Don’t Hesitate to Prefabricate: The Three Ps of Prefabricated EIFS Cladding Panels
Prefabricated EIFS panels offer several benefits over traditional, field-installed EIFS. This approach poses several scheduling and quality control advantages. However, it also requires a heightened level of detail that is paramount in prefabrication but can lead to hesitancy from project teams. By understanding the benefits of this approach and engaging in open communication early in the project, teams of designers, fabricators, builders, and suppliers can overcome concerns and streamline installation. This webinar will instill confidence in attendees by identifying key considerations through a discussion on the three Ps—preparation, production, and placement—while highlighting specific examples from two recent prefabricated EIFS panel design projects for high-risk occupancies.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Discover the advantages and disadvantages of prefabricated EIFS panels compared to traditional, field-installed EIFS.
- Learn about common topics that warrant special consideration during the three Ps of construction: preparation, production, and placement.
- Understand some of the unique limitations that project teams must consider with prefabricated panel construction and how to work within those constraints.
- Learn about how details, installation, and logistics, among other things, may be different in prefabricated panel construction as compared to field-installed systems.
Participants will earn 1 AIA CES Learning Unit (LU/HSW) for attending the live webinar. Registration is free. Please note that space is limited – email events@sgh.com to join our waitlist if the session is closed when you register.
About the Speaker
Elizabeth Rodenkirch has expertise focused on building enclosures and sustainability, failure investigation, and materials testing. She has experience in new building enclosure design, hygrothermal analysis, field testing, evaluation of materials, condition assessment, and preconstruction consulting and has investigated numerous material-, structural-, and construction-related failures. She is an active, contributing member of the ASTM Committee on Resilient Flooring Coverings and an Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) Licensed Field Auditor.
Alex Ardelean has experience investigating, designing, rehabilitating, and conducting field observations of building enclosures for historic and new construction. He has worked on several projects involving prefabricated EIFS panel cladding, including design, shop drawing production, and construction-phase services. He is an Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) Licensed Field Auditor.
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