Retrofit Reality Check: Lessons from Real-World Projects
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Panelists
Walter P Moore Panelists:
Annie Lo, AIA, LEED AP
Additional Panelists:
| Gabrielle Brainard, AIA, CPHD, LEED AP | Associate Principal, Enclosure Design Specialist | Skidmore, Ownings & Merrill |
| Alex Moshenber | Building Envelope Specialist | Metro Building Solutions |
| Anthony Wetterau | Vice President | Lawrence Exterior Restoration Corp./Tindel Replacement Windows Inc |
Synopsis
As the existing building stock ages, converting legacy façades to true rainscreen assemblies is emerging as the lowest-carbon path to envelope resilience. In this 90-minute panel discussion, RAiNA’s Retrofit Committee assembles three diverse case studies—a mid-rise co-op apartment building, a high-rise apartment tower, and a late 1960s school building—to reveal where rainscreen retrofits succeed and stumble. Moderator Annie Lo guides a discussion of project challenges and successes, then pivots to the work of RAiNA’s Retrofit Committee: newly harmonized retrofit definitions, a sneak-peek at the forthcoming RAiNA Retrofit Guideline, and sample retrofit wall assemblies ready for design teams. Attendees will leave with practical knowledge that bridges diagnostics, design, and construction, supported by real-world case examples.
Credits
1.5 CEU/HSW