AIA Kansas City: The American Institute of Architects

The Building Enclosure Council of Kansas City is pleased to announce our first session of 2010 on January 20th. We will be gathering at 6pm with the presentation starting shortly afterwards. Please note that the session will be located in the NEW office of the AIA-Kansas City at 1801 McGee on the first level.
Our speakers will be Bill Hornfeck, a Product Manager and Bob Allman Senior Structural Engineer at CENTRIA. The session will focus on:
Achieving Superior Thermal and Moisture Protection in Rainscreen Wall Design: New Strategies that are working
This course is designed to educate our audience regarding the use of ICBP (Insulated Composite Back-up Panels) as a performance back-up wall solution for masonry and rainscreen elements. The course will allow the audience to understand the functional differences between an inner back-up wall and the rainscreen component. The attendees will be shown key weaknesses in popular multi-component back-up wall assemblies. Also discussed will be the nature of problems that are created by popular back-up wall assemblies when they fail. Strategies for creating superior back-up wall assemblies, when steel framing is employed as the structural element, will be discussed. The benefits of a new, superior back-up wall (ICBP) will be explained.
After the Power Point Presentation is concluded, a 4’x 4’ mock-up wall assembly will be constructed to demonstrate the simple ICBP construction that results in a robust air/water/vapor/thermal barrier wall.
The Session is open to all trades and professions related to building design, construction, maintenance and property management.
Since space may be limited, please RSVP by no later than 5pm on January 18.