Avoiding Building Enclosure System Failures
Track 3: Testing & Inspection
Wednesday, March 27, 1:00 – 2:00pm
The presentation will review the four barriers needed for effective building enclosure systems. Proper location of the four barriers based on climate region and building use will be reviewed. Examples of failed building enclosure assemblies will be reviewed along with the reasons why they failed. Building enclosure designs that would fail will be reviewed. The reason why they would fail and the design changes that actually prevented them from failing will be reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the Four Barriers needed for effective building enclosure systems
- Learn where to properly locate these four barriers for effective building enclosure
- Learn about failures to do improper design and location of the four barriers
- Learn how building enclosure systems are analyzed to insure effective performance
Len Anastasi, FABAA, CSI, CDT
EXO-TEC Consulting, Inc.
Len Anastasi worked in the construction industry for twenty years in masonry, waterproofing and restoration work. He currently owns EXO-TEC Manufacturing, Inc. which manufactures specialty construction products, EXO-TEC Solutions, Inc. which performs marketing work for various quality and innovative manufacturers of construction products and EXO-TEC Consulting, Inc. which performs consulting services on building enclosure issues for building owners, managers, design professionals and lawyers. In his construction and consulting work, he has performed inspections and / or repairs on over 300 buildings as well as giving expert testimony in trials and reviews on dozens of legal cases. He is a member of ASTM’s E 06 Committee on Building Performance where he has authored both proposed standards as well as proposed changes to existing standards. He is a member of the Boston Society of Architects’ Building Enclosure Council where he has presented on several topics and has been sponsored to speak at the Build Boston Exposition, AIA National Convention and CSI National Convention. He has authored several articles and papers on building enclosure performance and has spoken on these topics at several conventions, seminars and meeting. He is currently a member of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI) and the U. S. Government’s Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC). He is also a guest lecturer at the Boston Architectural Center.