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EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

  • Residential and commercial construction methods and materials experience across North America

  • Construction processes including roles and responsibilities

  • Numerous litigation matters (depositions, trial, and mediations) including testimony in class action as well as complex, single and multi party disputes on commercial and residential buildings

  • Building and claim investigation as well as resolution

  • Remedial repair

  • System/product testing and building code compliance

  • Building code development, industry trade associations, creation of industry standards (ASTM, ANSI, etc.) as well as ICC ES Acceptance Criteria for new and innovative products

  • Development of new, innovative products from concept to launch 

KEY INDUSTRY ROLES & ORGANIZATIONS

  • ASTM E 6.58 Subcommittee Chairman for Performance of EIFS

  • ASTM C 11.03 Task Group Chairman for Non Metallic Lath

  • EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA)

  • Florida Lath and Plaster Bureau (FLAPB)

PUBLICATIONS

  • ASTM STP 1187 - Development, Use, and Performance of EIFS (Retrofit: Considerations and options)

  • ASTM STP 1269 - EIFS Materials, Properties, and Performance) Projected Life Cycle Costs of an EIFS - co-author with Jason Iacovelli

  • BETEC BEST 2 Conference – Performance of Glass Fiber Lath as a Plaster Base in Exterior Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco)

  • ASTM STP 1585 - Design and Construction Considerations for EIFS and Exterior Wall Claddings that incorporate Continuous Insulation (CI)

  • Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings VIII - Monitoring Performance of EIFS Clad Dwellings - co-authored with Eric Auman

  • 11th Canadian Building Science & Technology Conference- Glass Fiber Lath in Portland Cement Plaster (Stucco)

  • RCI Interface Magazine - Non-Metallic Plaster Bases (Lath) in Portland Cement Plaster

  • Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS): Performance, Progress, and Innovation—Book of seventeen papers from ASTM STP 1585 - co-editor with Peter Nelson

  • Prism – Do you need a NFPA 285 tested wall assembly for a project?

  • Construction Canada – The New Look of EIFS

  • Walls and Ceilings - Lath Accessories for CI Stucco Claddings

  • Walls and Ceilings - Innovative Lathing and Trim Accessories

  • IIBEC Interface - Integrating Fluid Applied Air and Water Resistive Barrier Membranes and Accessories with Elements of the Building Enclosure

  • The Construction Specifier - New Finish Options for EIFS

  • Walls and Ceilings - ASTM Standards for Non-Metallic Lath, Metal Lath, and Lathing Accessories Used with Exterior Portland Cement Based Plaster (Stucco) 

  • Construction Dimensions - EIFS with Drainage and Sustainable Design in the Built Environment

  • Walls and Ceilings - Head Flashings at Window and Door Openings

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