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BSC Articles from Outside PublicationsThe following are articles written by Building Science Corporation staff and published in a variety of outside publications: ?Water-Managed Wall Systems? by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Journal of Light Construction, March 2003. Reprinted with permission. Creating a water management system beneath the cladding with drainage planes, drainage spaces, flashings, and weep holes, is important for creating a durable building enclosure. "The Future of Framing is Here" by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Fine Homebuilding, October/November 2005, pages 50-55. Reprinted with permission. Smarter strategies can save money, speed construction, improve energy efficiency, and cut down on job-site waste. "Small House, Built Right" by Betsy Pettit, AIA, Fine Homebuilding, June/July 2005, pages 56-61. Reprinted with permission. Think $50 per square foot and $50 a month for utilities are unattainable? Government-sponsored research proves otherwise. "Understanding Vapor Barriers" by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Member ASHRAE, ASHRAE Journal. "Moisture Control for Buildings" by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Member ASHRAE, ASHRAE Journal. "Residential Ventilation and Latent Loads" by Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng., Member ASHRAE, ASHRAE Journal. "A Transparent, Interactive Software Environment for Communicating Life-Cycle Assessment Results: An Application to Residential Windows" by Gregory A. Norris and Peter Yost, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 5, Issue 4 - Fall 2001. Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) can be used to support the selection of environmentally preferable building materials. But the dominance of the usage phase in the life cycle of building materials represents a special challenge. A prototype software tool, the Life Cycle Explorer, has been developed that enables decision makers to assess the relative importance of literally dozens of such influential parameters in determining the outcomes of LCA evaluations for building components. "Green Building Programs -- An Overview" by Peter Yost, Building Standards Magazine, March - April 2002, pgs. 12-16. Yost uses an overview of local green building programs to show what they have meant to some building officials or jurisdictions, and what they can mean to those looking for an inter-relationship among the codes, green building, and building science. This article is offered here with permission from Building Standards magazine. The article is in just one of three issues in which Building Standards has featured green building. These issues have been developed in a partnership with the Development Center for Appropriate Technology, a partner with BSC in the Building America program. For more information, go to: http://www.icbo.org/Building_Standards_Online/ or: http://www.azstarnet.com/~dcat/BSM.html. "Only Testing Will Tell" by Daran Wastchak and Kohta Ueno, Home Energy Magazine, January-February 2002, pgs. 24-29. "Public Housing Breaks The Mold, Part II: Veterans Era Housing" by Betsy Pettit and John Snell, Home Energy Magazine, November/December 2001, pgs. 33-37. "Public Housing Breaks The Mold," by Betsy Pettit and John Snell, September/October, 2001, Home Energy Magazine, pgs. 24 - 25. "Clean Breathing in Production Homes," by Joseph Lstiburek and Armin Rudd, May/June, 2001, Home Energy, Pgs. 29 - 33. IAQ Benefits of Moisture Control, Contracting Business, November 1996, pgs. 95-98. Damp is dangerous when it comes to indoor air. Here's why and how to maintain relative humidities in a healthy range. Performance Linkage Approach: Environmental Control of Buildings Part I: Construction Tomorrow, Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, Volume 19, January, 1996. Performance Linkage Approach: Environmental Control of Buildings Part II: Construction Tomorrow, Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, Volume 19, January, 1996. Two Case Studies with Failures in the Environmental Control of Buildings, Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, Volume 19, October, 1995. A Case of Cladding Problems Highlights the Need for a Holistic Approach to the Facility Design, Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, Volume 19, July, 1995. Two Studies of Mold and Mildew in Florida Buildings, Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes, Volume 16, July, 1992. Building According to Climate, Not Code, Indoor Air Review, October, 1994. Breaking Down Barriers, Building Environment Report, October, 1994. Moisture Woes in the South, Custom Builder, January/February, 1994. Roof Design and Construction, Custom Builder, March, 1988. Concerns about the Use of Polyethylene Film in Residential Construction, Conservation in Buildings: Northwest Perspective, Butte, MT, May, 1985. Fundamentals of Building Envelope Design, Conservation in Buildings: Northwest Perspective, Butte, MT, May, 1985. The Air Drywall Approach (ADA) Construction Manual, Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, August, 1984. Low Energy Housing - Problem or Solution? Energy Alert, Volume 2, No. 3, Winter, 1983. Building Science Practice and the Airtight Envelope, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Santa Cruz Conference, Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Santa Cruz, CA, August, 1984. Fundamental Building Science Principals Applied to Envelope Design, Proceedings, Solar Energy Society of Canada, Inc., Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August, 1984. A New Approach to Affordable Low Energy House Construction, Feasibility Study for Demonstrating Energy Efficient Housing, Alberta Innovative Housing Program, Alberta Department of Housing, April, 1984. The Drywall Approach to Airtightness, Proceedings, Second CSCE Conference on Building Science and Technology, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, November, 1983. |
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