About the Authors
John F. Straube, Ph.D.,
M.A.Sc. (Eng), P.Eng., holds a joint
appointment as Associate Professor
in both the Department of Civil
Engineering and the School of
Architecture at the University of
Waterloo where he teaches courses in
structural design, material science,
and building science to both
disciplines. He has been deeply
involved in the areas of building
enclosure design, moisture physics,
and whole building performance as a
consultant, researcher, and
educator. His research and practice
have focused on the design of
energy-efficient, healthy and
durable buildings, and the
development of new building systems
and products. His work is supported
by advanced computer simulation and
full-scale, natural-exposure
performance monitoring.
Eric F.P. Burnett, Ph.D.,
M.A.Sc., D.I.C., B.A.Sc. (Eng),
P.Eng., FACI, ESCSE, is a structural
engineer with specialist competence
in the broad areas of building
science and technology, building
performance, and structural
concrete. He has extensive
experience of the building industry,
having been involved in the design
and construction of buildings on
three continents. He has worked with
and consulted to a number of R and D
agencies in the US, Canada and
elsewhere. He holds the Bernard and
Henrietta Hankin Chair in
Residential Construction at Penn
State and he was Director of the
Pennsylvania Housing Research
Center. For many years he taught at
the University of Waterloo, where he
initiated the Building Science
program and the Building Engineering
Group. |
