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18-02-07 1 Dr John Straube, P.Eng. Principal, RDH Building Science Assoc. Professor, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Canada Building Science 2 of Intro à Building Science à Changes and Future Trends à Three topics à ci à Prefabrication à Housing Types à Tall Wood Case Study

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Dr John Straube, P.Eng. Principal, RDH Building Science

Assoc. Professor, University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Canada

Building Science

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Intro

à Building Science

à Changes and Future Trends

à Three topics

à  ci

à  Prefabrication

à  Housing Types

à Tall Wood Case Study

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Changes and Trends

à Changing projects à  Retrofit

à  Changing / Aging population

à  Infill ›  + In-law units, “granny flats”, etc

à  Mid-rise, especially urban ›  Wood 5, 6 storey +

à  Multi-use

à  Regional variations (labor vs land price) ›  Vermont vs Boston vs Kansas vs Seattle

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Changes and Trends

à Changing needs à  Lower energy

à  More comfort

à  Better IAQ

à  Faster construction

à  Weather insensitivity

à  Higher Labor efficiency

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Changing Demands

à More insulation à  Quality inspection

à  Less thermal bridging

à More airtightness

à  Blower door testing

à Changing techniques

à  Save labor

à  Reliably & provably deliver airtightness and thermal bridge reductions

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Innovation

à “The industry is slow to change and conservative”

à Of course it is, it should be à  Buildings are long term à  Buildings are massive investment

à Innovation is NOT something new, it is something better

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Innovation

à Technology is improving à  Mostly limited by demand from market place

à  Triple, quad glazing, Water barriers

à Price is dropping

à  Photovoltaics super cheap

à  LED lights the norm

à  Ductless mini-splits

à  Insulation is cheap and relatively less $

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Needed Innovation

à Many mechanical system changes

à More heatpump solutions à  Central heat systems with sCOP >2.0 at < 0F

à Domestic hotwater solutions à  Becoming largest load…

heat pumps not great at 120F water!

à Balanced Ventilation with exhaust appliances

à  The price of super airtightness

à We don’t really need our furnace or fridge connected to the internet

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Smaller furnaces

à Smaller, more efficient and multi-family buildings need smaller furnances!

à  Long run times

à  Steady heat

à  Smaller ducts

à Poor industry engagement

Dettson Chinook furnace

15KBtu/hr

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Future

à More quality assurance and control à  E.g., Blower door, infra red scans

à More Prefabrication à Attack labor cost, reliability, weather

à Net Zero Energy Buildings, happening but à Only small % of total use à need to rework grid ….

à Existing buildings and retrofit à Massive current & future energy users à Need comfort, IAQ upgrades

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Continuous Insulation

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Getting to Higher R-values

Base 2x6 Framed Wall <R-16 (wood)

Exterior Insulation R-15 to R-60+

Deep Stud, Double Stud, SIPS R-20 – R-80+

Split Insulation R-20 to R-60+

Interior Insulation R-20 to R-30+

Issues: cladding attachment, thickness

Issues: thermal bridging, thickness, durability

Issues: thickness, durability, interior details Issues: cladding attachment, material selection

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13 of From: www.BuildingScience.com

Standard for over 60 years

R-10 to R-19

Interior

air-vapor

barrier

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Used for over 30 years

R-13 to R-40+

Exterior a

ir barrie

r

From: www.BuildingScience.com

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R-20 to R-40+

From: www.BuildingScience.com

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R-20 to R-40+

Exterior a

ir barrie

r

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Exterior Insulation (“ci”)

à Research and experience have shown it works

à But knowledge not well disseminated

à Uncertainty in practise (not reality)

à Vapor control

à Wetting and drying

à Cladding attachment

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Field “research” / demo

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ccSPF 2x6 I-

joist Dbl stud

3” stonewool

2.5” XPS

2” PIC

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Test Wall R-values

à 2x8 with ccSPF only R24

à Others reduce heat flow by half of Code à  Walls 5 & 6 have no 6 mil poly

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OSB Sheathing MC

N1-OSB M N2-OSB M N3-OSB M N5-OSB M N6-OSB M N7-OSB M

Moi

stur

e C

onte

nt (M

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Sep Nov Jan Mar May Jul2013 - 2014

