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            ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4

            Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance

 


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Welcome to the Web Site for ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4. If you would like to become involved with the committee, please attend one of our meetings that take place during the ASHRAE Annual and Summer meetings, or contact the Chair of the Committee. New members are always welcome!

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TC 4.4 is concerned with the requirements and overall performance of the building envelope as it relates to: 1) heat, air and moisture related properties of building materials 2) fundamental heat, air and moisture transport processes of assemblies; 3) interactions with interior conditions and HVAC systems. In addition, TC 4.4 is concerned with the properties of materials used in mechanical systems to control heat and moisture flows.

 


 

William B. Rose made ASHRAE Fellow

Congratulations to William B. Rose, Research Architect at the Universality of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on being made an ASHRAE Fellow.The Fellow Grade of membership recognizes exceptional contributions which distinguish the member. Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences of environmental technology and is earned through achievement as a researcher, designer, educator or engineering executive. Bill is a long time member and contributor to ASHRAE TC 4.4 especially as Handbook Chair and chapter reviser. Congratulations Bill.


 

 

TC Chair:

Garth Hall

Upcoming Meetings:

Jan 26-30, 2013 Dallas TX

Jun 22-26, 2013
Denver CO

Jan 18-22, 2014
New York NY

Jun 28 - Jul 2, 2014
Seattle WA



MEETING SCHEDULE FOR Dallas TX:

(Check our "Meetings" page for information on past meetings)

Most work for TC 4.4 is done in the subcommittee meetings that precede the main committee meeting. The subcommittee and main committee meetings for the Dallas Winter meeting have been scheduled for the following times:

* TC 4.4 Research Sunday, January 27th 2013, 1:00-3:00p City View 6 (H4)
* TC 4.4 Handbook Sunday, January 27th 2013, 3:00-3:30p City View 6 (H4)
* TC 4.4 Program Sunday, January 27th 2013, 3:30-5:00p (City View 6 (H4)
* TC 4.4 Standards Sunday, January 27th 2013, 5:00-5:30p City View 6 (H4)
* TC 4.4 Main committee meeting Monday, January 28th 2013, 2:15-4:15p Lone Star Ballroom A1 (CC2)

TC 4.4 - BUILDING MATERIALS AND BUILDING ENVELOPE PERFORMANCE WINTER MEETING 2013 – DALLAS, TEXAS JANUARY 26-30, 2013 ACTIVITY AND RESPONSIBILITY DEADLINES

 

The following programs will be presented in Dallas:

Sunday, January 27, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM

SEMINAR 11 (INTERMEDIATE)
Moisture Control in Commissioning of New and Existing Buildings

Track: Facility Management; Operations, Technology and Energy Improvements
Room: Lone Star A1
Sponsor: 07.09 Building Commissioning, 04.04 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance
Chair: Mike Eardley, P.E., Member, Cannon Design, Boston, MA
Moisture control in the commissioning process is based on project requirements for moisture problem avoidance, building assessment, field testing, and building science. This seminar focuses on the interaction of building systems that affect moisture in buildings and demonstrates important lessons learned by use of case studies.

Sunday, January 27, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM


SEMINAR 18 (INTERMEDIATE)
What Mechanical Engineers Need to Know about Envelopes for High Performance Buildings


Track: HVAC Fundamentals and Applications
Room: Lone Star A3
Sponsor: 04.04 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance
Chair: Peter Adams, P.Eng., Member, Morrison Hershfield, Toronto, ON, Canada
High performance building design requires careful coordination between many parties, most notably the designer of the building enclosure and the designer of the mechanical systems. This seminar explores the complex interactions between the interior environment, mechanical systems, and building enclosures, and demonstrate how mismatching these systems can result in inefficient buildings with low durability and long-term performance.

 

Items of interest to the TC.

Sunday, January 27, 8:00 AM-9:30 AM


SEMINAR 2 (INTERMEDIATE)
Diagnosing and Fixing Building Moisture Problems – Case Histories From Hot & Humid Climates


Track: HVAC Fundamentals and Applications
Room: Dallas B
Sponsor: 01.12 Moisture Management in Buildings
Chair: Steve Cornick, Member, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Moisture and humidity problems are often a complex mixture of decisions made by different professionals at different times about HVAC systems, architecture and building operations. Untangling the causes of problems and planning solutions requires understanding of the typical interactions between the building and its HVAC systems plus an appreciation of the practical
aspects of operating buildings with limited budgets. Case histories presented in this seminar can help building owners and facility managers avoid classic moisture problems and solve them when they occur.

If you wish to contact the committee please contact the chair of the TC.

Last updated January 1, 2013