Oct 24 2009
- Will Focus on How Today's Building Envelope Technology Can Reduce by 40% the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Related to Heating and Cooling Buildings
RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM), a worldwide specialty coatings and building materials and services holding company, today announced that executives from its Tremco sealants and Dryvit exterior insulation and finish systems businesses will address the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition at a briefing on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
Tony Stall, vice president, marketing and sustainability for Dryvit Systems, and Michael Schmeida, manager of sustainable programs for Tremco Commercial Sealants and Waterproofing, will focus on how an efficient building envelope can reduce structures' energy consumption by up to 40 percent utilizing technology available today. The building envelope includes roof, walls, windows, foundation and transitions between these components where air and moisture can pass. The executives will also discuss provisions in developing energy legislation that will ensure that the building envelope is seen as a tool to address energy efficiency.
The program will be moderated by Doug Read, director of government affairs for ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Other speakers will include Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) and Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO), co-chairs of the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition, and Marc LaFrance, technology development manager for the Department of Energy. James C. Benney, CAE, of the National Fenestration Rating Council, will discuss measuring and verifying the energy efficiency of building components, while Achilles N. Karagiozis, of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will cover future objectives for building envelope technologies.
Source: http://www.rpminc.com/