Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance
ASHRAE
Technical Committee
4.4
Upcoming TC Meetings
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| Subcommittee Meetings (Research, Program, Handbook, Standards) | Sunday, February 09, 2025 – |
| Location: In-Person: Hilton Orlando, Lake George B (Lower Level) and Virtual | |
| Meeting login information: https://events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Details/2551724 | |
| TC 4.4 Research | 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST |
| TC 4.4 Program | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST |
| TC 4.4 Handbook | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EST |
| TC 4.4 Standards and Liaison | 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM EST |
| Main Committee Meeting | February 10, 2025 – |
| Location: In-Person: Hilton Orlando, Lake Nona A (Lobby Level) and Virtual | |
Online Link: https://events.rdmobile.com/Sessions/Details/2551723
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| TC 4.4 Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance | 2:30 pm- 4:30 pm EST |
| 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 2024 Indianapolis Hybrid Meeting Minutes (https://3.basecamp.com/3106353/buckets/2553667/uploads/8265615789) | |
| 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 |
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| 8. Standards Subcommittee Report – Theresa Weston | 4:10 pm |
| 9. Old Business | 4:20 pm |
| 10. New Business | 4:25 pm |
| 11. Adjourn | 4:30 pm |
| Additional Information | |
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Minutes
- TC0404 Indianapolis Minutes 2024-06-24_unapproved
- TC0404 Tampa Minutes 2023-06-26 (unapproved)
- TC0404 Atlanta Meeting Minutes 2023-02-06 (Hybrid) -02/06/2023 - Approved
- TC0404 Virtual Meeting Minutes 2022-06-26 (Toronto)
- TC040 Las Vegas Minutes 2022-01-31
- TC0404 Virtual Minutes 20210616
- TC0404 Virtual Minutes 20210120
- TC0404 Virtual Minutes 20200609
- TC0404 Orlando Minutes 20200203
- TC0404 Kansas City Minutes 20190624
Committee Chair
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
