TRAINING.

Overview

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the methodology of a Building Condition Assessment
• Visually assess a building's HVAC and Plumbing systems
• Visually assess a building's fire safety systems
• Visually assess a building for mould and moisture problems

Description
Owners often engage professionals to conduct assessments of buildings and structures. This course will present the methodology for assessing a building's Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), plumbing and fire safety systems, as well as assessing mould and moisture problems for the purpose of carrying out a building condition assessment.

Who Should Attend
Professionals who work in the field of building science and who deal with the assessment of existing residential, commercial, and institutional structures, as well as the preparation of contingency plans based on those assessments, including:

• Engineers
• Architects
• Technologists

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Syllabus

Course Outline

• Methodology of a Building Condition Assessment (Brief Overview)
• Assessing HVAC and Plumbing
• Fire Safety
• Mould & Moisture Problems
• Case Study

Instructor

Martin Gerskup, B. Arch, OAA, MAIBC and MRAIC

Martin has over 35 years of experience and is the president of BEST Consultants Martin Gerskup Architect Inc. He specializes in the field of investigative architecture and building science with particular emphasis on the resolution of problems affecting the building envelope. Martin is a member of the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and has served in various capacities on the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) Board of Directors from 1991 to 1997.

He was president of OBEC from 1993 to 1994, a member of the council for the OAA from 2003 to 2005, and a member of the ULC Thermal Insulation Committee. During his tenure on the council at the OAA, Mr. Gerskup was Chair of the Discipline Committee while also serving on the following committees: Practice Committee, Registration Committee, Public Interest Review Committee, Communications Committee, and the University Liaison Task Group.

In addition to authoring and presenting many technical papers on the subject of building science, Mr. Gerskup taught as an assistant adjunct professor and tutor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design from 1999 to 2001 and at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ryerson University in 2002.