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Overview

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

• learn how to select the right windows for your project
• master window detailing to make windows an integral part of the building envelope
• become knowledgeable about new developments to make windows efficient energy filters
• increase the on-site performance of windows
• strengthen your retrofitting skills to make windows an efficient building component

Description

Windows are the most complicated and challenging part of the building envelope, for they must meet the requirements of the National Building Code without violating budgets. Also, windows are expected to admit and retain heat in winter, control heat gain in the summer, block noise, permit ventilation air to enter while keeping the rain out, remain clear and free of condensation, allow sunlight to enter while not causing discomfort due to glare, and shield occupants from odours and airborne pollutants. Selecting and retrofitting windows to meet these diverse requirements is a significant challenge for the owner.

This course will discuss performance requirements, installation and retrofit considerations, standards, testing, specifying and selecting. Problems experienced with windows on building projects and successful solutions will also be presented. A workshop on the actual performance of windows helps you learn ways to increase the performance of your windows.

Course Outline

• Windows: Overview of Issues and Constraints
• Performance Testing - Lab and Field Testing and Computer Simulation
• Codes and Standards
• Performance
• Specifying, Selecting and Estimating
• Window Design and Installation Considerations
• Workshop
• Window Upgrade or Replacement
• Case Study

Who Should Attend
Owners • Architects and Design Engineers • Construction Superintendents • Project Managers • Property Managers • Building Inspectors • Estimators • Specification Writers • Contractors and Renovators • Home Builders • Glazing and Window Manufacturers • Suppliers and Installers • Technical Sales Representatives • Officials Responsible For Selecting, Installing and Maintaining Windows In Institutional, Commercial, Industrial and Residential Buildings.

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Syllabus

Windows: Overview of Issues & Constraints

• Recent changes & trends in the window-related field
• Challenges in selection, specification, installation & retrofit
• Performance requirements
• Window labelling, certification & installation
• Constraints (including available budget)

Performance Testing - Lab & Field Testing & Computer Simulation

• AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-11 NAFS
• Lab test procedures
• Interpretation of results
• On-site testing & evaluation
• Computer simulations for energy performance (A440.2)
• Future labelling & certification
• Fenestration security

Codes & St&ards

• AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-11 NAFS
• CSA-A440SI, Canadian Supplement to AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-11
• CSA-A440.2, Fenestration Energy Performance
• CSA-A440.3, Fenestration Energy Performance / User Guide to CSA A440.2
• CSA-A440.4, Window, Door & Skylight Installation
• CGSB CAN2 12.8 M76 Insulating Glass Units

Performance

• Thermal resistance rating of windows
• Window terminology & components
• Energy performance criteria
• Sound transmission
• Vision
• Operability
• Budget

Specifying, Selecting & Estimating

• Specifying & selecting windows to meet CSA-AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440-11 NAFS
• Cost Estimating

WINDOW DESIGN & INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS

• How to control heat loss/gain, air leakage, vapour flow & rain resistance
• Anchorage & movement capacity
• Joint design
• Air Seal
• Flashings

Workshop

• Heat, light, condensation, noise, air flow, protection from rain, sunlight, glare, shield against airborne pollutants
• The instructor will comment on every presentation & make a list of issues relating to performance on site needing further consideration. He will seek participants' input to add to the list & then turn over the list to participants to discuss in small groups. Reports from the groups will be presented for further discussion.

Window Upgrade or Replacement

• Design decision criteria
• Retrofit methods - installation of complete window including the frame, installation of insert, & variations in installation method for wood, extruded aluminum & vinyl windows

Glazing

• Specification considerations
• Structural requirements
• Coatings
• Resistance to ultraviolet rays
• Sloped glazing, skylights & sliding doors
• The durability of fenestration products
• Energy requirements

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.