Seminars
Building Construction and HVAC
Build Tight and Ventilate Right
Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.E.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Steeplegate Best western Inn, Symposium Room
Joseph Lstiburek, B.A.Sc., M.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng. is a principal of Building Science Corporation and a building scientist
who investigates building failures. He is internationally recognized as an authority on moisture related building problems
and indoor air quality. He is an ASHRAE Fellow. He is the past chairman of ASTM E241 - Increasing the Durability of Building
Assemblies from Moisture Induced Damage and a contributor and reviewer of Chapters 21 and 22 of ASHRAE Fundamentals. He is
a voting member of ASHRAE Standard 62.2 – Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality. He has appeared on PBS NOVA ("Can
buildings make you sick?"). He is the author of the U.S. DOE Handbook on Moisture Control and a special contributor to the
EPA guidance document on Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers.
Dr. Lstiburek is a noted authority on energy efficient construction techniques and heads one of the four Building America
program teams for the U.S. Department of Energy. He is the developer of ADA (the Air Drywall Approach to air barriers). He
is a former Director of Research of the Housing and Urban Development Association of Canada.
Dr. Lstiburek has written numerous books and technical papers on building construction and has conducted forensic
investigations and served as an expert witness on building failures all over the U.S. He is an expert in the areas of rain
penetration, air barriers, vapor barriers, air quality, durability and construction technology. He specializes in mold and
microbial contamination of buildings.
Dr. Lstiburek received an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, a master’s in Civil Engineering, and a doctorate
in Building Science from the University of Toronto. Dr. Lstiburek has been a licensed Professional Engineer since 1982.
For addtional information, download the Seminar Flyer.
Note: On line registration is available for
this event.
However payments can not be processed on line.
Cost is $180 through March 11, 2010 and $200 thereafter.
Please refer to our Presentation Archive page for downloads of past presentations.
