One way to learn how to move existing buildings to high performance is to analyze retrofit projects that have not gone according to plan. This session will be a series of building science puzzles from building investigations, peeling back the lessons learned. Come ready to put the puzzle pieces together for: problem solved.

About the Speaker
Peter Yost is the person you turn to if you want to truly understand how buildings work: their design, specification, construction, performance assessment. His expertise ranges from construction waste management and advanced framing to energy efficiency, indoor air quality, moisture management, and building durability. Peter has provided this building-science expertise to leading building industry high performance efforts, including USGBC’s LEED for Homes and REGREEN, EPA’s WaterSense, DOE’s Building America, and IWBI’s WELL programs. He is also a Lecturer for Yale’s graduate program in Forestry & Environmental Studies, Technical Director for the web-based GreenBuildingAdvisor, and an Adjunct Faculty with the University of Massachusetts Department of Building Construction and Technology program.