Considering school districts and educational campuses retain buildings for decades and more, appropriate product selection is critical. Product selection can have a significant impact on the immediate and long term performance and cost efficiency of a building, and is especially critical when considering energy performance over the life of the building. It is critical to consider the bigger picture and impacts over the building's lifetime when making design decisions. Starting with defining key terminology, an analytical approach for evaluating the various options will be reviewed, and will involve improving the performance of an educational building. Topics covered will include continuous air barriers in the walls & roof,insulation, reflective roofing & pavements, and rooftop solar.
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January 29, 2025, 1:00 PM (EST)
Andrea Wagner Watts
GAF | Siplast Building & Roofing Services
Building Science Education Manager
Andrea is the Building Science Education Manager for GAF | Siplast Building & Roofing Science, engaging with industry professionals to provide guidance, technical support and education for roof and wall assemblies. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, Andrea strives to improve the overall performance of the building enclosures through application innovation, product development and building science research. Andrea has published on building science, assembly interfaces, durability and resilience and holds multiple patents. She serves as an executive board member of ABAA, is the co-chair of their Technical Committee and chairs the ASTM E06 Task Group on air barriers assemblies.
Shawn LeCrone
BEAM Professionals
President
As President of BEAM Professionals, Shawn leads a team of Architects and Building Envelope Consultants who are experts in the designing, testing, and commissioning of a cost effective, energy efficient and weather tight system for all six sides of buildings. Shawn is Registered Roof Consultant (RRC), Roof Observer (RRO) and Exterior Wall Observer (REWO) from the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC). He has enjoyed 20 years of providing all facets of building envelope consulting from Facility Construction Assessments to forensic investigation, material testing and design, preparation of contract documents along with construction administration and construction quality assurance. Having worked in diverse building types involving K-12, Higher Education, civic, commercial, historic preservation, sports venues, and multi-family gives him a unique perspective and understanding of when to repair, rejuvenate, overlay, or replace each type of building envelope component and/or the overall system.
