Two-Day Symposium with Leading Experts to Offer Solutions for Building Envelope Repair and Design

Raleigh, N.C. - Building designers, facility managers and construction professionals will want to attend the RCI Symposium on Building Envelope Technology, October 26-27, 2009 at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, CA.

The two-day program will feature 12 different educational sessions presented by leading building envelope designers. Speakers will offer experience-based insights for specification of sound, durable building exteriors. Many programs will focus on repair methods for strengthening and improving existing deficient exterior envelopes.

Leading building envelope product manufacturers will be present with displays of the latest products and services.  Over 200 building envelope professionals are expected to attend. Educational Presentations Will Include:

• Exterior Stair Waterproofing - Assembling the Puzzle
  Joseph Rogers, PE - Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., Rockville, MD
  
• Dual Sealed Expansion Joints in Roofing and Waterproofing Applications
  Rocco Romero, AIA - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA
  
• Development of Energy Ratings for Insulated Wall Assemblies
  Hakim Elmahdy, PhD - National Research Council of Canada Institute for Research in Construction, Ottawa, ON
  
• Dubai International Air Terminal -External Envelope and Interior Linings
  William (Bill) Mansell, PhD - Chadwick Technology PTY, Ltd., Australia
  
• Using Humidity/Temperature Loggers for Moisture Investigations - Case Studies
  Lonnie Haughton, CDT, LEED AP - Richard Avelar & Associates, Oakland, CA
  
• Thin Marble Facades:  History, Evaluation, and Maintenance
  James Newlin, EIT - Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc., Houston, TX
  
• Corrosion: The Use of Metal Within Masonry Wall Systems and Associated Life-Cycle Issues
  Edward Gerns, RA, LEED AP - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc., Inc., Chicago, IL
  
• Osmosis and Blistering of Polyurethane Waterproofing Membranes
  Brian Hubbs, PEng - RDH Building Engineering, Inc., Vancouver, BC
  
• Evaluating the Water Resistance of Fenestration Products
  David A. Deress, PE, RA and Christine R. Zimmer, AIA - Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Seattle, WA
  
• Effective Utilization of Mock-ups in the Building Envelope Commissioning Process
  John A. Runkle, PE and Kevin D. Knight - Architectural Testing, Inc., York, PA
  
• Sustainable Roof Design - More Than a Black and White Issue
  Samir K. Ibrahim - Carlisle SynTec, Inc., Carlisle, PA
  
• Flashing Block Frame Windows in Stucco Walls
  Chris Nelson - Technical Roof Services Inc., a DNG Group Company, Concord, CA

RCI is an international association of professional consultants, architects, and engineers who specialize in the specification and design of roofing, waterproofing, and exterior wall systems. RCI regularly hosts education programs designed to demystify and explain the application of building envelope technologies. For more information about RCI, visit http://www.rci-online.org/ or call 800-828-1902.