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Time | |
8:15 – 9:00am | Doors Open – Check-in & Registration |
9:00 – 9:05am | Opening Remarks |
9:05 – 10:00am | RAiNA Highlights & Committee Updates |
10:00 – 10:20am | Break 1 |
10:20 – 11:20am | Rocket Science: Understanding the Modern Cladding Support System, presented by Brian Nelson (Knight Wall Systems) |
11:20 – 12:20pm | How and Why Rainscreen Walls Work, or When They Don’t – A Deep Dive into the Building Science, presented by Graham Finch (RDH) |
12:20 – 1:20pm | Lunch |
1:20 – 2:20pm | Water-Resistive Barriers, Last Line of Defense, presented by Laverne Dalgleish (ABAA) |
2:20 – 3:20pm | Mastering Prefabricated Rainscreen Walls, presented by Rebecca M. G. Herkes and Peter M. Babaian (SGH) |
3:20 – 3:40pm | Break 2 |
3:40 – 4:40pm | Elephant of Opportunities – Rainscreen Retrofit, presented by Jeff Kerr (Engineered Assemblies) and Ross Boehmer (Architectural Panel Systems) |
4:40 – 5:15pm | RAiNA Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks |
5:15 – 8:30pm | Networking Event |
📍Loyola University Water Tower Campus: Kasbeer Hall
25 E Pearson St, Chicago, IL 60611