Materials

Terry K. Hoddinott, Madasamy Arockiasamy, Katna Munaswamy & Arisi S.J. Swamidas

Assessing the Impact of Thickness on the Performance of Stucco Cladding

William C. Brown, P.Eng., Mike Deitrich, P.Eng., and Mark Latimer

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.

Building Envelope Performance: What to Expect when You are Expecting

Joel Schwartz, P.Eng., BEP and David Kayll, FMA, P.Eng.

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.

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.

CMHC’s Best Practice Guide – Architectural Precast Concrete Walls - An Overview

Kevin L. Chouinard, Dave Scott, William C. Brown, David Dechamplain

Commissioning and Monitoring the Building Envelope for Air Leakage

Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Common Building Facade Defects in South East Asia

R. Paull & Joe Ostrowski, P. Eng.

Condominiums and Engineers: Partners from the Beginning

Amy Heppler, P.Eng.

Connectivity of the Air Barrier & Building Envelope System: Materials, Process, & Quality Assurance

Kevin C. Day

Controlling Stack Pressure In High-Rise Buildings by Compartmenting the Building

Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

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.

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.

Driving Beyond the Headlights or Paring-Down Building Envelope Design and Construction Without the Benefit of Demonstrated Field Performance

David L. Scott, B.Arch.

Duplicate Efforts

Demir Delen, P.Eng.

EASE Demonstration Project (APCHQ’s Advanced House)

Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Estimating the Environmental Consequences of Building Envelope Failures

Mark Lucuik, P.Eng.

Exterior Insulation Finish Systems: Designing EIFS (Clad Walls) for a Predictable Service Life

Kevin C. Day

Ice Damming: Case Studies in Diagnosis and Remediation

Mark Lucuik, P.Eng., William Brown, P.Eng.

Interior Envelopes: Moisture Control for Extreme Environments

David G.J. Dechamplain, P.Eng. and William C. Brown, P.Eng.

Investigation of Flooding and Mold Growth in a New Nursing Home

Nancy Longueira, P.Eng, Steven Murray, P.Eng. and Jeremy Carkner, P.Eng.

Lessons to be Learned from Performance Failures of Framed Walls in High-Rise Buildings

Mark Lawton, P.Eng., Member ASHRAE

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.

Moldy Houses-Building Science Lessons from the Wallaceburg Project

Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng.

Reacting to Durability Problems with Vancouver Buildings

Mark Lawton, P.Eng.

Recladding Wood Frame, Stucco Clad Buildings using Rainscreen Concepts

Brian R. Benson, AScT

Rotting Wood Framed Apartments - Not Just A Vancouver Problem

Kevin L. Chouinard, P.Eng. and Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng.

Security and Power: Toronto Zoo Installs Bi-Fuel Generators for Emergency Power

Ahmad Alsaad, P.Eng., in collaboration with Total Power

Shock of the New

Demir Delen

Solving Roof Leaks with Fans

Steve Murray, P.Eng.

Stucco-Clad Wall Drying Experiment

Mark D. Lawton, P.Eng., William C. Brown, P.Eng., Andy M. Lang

Survey of Building Envelope Failures in the Coastal Climate of British Columbia

Complete study and report submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

The Role of the Building Envelope Professional in the Aftermath of Vancouver's Leaky Condominium Crisis

David G. Kayll, P.Eng.

Understanding EIFS

Kevin C. Day and Pierre E. Gallant

Water on the Roof: The Detrimental Effects of Ponding

M. Lucuik P.Eng.

Connections in Air Barriers

Kevin C. Day

Real R-Value of Exterior Insulated Wall Assemblies

Mark Lawton, P.Eng. Patrick Roppel, P.Eng. David Fookes, P.Eng. Anik Teasdale St Hilaire, PhD. Daniel Schoonhoven