Window Replacement and Retrofit Strategies – Options and Best Practices

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Course Length
75 mins

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Self- Paced

Description

This presentation took place during the 2020 Region V Meeting. Window replacements and retrofits represent a significant investment, and, therefore, it is key to decide on the right strategy and to provide the owner with accurate information on performance and options. Before you replace or retrofit windows, many factors need to be carefully evaluated. The most important first step is understanding the owner’s reason for wanting to replace or retrofit windows. For example, if improving sound control is the primary reason, then glass selection for the new window or a retrofit storm sash are the critical factors to consider. If water intrusion is the main complaint, then it is critical to understand whether the water intrusion is related to the window only or the surrounding wall claddings or flashing. The second most important step is evaluating the existing conditions of the windows and its integration and flashing with the surrounding wall claddings. These first two critical steps will then help you advise the owner on appropriate replacement and retrofit strategies and options, which include window types and installation options. This presentation will cover this evaluation, design, and installation process and explain several key energy efficiency upgrades that can be considered at the time of window replacements for low incremental cost. This presentation will also show example case studies of what can go wrong when these steps are not followed.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the owner’s reasons for window replacement or retrofit, including whether to address water intrusion, condensation, air leakage, thermal comfort, energy performance, functionality of window sizes, aesthetics, acoustics, or security.
2. Describe the steps in a condition assessment to determine performance of existing windows and the integration with surrounding wall claddings and flashings.
3. Summarize window replacement and retrofit options, including punched windows, ribbon windows, reglazing options, and installation options.
4. Explore with the owner energy efficiency retrofit options for both windows and surrounding claddings that can be performed at the time of window replacement for low incremental cost

Joe Piñon, PE

RDH Building Science Inc., Oakland, CA

Mr. Piñon has an advanced degree in building science and has accumulated extensive experience on how buildings and façades perform, both from his practical research and testing on how walls get wet and dry, and from his design and investigation experience. He works with architects, contractors, developers, and owners to help achieve cost-effective, durable, watertight, and energy-efficient building enclosures. Joe has presented many of his published works and best practices at conferences all over the country and at client and manufacturer training sessions.

Megan Cross-Wilkinson

Megan Cross-Wilkinson is an associate, building science engineer in the San Francisco Bay Area with 8+ years of experience. She works on new construction, existing building rehabilitation, and forensics/litigation projects. Her experience ranges from façade design for high-rise unitized curtainwalls to large re-cladding projects for existing wood-framed structures. She has worked on construction projects in a variety of geographic locations, including California, British Columbia, and Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists in British Columbia, and is the president of the IIBEC Northern California Chapter. She holds at BASc in Honours Environmental Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Certificate with IIBEC and AIA Logos

Learning Credits

AIA LU/HSW
1.25
IIBEC CEHs
1.25
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