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Wednesday, October 10th, 2007
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM |
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
700 Montreal Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Conference Room C1-103 and C1-104
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| A one-day seminar for building designers including architects and engineers, consultants, builders, contractors, product manufacturers, specification writers, project managers, building owners, property managers and building operators concerned about biological attack on building materials and structures within their buildings and facilities. |
| About BECOR |
The building Envelope Council Ottawa Region (BECOR) is a non-profit organization formed to promote the pursuit of excellence in the design, construction and performance of building envelopes. BECOR is committed to maintain a leadership position in this highly technical field. Members enjoy advance notice of technical meetings, discounted seminar fees, preferred registration and information packages for special seminars. BECOR, through its affiliations with National Building Envelop Council (NBEC) establishes and maintains communication channels with other related international, national and provincial organizations.
Visit our Website:
http://www.becor.org |
| In Collaboration With |
National Research Council, Institute for Research in Construction
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Public Works Government Services Canada
Structural Pest Management Association of Ontario |
| A one day seminar focusing on biological attack on building materials and structures from pests, insects, mold and fungi. |
| Speaker Biographies |
| Dr. Paul Cooper, PHD is a wood scientist with over 30 years of research teaching and consulting experience in wood deterioration and wood. His research is focused on minimizing environmental impacts of wood preservatives at all stages of the product life cycle including recycling of spent treated products. |
| Ted Berdowski, Principal of Environmental Pest Management Inc. and President of the Structural Pest Management Association of Ontario. He has over 22 years of experience in the pest management industry and has been using various equipment including infrared imagers to detect the extent of structural problems associated with pest infestations. |
| Lynne Strickland, B.Sc., is an environmental consultant currently working towards her degree in interior design. Her previous academic background in microbiology and chemistry led to a particular interest in mould assessment and remediation issues. Her experiences have led to a focus on communication aspects in ensuring the successful progression of projects and goals. |
| Paul Battle, Prinicipal, Invironments Inc., is a independent building investigator. Certified in 1995 as a building biologist and a Bau-Biologie environmental inspector. Paul inspects both residential and commercial buildings for general IAQ issues. He is a mold and moisture specialist and experienced grow house inspector where moisture where mold and moisture issues are common. |
| McGregor Pearce, is a private consultant on indoor air quality, moisture and microbiological problems. He has investigated thousands of homes and buildings. He specializes in water damage cases, and designs mold clean-up protocols. He deals with health issues pertaining to exposure to microbiological contaminants. Mac Pearce has been a frequent speaker at building symposia and professional cleaning conferences. He has taught hundreds of classes on indoor air quality issues. He favors a building science approach to solving indoor air quality problems. He is an active researcher on developing new strategies for creating durable sustainable buildings. |
| Agenda |
| Time |
Description |
Speaker |
| 8:00–8:40 |
Registration – Coffee |
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| 8:35–8:40 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
Helene Roche, President BECOR |
| 8:40–8:45 |
Introductions and Agenda |
Tony Colantonio, Vice-President BECOR |
| 8:45–9:15 |
Agents of Deterioration in Wood
This presentation discusses favored conditions and requirements for wood degrading organisms. |
Dr. Paul Cooper, U 0f T |
| 9:15–9:45 |
Type, Nature and Risk of Insect and Fungal Damage
Dealing with conditions favoring fungal and insect attack and how to detect their presence. |
Dr. Paul Cooper, U 0f T |
| 9:45–10:15 |
Conditions Favoring Decay or Insect Attack Risk Reducing Design Features
Good building design can reduce the chance of decay and insect attack. Knowledge of design features that increase risk will help detect problem areas while good design features will help avoid problems. |
Dr. Paul Cooper, U 0f T |
| 10:15–10:30 |
Health / Refreshment Break |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Preventative Solutions and Wood Preservative Options
In some conditions, deterioration problems are unavoidable by design. The options for protecting wood and solutions for remedial treatment of decaying wood will be discussed. |
Dr. Paul Cooper, U 0f T |
| 11:00 – 12:00 |
Pests Found In Buildings, Detection Methodologies Building Design and Other Green Solutions for Eradication
Pests come in all different forms and sizes, detection methods include visual and high tech non- destructive options prior to destructive verification. Various options for eradication and return of problems will be discussed. |
Ted Berdowski, EPM |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:00 – 1:45 |
Communication Aspects To Resolving IEQ Issues
This presentation focuses on identifying detrimental and beneficial communication strategies in order to increase successful resolutions. There are many opportunities for poor communication to undermine the process.
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Lynne Strickland |
| 1:45 – 2:30 |
Moisture Meters and Building Inspections
This session explores the types of available moisture sensors and their use in building inspections. |
Paul Battle, Invironments Inc. |
| 2:30 – 2:45 |
Health / Refreshment Break |
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| 2:45 – 3:30 |
Fungal Wall Damage, Case Studies
Examples of material and structural damage will be used to discuss consequences of moisture problems within building envelopes and resultants cost implications to owners and occupants. |
McGregor Pearce |
| 3:30 – 4:15 |
Building Diagnostics and Repair Options
Diagnostic methodologies for various types of moisture problems will be outlined in conjunction with their repair options. |
McGregor Pearce |
| 4:15 – 4:25 |
Closing remarks |
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| Please Register Early. Registration at the door may be limited by seating capacity. |
| For Further Information |
Please contact:
Tony Colantonio
Tel: (819) 956-3401
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