Speaker Presentations

Building Science is a branch of engineering that evaluates the dynamic response of buildings subject to varying indoor and outdoor environmental conditions. It is deployed at all three levels of construction and design: the material level, the system level (envelopes and HVAC) and the whole building level. At Owens Corning, Building Science is important since it feeds our innovation pipeline with customer-inspired and building science-informed solutions. Building Science has a multidisciplinary scope and is one of the most complex and challenging disciplines that includes:

1. Heat and Mass transfer,
2. Energy in Buildings,
3. Indoor Air Quality,
4. Comfort,
5. HVAC and Equipment,
6. Building Acoustics,
7. Lighting,
8. Fire,
9. Performance Based Design,
10. Sustainable Construction,
11. Energy Code Development, and Compliance Evaluations.

Owens Corning has invited a number of national and international Building Science experts to deliver their state-of-the-art lessons for better understanding the performances of insulation materials, envelope systems and whole buildings. We hope you find this training resource informative, and valuable.

Building Zero Energy Homes

Jeff Christian

Previous Presentations

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  Roofing Systems and Their Energy Impact - Andre Desjarlais

  January 2012

  Detailed discussion on roofing systems and their energy impact.

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  Next Generation Roof and Attics - Bill Miller

  October 2011

  Detailed discussion on design guidelines for the next generation of roof and attics.

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  Innovations in European Insulation Systems - Hartwig M. Küenzel

  August 31, 2011

  Detailed discussion of Küenzel's insulation tests and new findings.