1st Annual Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
February 20-21, 2013
The Sands Casino Resort - Bethlehem, PA

PROCEEDINGS

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Day 1 — February 20 Day 2 — February 21
Early Morning 8:30 – 9:30

Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Northampton Room

Sam Rashkin, Chief Architect, Building Technology Program, U.S. Department of Energy

Title: Money-Housing

Early Morning 8:30 – 9:30

Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Northampton Room

Richard Seifert, Professor Emeritus, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Title: 30 Years in Dogged Pursuit of the Ultimate Super-insulated Passive Solar Home

9:30 — 10:30 am Session 1 — Lehigh Room Session 2 — Northampton Room 9:30 — 10:30 am Session 9 — Lehigh Room Session 10 — Northampton Room

The Need for Building Science EducationJoseph Laquatra (Cornell University)

Whole Building Design Approach to Achieve High Performance BuildingsMonjia Belizaire (George Mason University)

Concrete Building Systems: Disaster Resilient Solutions for Safer Communities T. Peng (NRMCA), L. Lemay (NRMCA), and B. Cody (PACA)

A New Paradigm for Residential Construction in Regions of High SeismicityM. Sarkisian, E. Long, D. Shook, and A. Diaz (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP)

Information Barriers in Home Energy Retrofit Adoption: Research in ProgressD. Duah and M. Syal (Michigan State University)

Prefabricating Charles Moore: Reinterpreted Saddlebags and AediculesC.A. Debelius, R.C. Everhart and J.A. Russell (Appalachian State University)

An Introduction to Steel and Concrete Modular ConstructionS. English (Larson Design Group, Inc.) and B. Brown (NRB)

Concrete in Residential ConstructionPragati Singh and Andrew Scanlon (PSU)

Break Break
10:45 — Noon Session 3 — Lehigh Room Session 4 — Northampton Room 10:45 — Noon Session 11 — Lehigh Room Session 12 — Northampton Room

Critical Look into ISOMAX (Zero Energy use structures) ConstructionM.T. Sebright (Energy Reconsidered, LLC) and D. Berg (DSB Energy Services, LLC)

A Framework for the Process to Identify Dominant Housing Archetypes in a Cold Climate Region: Matching Energy Retrofit Research to Important ArchetypesT. Mrozowski, S.–K. Kim, and A. Harrell-Seyburn (Michigan State University)

Adoption of Innovative Products in the US Housing Industry: Builders' Practices 2000-2010Parisa Nikkhoo, Andrew Sanderford, Andrew McCoy, Theodore Koebbel, Chris Franch, and Hazir Rahmandad (Virginia Tech)

Deep energy retrofits with retrofit insulated panelsTed Clifton (Zero-energy Plans, LLC)

State of the Art Review of Window Retrofit Options for Energy Saving in Single-family DwellingsTim Ariosto, and Ali Memari (PSU)

Zero Net-Energy ReadySam Rashkin (DOE)

Reducing Exposure to Thermal Stress in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Through Residential WeatherizationNicholas Rajkovich and Larissa Larsen (University of Michigan)

Overheating in Multifamily Residential BuildingsJordan Dentz (The Levy Partnership, Inc.), Kapil Varshney (The Levy Partnership, Inc.) and Hugh Henderson (CDH Energy Corp.)

Air Districution Retrofit Strategies for Affordable HousingJordan Dentz (The Levy Partnership, Inc.), Francis Conlin (High Performance Building Solutions), Parker Holloway (High Performance Building Solutions), and David Podorson (The Levy Partnership, Inc.)

Innovation in Residential Construction Systems in SwedenGregory La Vardera (Gregory La Vardera Architect) and Scott Hedges (Australia)

Chicago Flat Type Planning: Sustainability and the 1902 Tenement House OrdinanceRichard Gnat (University of Nevada)

Introduction to Insulating Concrete FormsDennis Gerdel (New Holland Concrete)

12:00 — 1:00 pm — LUNCH — Emeril's Chop House 12:00 — 1:00 pm — LUNCH — Emeril's Chop House
1:00 — 3:30 pm Session 5 — Lehigh Room Session 6 — Northampton Room 1:00 — 3:30 pm Session 13 — Lehigh Room Session 14 — Northampton Room

Prescriptive Details for Wind Resistant Envelope Based on Observations of Newly Built Homes Damaged in 2011 TornadosBryan Readling and Edward Keith (APA)

Residential Damage Patterns Following the 2011 Tuscaloosa, AL and Joplin, MO TornadoesDavid B. Roueche and David O Prevatt (University of Florida)

Wind Uplift Capacity of Foam-retrofitted Roof Sheathing Subjected to Water LeaksDavid Roueche, Elexenberger, Kenton McBride, D.O. Prevatt, F.J. Masters (University of Florida)

Housing Reconstruction and Community Recovery Following Disasters — No Easy ChoicesDana Bres (HUD) and Carlos Martin (Abt Assoc.)

Residential Reconstruction in HaitiMark Taylor (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Haiti Wood-frame Housing InitiativeGlyn R. Boone (Weyerhaeuser) and J.D. Kiehl (Entech Engineering, Inc.)

Resisting the Myth of the Monolithic: The influence of Construction Innovation on Single-family House Spatialities in the Work of Gomes and StraubFrancisco Gomes (University of Texas at Austin)

Responsive Housijng: Potential and Projected ImpactA.J. Mills and K.J Tiss (State University of New York)

Investigation for the Removal of Steel Tie Rods in a Historic Segmental Arch FloorJennifer Lan, Michael Lo, David Sharp, and Ramon Gilsanz (Gilsanz-Murray-Steficek, LLP)

The State of the Art Application of Modular Construction to Multi-story Residential BuildingsAnthony Jellen and Ali Memari (PSU)

Identification of Structural Issues in Design and Construction of Multi-story Modular BuildingsIssa Jafar Ramaji and Ali Memari (PSU)

Innovative use of Long Span Metal Deck Slabs and Shored ConstructionJoseph Mugford, Karl Rubenacker, John Lantry, Ramon Gilsanz (Gilsanz-Murray-Steficek, LLP)

Lessons Learned from the Process of Retrofitting Existing Housing for Energy EfficiencyLisa Iulo (PSU) and Bruce Quigley (Union County Housing Authority)

Break Break
3:45 — 4:30 pm Session 7 — Lehigh Room Session 8 — Northampton Room 3:45 — 4:30 pm

Presentation by the authors of the book: Design and Construction of High- performance Homes: Building Envelopes, Renewable Energies and Integrated Practice

High Performance Architectural Technologies - Franca Trubiano (University of Pennsylvania)

System Integrated Photovoltaic (SIPV) - Jeffrey R.S. Brownson (PSU)

Energy and the Integrative Design Process -Defining the Team of Experts - Lisa D. Iulo (PSU)

Effects of Sheathing and Nail Type on Nail Withdrawal CapacitiesAshlie Kerr and David Prevatt (University of Florida)

Modular Green Roof System in Mid-rise Multifamily Residential UnitsTuan Vo, David Prevatt and Glenn Acomb (University of Florida)

The Unseating of Naturally Aged Asphalt Shingles: An In-situ SurveyCraig Dixon, David Prevatt, Forrest Masters and Kurt Gurley (University of Florida)

Adjourn Adjourn