TSA Technical Series: Thermal Bridging

When it comes to energy use and heat loss, thermal bridging often plays a key role in the gap between designed and actual performance.

As our wall systems have become increasingly better insulated under more stringent energy codes, thermal bridging has come to represent a much larger percentage of overall building energy loss. However, despite its significant impact, many energy standards, heat loss calculations, and whole building simulations still overlook this critical phenomena, or use simplified building envelope details when calculating building heat transfer that do not accurately represent the forces at play. Neglecting the impact from thermal bridges can result in predicted energy performance that often falls short of reality with few options for real improvements once construction is done.

Join us and Peter Adams, Senior Building Science Engineer at Stantec, as we take a holistic look at the topic of thermal bridging, from how far we have come in understanding and addressing thermal bridging in building envelopes  to where we need to go as an industry to reach thermal truth. 

By attending this webinar, attendees will:

• Understand why thermal bridging is often overlooked in energy standards and simulations and the implications of this omission.
• Discover how neglecting thermal bridges leads to inaccurate thermal performance predictions and missed opportunities for design improvements.
• Gain perspective on past approaches, current advancements, and future directions for addressing thermal bridging in building envelopes.

Learn how to use the online Thermal Bridging Guide to improve energy loss predictions.

TSA MEMBERS: This event is free for TSA Members using the discount code found in the TSA Bulletin and on your Member Dashboard. Not a member yet? Membership is open to everyone and you can join here (student memberships are free!).

OAA MEMBERS:  This lecture is eligible for 1 OAA Structured Learning Hour and meets the OAA criteria for mandatory structured learning hours focused on Climate Action as part of the 2024-2026 Continuing Education cycle. When registering, please include your full name as registered with the OAA to ensure your certificate of participation is credited properly. Please also include an email address you check frequently to ensure you receive our certificate in a timely manner.