Sunday Monday Tuesday Program at a Glance
This year's IIBEC/OBEC BES will have 20 concurrent plus 2 general sessions, all featuring cutting-edge, relevant solutions for design, construction, below-grade waterproofing, restoration, sustainability, and building enclosure commissioning.
Presentation Classification Codes
Below Grade/Waterproofing: BGWP
Building Commissioning: BECxP
Business/Professional Development: BPD
Case Studies: CST
Codes & Standards: C&S
Fenestration/Glazing: FG
HVAC Systems and Air Quality/Wellness
Research & Technology: R&T
Restoration: RS
Safety: S
Sustainability/Resilience: SUS
Wind/Structural: W
Sunday, September 29
Registration Desk Hours
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Evening Reception
York Ballroom Foyer
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday, September 30
Registration Desk Hours
6:30am – 5:00pm
Breakfast with Exhibitor
Sponsored by Carlisle Construction Materials
7:15am – 8:15am
Welcome and Introductions
8:15am – 8:45am
Existing Occupied Building Repairs—An Art and a Science
8:45am – 9:45am
Sal Alajek, Project Director WSP Canada Inc.
Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Polyglass USA Inc.
9:45am – 10:15am
Best Practices for a Successful Natatorium Enclosure
10:15am – 11:15am
Concurrent Session
Jonathan Smegal, MASc, PEng
The History of Roofing in One Building Since the 1970s—Actually!
10:15am – 11:15am
Concurrent Session
Jean-Guy Levaque, F-IIBEC, RRC, RRO, Arch Technologist
Break
11:15am – 11:20am
Blindside Waterproofing Systems for Hydrostatic Conditions: Lessons Learned & Good Practices
11:20am – 12:20pm
Concurrent Session
Chris McConnell, B.Tech
Heritage Windows: Conservation, Comfort, and Carbon
11:20am – 12:20pm
Concurrent Session
Amy Montgomery, MASc, P.Eng., CPHC and Rachel McMullan, B.A.Sc., E.I.T
Lunch
York Ballroom A
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Dessert with Exhibitors
Richmond Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:00pm
Decarbonizing Building Materials: Exploring the Embodied Carbon of Structure and Enclosure Systems
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Concurrent Session
Sean Moore, SEBT, LEED AP BD+C
Airtightness Ultimate Benefits and Decisive Stakeholders’ Interests
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Concurrent Session
Ehab Naim Ibrahim, BArch, Dipl Ing Architekt, MRAIC, BSS®, LEED® AP, CPHD; Meena Hamati, Ing (Eng), MEng, PQS
Break
3:00pm – 3:05pm
Thermal Performance of Spandrel Assemblies in Glazed Wall Systems
3:05pm – 4:05pm
Concurrent Session
Cheryl Saldanha, Ivan Lee, Daniel Haaland
Adaptation of Low-Slope Roof Assemblies against Projected Climate Severities: Evaluation of a New Standard
3:05pm – 4:05pm
Concurrent Session
Sathya Ramachandran, Bruno Bernard
Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored by SOPREMA
4:05pm – 4:30pm
Self-Adhered Membrane Applications: What Does It Really Mean to Stick?
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Concurrent Session
Cody Shelner, CABS, LEED Green Associate
Anchored Brick Veneer: What Can Go Wrong and How to Prevent This
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Concurrent Session
Daniel L. Isackson, AIA, RRC, LEED AP BD+C
Reception with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Johns Manville
5:30pm – 6:30pm
Tuesday, October 1
Breakfast with Exhibitors
Sponsored by National Institute of Building Sciences(NIBS)
7:15am – 8:30am
OBEC: AGM Breakfast Meeting
King City Room
7:15am – 8:30am
Alex Lukachko
Break with Exhibitors
Sponsored by Morin Insulation and Roofing Ltd.
9:45am – 10:15am
Modeling, Simulation, and Measurement of a Full-scale Integrated Energy Efficiency Retrofit Prototype for Single-Family Attached Residences in Cold Climates
10:15am – 11:15am
Concurrent Session
Shayan Mirzabeigi, LEED Green Associate and Sameeraa Soltanian-Zadeh
Forward-Thinking, Solar-Ready Commercial Roof Design
10:15am – 11:15am
Concurrent Session
Samantha Corbel, Jacob Ringer, John Karras
Break
11:15am – 11:20am
Windows Installation Designs for Meeting Demanding Thermal Code Requirements
11:20 a.m. – 12:20pm
John Straube, PhD, PEng
Lunch
York Ballroom A
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Dessert with Exhibitors
Richmond Ballroom
1:30pm – 2:00pm
Achieving Building Envelope Durability Using CSA S478
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Concurrent Session
Gerald Genge, LL.M., P.Eng., BSS, ODACC Adjudicator
Examining Methods for Preserving and Improving the Energy Performance of Historic Aluminum Framed Curtainwall
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Concurrent Session
David Wach, PEng
Break
3:00pm – 3:05pm
Transforming 240 Markland Drive, Etobicoke: A Blueprint for Decarbonizing Multiunit Residential Buildings
3:05pm – 4:05pm
Concurrent Session
Blair Gamracy, RRO, BArch Sci and David De Rose, MASc, PEng, BSS
Tools to Grow Your Sustainability Consulting Practice
3:05pm – 4:05pm
Concurrent Session
Emily Lorenz, PE, F-ACI
Break with Exhibitors
4:05pm – 4:30pm
Validating Thermal Performance of Existing Assemblies Using In-Situ Measurements
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Concurrent Session
Shibei Huang, NFRC Certified Simulator
Engineering Tomorrow's Envelopes: Smart Blue Roofs Pioneering Sustainable Building Practices
4:30pm – 5:30pm
Concurrent Session
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