(EL03) GAF Presents: Managing Resilience and Risk with the Building Enclosure

LEED Rating Systems have been pushing the envelope of sustainability for decades. The energy codes are now starting to catch up with incorporating new performance requirements for things such as airtightness. The challenge is to incorporate all of these project requirements for continuous control layers into a successful, resilient, well-performing building. This presentation will review the new requirements, how they align to various LEED standards and ways to utilize the requirements during the design process, particularly when designing interfaces. Attendees will be guided through specific examples of interface details such as the roof-to-wall, which will be analyzed as to how they address the challenges, and the potential risks involved when misunderstood.