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Durable & Resilient Retrofits – Solving with stone wool insulation (Webinar)
September 03, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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First Tuesday Lunch & Learns - Live Webinars with Grimm + Parker
Live Webinar with Grimm + Parker
AIAPV has partnered with Grimm + Parker Architects to offer a limited number of slots for live-webinar online-access of the firm's Lunch & Learn CEU events on the first Tuesday of each month. AIAPV appreciates Grimm + Parker's support in enabling the chapter to provide this valuable benefit for the convenience of members unable to get to our educational events in person.
First Tuesday Lunch & Learn
Durable & Resilient Retrofits – Solving with stone wool insulation
Globally, existing buildings account for approximately 30% of final energy demand and CO2 emissions. Typical renovation rates are 1-2% of the building stock per year, with an average energy use intensity (EUI) reduction of less than 15%. However, to reach sustainable development and climate targets, EUI reductions should be between 30-50%. In addition to energy and emissions conservations, building retrofits improve occupant health and comfort. In many cases, existing buildings are poorly insulated and leaky, resulting in excess heat loss and reduced thermal comfort. Mechanical systems are often outdated and inefficient, requiring consistent maintenance. With spending most of our time indoors, indoor health and comfort can be a priceless attribute that can be crucial for building renewal investment.
This course will review core concepts to consider when implementing energy conservation measures through retrofit & renovation. Three unique case studies are provided to highlight the complexity of renovations and look at the ever-present challenges of extreme weather events.
Credits:
1 LU/HSW
Please note: You must attend the entire session to receive continuing education credit.
Learning objectives
- Why retrofit? – Attendees will understand where retrofit and renovation fits into a building's energy conservation strategy and more broadly why retrofitting existing building stock contributes to GHG emission targets.
- Retrofitting for enclosure durability – Attendees will learn that building retrofits demand unique strategies for both interior and exterior projects. We will explore design considerations that must be made for both applications, focusing on moisture, drainage, and drying.
- Stone wool retrofit solutions – Attendees will review 3 case studies focused on three unique retrofit solutions; highlighting critical design considerations that were made, how those criticalities were managed and the resulting assembly design.
- Considerations for survivability – Attendees will learn the importance of designing for comfort as well as survival in extreme conditions. Extreme weather events have been on the rise over the past decade. With power outages, flooding, and fire risk becoming more commonplace, this section seeks to understand ways to design for managing these events.
Presenter: Rob Klein CSI, CDT, Architectural Manager Mid-Atlantic – ROCKWOOL
[email protected], M 215-962-3981
Provider: ROCKWOOL (K269), Course #: RWNA240212
ROCKWOOL is an Annual Partner of AIA Potomac Valley.
AIA credits and certificates will be processed by ROCKWOOL.
Webinar viewing details are in the confirmation email.
Tickets
$10.00 AIAPV Member: Durable & Resilient Retrofits Solving with stone wool insulation
$10.00 Other AIA Chapter Member: Durable & Resilient Retrofits Solving with stone wool insulation
$15.00 Non-Member: Durable & Resilient Retrofits Solving with stone wool insulation
