Conference Program - Day 2

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Pre-Conf & Day 1
Wed Oct 26-Thurs Oct 27
Program - Day 2
Friday, Oct 28, 2022

Friday, October 28, 2022

7:15 am – 3:00 pm | Foyer

Registration Desk Open

7:15 am – 8:45 am | Room: Sinatra

Breakfast

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7:50 am – 8:20 am | Room: Sinatra

OBEC AGM

8:20 am - 8:25 am | Room: Sinatra

Day 2 Welcome Remarks

8:30 am - 3:00 pm | Room: Eastwood

Trade Show Open

8:25 am - 8:55 am | Room: Sinatra

Forensic Engineering for Facades – A Study of Cladding Failures in New Zealand Schools

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Brian Hubbs
RDH Building Science

 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Room: Owens Corning Room | Session Chair: Bomani Khemet

Evaluating building air tightness

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Lorne Ricketts
RDH Building Science

Airtightness and Water Penetration Resistance of Exterior Insulated Wall Assemblies

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Itzel Lopez-Carreon
National Research Council Canada

Air Leakage Performance of a Silicone-based Air Barrier System

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Bomani Khemet
University of Toronto

Quantifying Enclosure Airtightness performance in restored historic institutional buildings
 

9:00 am - 10:00 am | Room: Pretium Room | Session Chair: Sarah Gray

Building Retrofits

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Hassan Bokhary
RJC Engineers

Next-Generation Deep Energy Retrofit Strategies for Future Warmer Climate

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Mark Carver
Natural Resources Canada

Enclosure Design of a Prefabricated Net-Zero Energy Townhouse Retrofit

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Rob Wood
C3 Specialty Glazing Solutions

Reimagination of 400 University and 60 Bloor: Overcladding Retrofit Case Studies
 

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9:00 am - 10:00 am | Room: Sinatra | Session Chair: Peter Adams

High Performance Envelope Design

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David Wach
AMS - Architectural & Metal Systems

Improve Ventilation Drying of Internally Insulated Masonry Walls

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Roberto Chiotti
Larkin Architect

Towards Achieving Net Zero Energy - Lessons Learned from St. Benedict's Church

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Patrick Roppel
Evoke Buildings Engineering Inc.

Impact of Solar Reflectance of Glazing Adjacent Roofs
 

10:00 am - 10:40 am | Room: Eastwood

Break on Tradeshow Floor

10:40 am - 12:00 pm | Room: Sinatra | Session Chair: Helen Stopps

MURBs

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Alexander Hayes
National Research Council Canada

Analysis of Summertime Overheating in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

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Veronica Ochoa
RJC Engineers

Mitigating Overheating Risk: Assessing Solar Control Options in High Rise Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

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Kelsey Eakin
University of Toronto

Investigating the Energy Performance Impact of Post-War Multi-unit Residential Building Retrofits

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Helen Stopps
Toronto Metropolitan University

Cooling in High-Rise Residential Buildings
 

10:40 am - 12:00 pm | Room: Owens Corning Room | Session Chair: Aaron Grin

Novel Testing Approaches

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Samantha Chum
University of Toronto

Assessing the feasibility of absolute pressure sensor use for monitoring air pressure differentials in buildings

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Mira Saba
RJC Engineers

Determining Air Leakage Rates using Calibrated Ultrasonic Emitting and Detecting Equipment

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Christopher Baldwin
Carleton University

Design and Development of a Two-Story Guarded Hot Box and Pressurized Spray Rack

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Calene Treichel
Solar Energy Systems Lab

Evaluation and design of novel test chambers for in situ analysis of high-performance building components
 

10:40 am - 12:00 pm | Room: Pretium Room | Session Chair: David DeRose

Lessons learned from the field

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Saphron Skinner-Willson
MTA Urban Design Architecture Interior Design

Lessons Learned, Helping Designers Help Us

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Jonathan Dickson
Pretium

From Paper to Practice - Resilient Installation of Fenestration

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Yasaman Dadras
University of Ottawa

Investigation of the thermal transmittances calculated using new infrared technology developed by QEA Tech
 

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Room: Eastwood

Lunch on Tradeshow Floor

1:30 pm - 2:50 pm | Room: Sinatra | Session Chair: Mila Aleksic

Low Carbon Buildings

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Cody Belton
Morrison Hershfield

Design Tools to Optimize High-Rise Passive House Buildings

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Juliette Cook
 

A Whole Life Carbon Approach to Building Envelope Design

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Veronica Ochoa
RJC Engineers

Exploring a Multi-Faceted Approach to Design a Carbon-Neutral Passive House

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Antoni Paleshi
WSP Canada Inc.

Decarbonized Capital Planning for Existing Buildings

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Andrea Yee
WSP Canada Inc.

Decarbonized Capital Planning for Existing Buildings
 

1:30 pm - 2:50 pm | Room: Owens Corning Room | Session Chair: Lori O'Malley

Field Performance Evaluations

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Shahima Rahmatipour
Antamex Industries

Practical Solutions for enhancing the Thermal Performance of conventional Curtain Wall Systems

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Laura Goetz
Toronto Metropolitan University

Quantifying Building Performance in Nine High-Performance Single-Family Houses

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Neal Holcroft
FPInnovations

Monitoring of a Six-Storey Building in Northern British Columbia Built for High Energy Performance

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Jonathan Smegal
RDH Building Science Inc.

Air permeance of wood sheathings with integral or overlaid air barriers and water resistant barriers
 

2:55 pm - 3:15 pm | Room: Sinatra | Session Chair: Mila Aleksic & Ian Miller

Closing Remarks & Prizes

 

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