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!
SCOPE
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.
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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
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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
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