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SUMMARY:BEC: Austin Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BEC:Austin will host their monthly meeting and presentation including lunch at the AIA Austin Center.\nLunch sponsored by PROSOCO. \nSealant Durability as a Factor in Litigation\n \nSealant is used on every building\, and used wrong on most of them. From product selection to installation to maintenance\, ignorance about exterior wall and window sealant joints (i.e.\, vertical joints) leads to countless premature failures; therefore\, durability is a central factor in construction litigation. There is also an epidemic of premature horizontal sealant joint failures throughout the United States; they are more prevalent than vertical sealant joint failures. In addition to the usual problems like leakage\, horizontal joint failures can result in personal injury from trip and fall incidents. In many cases\, there are unrealistic expectations of how long a sealant should\nserve its intended purpose – its design life. On the other side\, mistakes shorten the sealant’s functional performance – its service life.\nTo bridge this knowledge gap\, this presentation will synthesize a practical understanding of sealant durability based on theoretical behavior\, observations from numerous failure case studies\, and research and test results from The Durability Lab\, with the following learning objectives:\n1. Understand factors that affect initial performance.\n2. Understand factors that affect durability.\n3. Understand laboratory and field test methods that provide meaningful results.\n4. Understand project variables that affect product selection. \n1 LU credit \nRegister Now\nAbout the presenter: \nDavid H. Nicastro\, P.E.\, F.ASTM\nSenior Principal\nBuilding Diagnostics\, Inc.\, An ABB Company\nDNicastro@ABBae.com\nDavid H. Nicastro\, P.E.\, F.ASTM\, is a licensed professional engineer specializing in durability and failure causation theory. He analyzes existing buildings and designs remedies. He is the founder of Building Diagnostics and Engineering Diagnostics\, which grew to be an Inc. 500 firm by 2000. He also founded The Durability Lab\, a testing center housed at The University of Texas at Austin to study the durability of building components\, identifying factors causing premature failure. Mr. Nicastro is the past chairman of ASTM Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants\, and has published over 50 articles and books on durability and failure of building materials. \n \n\nBEC: Austin is an interdisciplinary organization that promotes the exchange of information on building enclosures and related science specific to the climate of Central Texas. \nInterdisciplinary: architects\, engineers\, contractors\, building owners\, consultants\, facility managers\, code officials\, educators\, manufacturers\, and those with a stake in building enclosure performance \nExchange of information: discussion\, training\, education\, outreach\, and awareness \nBuilding enclosures and related science: energy-efficiency\, moisture control\, indoor air quality\, longevity\, and durability \nBEC: Austin typically meets the first Wednesday of each month from 12-1pm. To receive reminders\, please sign up for the BEC mailing list here.\n2024 BEC: Austin Committee\nChair: Keith Simon\, FAIA\nChair-elect: Josh Leger\, AIA\nAIA Austin staff liaison: Julia Brown
URL:https://calendar.aiaaustin.org/event/bec-austin-committee-meeting-13/
LOCATION:AIA Austin\, 801 W 12th St\, Austin\, TX\, 78701
CATEGORIES:BEC: Austin Committee,Committee Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="BEC%3A Austin":MAILTO:julia@aiaaustin.org
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