Double stud/ I-joist

PIC/XPS no poly

Stonewool

North wall, airtight

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Add Calibrated Air leak

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Air Leakage

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N1-OSB L N2-OSB L N3-OSB L N5-OSB L N6-OSB L N7-OSB L

Possible Condensation

Start air injection Stop Air Injection

Moi

stur

e C

onte

nt (M

%)

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10

15

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May2013

Double stud/ I-joist

Datum

Ext Insul.

polyiso

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North, I-joist Wall (5 yrs) Samples taken near MC Sensor for mold testing

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North, 2” PIC, FG, no poly

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à  Panelized

à Modular

à Component

Prefab / Off-site

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Prefab and Modular

Penn State RBDCC Brochure

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Prefab

à Promises à  Improve labor efficiency, quality

à  Reduce weather sensitivity

à  Reduce cost

à Challenges à  Joints

à  Dimensional Control

à  Transport / Erection Moisture

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Offsite construction

à We have long done this

à E.g., Windows, stairs, boilers, millwork

à Now, more, larger, lower value components

à  Panelized walls

à  Modular units

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Panel / Site Process

à Panels & exterior exposed to weather

à Cant do much interior work or MEP

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Modular Process

à Only exteriors exposed to weather, lots of interior work and MEP can be done

à You are shipping air, and redundant ceiling

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à  Modular is ideal for:

à  Repetitive unit (modules)

à  Remote locations - labour

à  Locations where construction is disruptive – inner city

à  Modular may not be ideal for:

à  Open floor layouts such as office spaces

à  Complex floor plans

Modular.. And when does it make sense

More $ allows modular everywhere.

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Expecting? Or … is the tarp leaking?

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Temporary roof, weighted to limit blowing off Ponding feature is free

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Rain damage and mold

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Toffino, BC… lifting

Manage moisture from factory yard to close in on site

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Your module has landed…now what

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PassiveHouse prefab BellaBella

Water resistant side walls

Construction protected windows

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Future growth will be in

à Multi-unit

à  Retrofit

à ADU

Types of Housing

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Multi-unit residential

à  Land use, walkable cities, aging population etc demand more multi-unit (not multi-family)

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Fire and sound separation

à High Density / Mixed-use means …

à Better separation

à New techniques of compartmentalization

à Construction sequencing

à Quality control

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Renovation & Retrofit

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Retrofits

à Huge existing stock of buildings, means:

à Energy-efficient retrofits must be part of any solution

à Approach varies more than new construction

à Can we just exterior retrofit like siding?

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Changing things …

à Changes things

à New windows, new furnace, added insulation à  Increased airtightness

à  Different temperatures

à Approach

à  Add airtightness (add mechanical ventilation)

à  Add exterior insulation (improve rain control)

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Accessory Dwelling Units

From: www.BrightBuiltHome.com

From: modularlifestyles.com

Zoning & State laws changes Provides affordable housing and reflects changing demographics

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à  The resurgence of wood in tall and large buildings

Tall Wood

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Mass/Heavy Timber – Engineered Materials

à Taller structures require heavier timber & engineered lumber components à  Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)

à  Nail Laminated Timber (NLT)

à  Glulam

à  Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL)

à  Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL)

à  Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)

à Many tall wood structures will also incorporate steel and concrete

CLT

NLT

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New Tall Wood – Montreal Multifamily

CLT

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New Tall Wood – Minneapolis Office Building

NLT

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Some Potential Risks and Challenges with Mass Timber

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Case Study - UBC Dorms

à 18 storey, tall wood

à CLT, Glulam

à Enclosure fabricated offsite

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Structural System:Wood+Concrete

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Structural System – Concrete Core

à 

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Structural System – Glulam Columns

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Structural System – CLT Floors

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Wall Panelization & Window Installation in Factory

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Wall Panelization & Window Installation in Factory

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Site Installation – Perimeter Angle

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Site Installation – Panel Hoisting

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Sealing joints

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Sealing Joints

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Note open steel stud frame

Services and seamless finish now installed

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Exterior near completion

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In closing

à Many new changes and demands

à Need to change what we do à Housing forms à Higher expectations à More reliably delivered

à Build on our knowledge and experience, not reinvent

à  But much of industry still needs to learn a lot about building science … à Need to train next generation

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à  rdh.com | buildingsciencelabs.com

Building Science

Thank you

JOHN STRAUBE

Building Science