Continuing Education & Happy Hour – Exterior Skin Principles

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Participants will discover how insulation impacts thermal movement. There are many types of insulation for sale, and we will cover the material makeup, advantages, and disadvantages of the main types. It’s also important to note how insulation works to make it more efficient. The thickness of the material interacts with air and slows down the transfer of heat. We will also discuss the materials adjacent to the insulation impact the building properties. This is a property called thermal movement and is just as important as the insulation itself

• Participants will discover how to keep a building weathertight while also allowing it to breathe. The general thought process is that the roof and walls keep the building weathertight. Now while that is inherently true, the weatherproofing behind the exterior walls is often overlooked. These air and vapor barriers are used in most exterior skin applications but often ignored. Certain materials work better in certain situations and climates. Not only does the building need to stay watertight, but these barriers must allow air to pass through to keep the building materials dry

• Participants will explore how we skin a building while being kind to the environment. Each material impacts the environment in a different way. We will also discuss yield of materials and how the design can either negatively impact or positively impact the environment. Designing a system with material, sizing, location, and color in mind can always be beneficial to the environment

• Participants will determine how we can utilize materials to create an aesthetically pleasing exterior skin.

Dom Golia, Account/Sales Executive, Advanced Exterior Systems

Dom is the account executive for the Charlotte market. His focus is on working with architects and general contractors to get the best skin on the building as possible while conforming to price and design limitations