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March 12, 2026

SGH Building Enclosure Experts to Participate in ASTM Symposium

SGH Building Enclosure Experts to Participate in ASTM Symposium

Several members of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger’s (SGH) Building Technology group will participate in ASTM International’s Symposium on Building Envelope Air Tightness: Design Strategies, Testing, and Impacts. The symposium, organized by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings, will gather building enclosure professionals in Dallas, TX, on 22-23 March 2026 to exchange ideas and discuss methods to improve and measure building airtightness.

SGH Associate Principal Katie Wissink is serving as a symposium Co-Chair; Session Chair for “Session 4: Testing Building Zones, Compartmentalization and Sampling;” and will deliver the opening remarks on the second day of the symposium. Several SGH employees will present technical sessions, including the following:

Date & Time Session SGH Speaker
Sunday, 22 March

8:40 a.m.

From Code to Construction: Strategies for Successful Air Barrier Performance Amrish Patel and Anuja Solanki
Sunday, 22 March

11:30 a.m.

Choosing the Right Air Leakage Testing Approach: Factors, Trade-offs, and Case Studies Andrea La Greca and Emily O’Keefe
Monday, 23 March

8:35 a.m.

Case Studies on Whole Building Airtightness Testing of New Additions and Existing Building Renovations Jason Der Ananian and Hannah Whitney

See the full program.