2025 BES Session: Failure Is Not an Option: Condensation and Healthcare Building Enclosures (McSherry, Mathus)

Course Overview
This session was originally presented at the 2025 IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.  This course includes the following components:

• recording of the live session
• a summative assessment consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions
• two surveys required to claim continuing education credit

Description

Understanding water vapor, vapor drive, air leakage, and condensation in new and existing healthcare/humidified buildings (in northern climates) is vital to maintain building construction integrity, indoor air quality, and occupant health. This presentation explores common causes of condensation and water accumulation issues specific to healthcare facilities from a technical building enclosure perspective. Common past performance issues, design considerations to alleviate those issues, and testing protocols prior to construction to validate the performance of the proposed enclosure system design will be discussed along with upcoming energy code changes that directly impact condensation risk potential and energy code path decisions.

Course Recommended Prerequisite(s)
N/A

IIBEC Core Competencies: Exterior Walls (EW), Roofing (R)

Knowledge Level: Intermediate

Presenter/Author

Allison McSherry, RA, BECxP, CxA+BE, LEED AP BD+C, CEM, NCARB

Associate V

Klein and Hoffman Inc.

Allison McSherry specializes in building enclosure commissioning, consulting, and investigation along with energy modeling of building enclosures.  She has shared her energy modeling and energy code expertise with architects, engineers, code officials, and contractors through a variety of certified continuing education courses and webinars, including developing and delivering three courses with the Illinois Building Industry Training and Education (BITE) program serving more than 600 industry professionals. In addition, she has performed LEED energy modeling, LEED facilitation, retrocommissioning investigations, THERM, and EPAct 179D energy modeling and analysis.

Presenter/Author

Brian Mathus, RA, BECxP, CxA+BE

Associate V

Klein & Hoffman

Brian Mathus is a licensed architect at Klein & Hoffman in Chicago, Illinois, and an alumnus of the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign (UIUC) Master of Architecture program. He provides building enclosure commissioning, consulting, and investigative services for healthcare, industrial, and residential buildings throughout Chicago and the Midwest. Mathus began his career in the field of enclosure restoration, and he applies this experience to the construction of new buildings.

Disclaimer
The views and opinions expressed in the session content at the 2025 IIBEC Building Enclosure Symposium are those of the content author(s)/speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the policies or positions of the International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC). IIBEC makes no warranty, whether express or implied, as to the completeness, accuracy or validity of the information provided.

Course Access
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Credit Start Date 5/22/2025       
Credit Expiration Date  5/22/2028

Continuing Education Credit Statement
This course is approved for 1.0 IIBEC CEH
This course is approved for 1.0 AIA LU/HSW
AIA Course Number: BES25_18_OD
AIA Provider Number: G024

Continuing Education Credit Claim Information

To claim IIBEC CEHs, learners are required to:

• Achieve a passing score of 70% on the summative assessment (learners are provided unlimited attempts)
• Complete the course Evaluation & Attestation Survey

After completing the Evaluation & Attestation Survey, learners will be able to download a Certificate of Completion.  Learners are responsible for self-reporting IIBEC CEH credit by uploading their Certificate of Completion to their IIBEC Portal. For assistance in self-reporting CEHs, please reach out to: [email protected]

To claim AIA LU, learners are required to complete the above requirements, as well as:

• Complete the AIA Survey (AIA member number is required)

AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members.

AIA CES Provider statement

IIBEC is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider G024. All registered AIA CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs.  Any questions or concerns about this provider or this learning program may be sent to AIA CES ([email protected] or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).

This learning program is registered with AIA CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.