Recent changes in building codes challenge designers of wood-framed, mid-rise, multifamily projects to meet life safety, indoor air quality, and energy-efficiency requirements. NFPA 13 sprinkler requirements and exceptions, for example, have the potential to increase condensation riskâparticularly with vented low-slope roof assemblies and during value engineering. If these changes are affecting your practice, be sure to join us for this session. This is an opportunity to examine code-compliance paths and building science principles to reduce condensation risks and create durable, code-compliant roofing systems.
Learning Objectives
- Explore code changes and how they impact durability in roofing assemblies.
- Learn about a vapor control strategy that meets code requirements for life safety, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency.
- Examine how value engineering decisions related to sprinklers can affect roof performance.
- Discover how hygrothermal modeling can inform the amount, type, and placement of insulation in a roof assembly.