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Wagdy Anis Symposium
Workshop
Anita Simon
Event Coordinator
Wagdy Anis Symposium
Lew Harriman, FASHRAE and ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer
Director of Research
Mason-Grant Consulting
Jason Der Ananian, P.E. (MA, ME)
Senior Project Manager
SIMPSON GUMPERTZ & HEGER
Manfred Kehrer, Dipl.-Ing.
Senior Associate
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
Control of air and moisture movement through the building enclosure can enhance indoor air quality while improving the performance and durability of the building enclosure. Results of indoor air quality research will be presented to demonstrate how airtight building enclosures reduce concentrations of indoor particulates. Because moisture in the building enclosure can also impact indoor air quality, as well as cause premature degradation of the building enclosure
assemblies, the effect of airtightness on moisture in the building enclosure assemblies will be illustrated with case studies and a discussion on an innovative approach to controlling moisture in walls of existing buildings. The session will conclude with a presentation of tools used to evaluate building materials for moisture control.