Index | ASHRAE 4.4 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance

Agenda

TC0404 Hybrid Meeting Agenda - Phoenix-6/24/25

Upcoming TC Meetings

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Subcommittee Meetings (Research, Program, Handbook, Standards)

Sunday, June 22, 2025

1:00 PM – 5:30 PM MST

Location: In-Person: Sheraton Phoenix Downtoen, Ahwatukee A and Virtual
Meeting login information: https://events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Details/2799039
TC 4.4 Research	1:00 PM - 2:30 PM MST
TC 4.4 Program	2:30 PM - 3:30 PM MST
TC 4.4 Handbook	3:30 PM - 4:30 PM MST
TC 4.4 Publications	4:30 PM - 5:00 PM MST
TC 4.4 Standards and Liaison	5:00 PM - 5:30 PM MST

Main Committee Meeting	Monday, June 23, 2025 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM MST
Location: In-Person: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Maryvale A (Level 2) and Virtual
Online Link: https://events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Details/2799038
TC 4.4 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance	2:30 pm- 4:30 pm MST
1. Membership Changes and Opportunities, Roll Call, Confirm Quorum – Mehdi Ghobadi	2:30 pm
2. Chair’s Report – Alejandra Nieto	2:35 pm
3. Section Head Report – Patrick Marks	2:40 pm
4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes – Secretary, Leslie Scheppelmann	2:50 pm
• Vote to approve 2025 Orlando Hybrid Meeting Minutes (https://3.basecamp.com/3106353/buckets/2553667/vaults/8265621375)
5. Program Subcommittee Report – Wahid Maref	2:55 pm
6. Handbook Subcommittee Report – Hua Ge	3:15 pm
7. Publications Subcommittee Report – Neil Freidberg	3:30 pm
8. Research Subcommittee Report – Marcus Bianchi	3:40 pm
9. Standards Subcommittee Report – Theresa Weston	4:10 pm
10. Old Business	4:20 pm
11. New Business	4:25 pm
12. Adjourn	4:30 pm
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Committee Chair

Leslie Scheppelmann
TC0404@ashrae.net

Committee Scope

TC 4.4 is concerned with the requirements and overall performance of the building envelope as it relates to: 1) heat, air and moisture related properties of building materials 2) fundamental heat, air and moisture transport processes of assemblies; 3) interactions with interior conditions and HVAC systems.

Upcoming Society Conferences

ASHRAE 2025 Annual Conference
June 21-25, 2025
Phoenix, AZ

https://www.ashrae.org/conferences/2025-annual-conference-phoenix

Get on board with us!

If you would like to become involved with the committee, please attend one of our meetings that take place during the ASHRAE Annual and Summer meetings, or contact the Chair of the Committee. New members are always welcome! Most of the work for the TC takes place during the subcommittee meetings, so please attend those meetings to get involved in the activities of the committee.

William B. Rose: Home and Garden Maven: NY Times article: If Winter Takes Aim at the Plumbing

William B. Rose made ASHRAE Fellow

Congratulations to William B. Rose, Research Architect at the Universality of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on being made an ASHRAE Fellow. The Fellow Grade of membership recognizes exceptional contributions which distinguish the member. Fellow ASHRAE is a membership grade that recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences of environmental technology and is earned through achievement as a researcher, designer, educator or engineering executive. Bill is a long time member and contributor to ASHRAE TC 4.4 especially as Handbook Chair and chapter reviser. Congratulations Bill.

Handbook Chapters

We value your feedback on our handbooks content. If you have any comments, suggestions on new material, or if you catch any inconsistencies or errors, please ues the links below to enter your feedback:

Handbook of Fundamentals: Chapter 25

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5gs69x95fqezml/HoF-CH25-Feedback.docx?dl=0

Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance ASHRAE Technical Committee 4.4