Wednesday Lunch & Learns – Live Webinars with Torti Gallas + Partners

AIAPV has partnered with Torti Gallas + Partners to offer a limited number of slots for live-webinar online-access of the firm's Lunch & Learn CEU events on one Wednesday each month. AIAPV appreciates Torti Gallas' support in enabling the chapter to provide this valuable benefit for the convenience of members unable to get to our educational events in person. 

Pressure Equalized Rainscreen Concepts: Designing for High Performance Facades

Course Description:

This course focuses on the incorporation of advanced rainscreen design. Participants of this course will be provided an overview and examination of the benefits of incorporating rainscreen into their cladding design as an added protection from moisture intrusion. This course will describe wind pressure dynamic and will go into detail on what a “pressure equalized rainscreen” is as well as other types of rainscreens in the design community. This course will also describe how to incorporate these types of rainscreen into the building design.

1 LU/HSW

Learning Objectives

By completing this course, the design professional will be able to: 

1. Identify the risks faced by a building and its occupants, should moisture penetrate inward. 

2. Discuss the products defined as ‘rainscreens,’ designed to repel descending and windblown precipitation at the outer face of the wall. 

3. Explain how a “rainscreen” is not a single product, but rather an assembly of materials working together on a façade. 

4. Analyze the importance, advantages and proper performance gained by incorporating pressure equalized rainscreen systems in the design of a facade.

Presenter: Jessica Tyler | Engage Building Products | [email protected]

Provider: QuickPanel USA (#404109145); Course #: IEN07D

AIA credits and certificates will be processed by QuickPanel USA.

Registrants will receive the Teams Meeting login credentials with registration confirmation and via email prior to the webinar.  Attendees must attend the entire webinar to receive educational credit.