January 29, 2026 | 10:30am-2:30pm
Ring’s Ends’ Commercial Paint Center, 160 Avon Street, Stratford, CT
Tickets
- Part A & B (lunch included)
• Members: $35
• Non-Members: $55
- Either Part A or B (lunch included)
• Members: $25
• Non-Members: $45
Schedule
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Arrival & Check-in |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Part A: Wall Assemblies |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:30 | Part B: Roof Assemblies |
In this two-part presentation, you’ll hear from roofing & wall assembly expert, Ring’s End about the importance of wall and roof assemblies and their effects on the occupants’ comfort, health and well-being. Additionally, the presentation will guide architects, designers and builders on how to better understand and evaluate wall and roof assemblies. The presentation will also help you identify alternative products and methods that address the occupants’ performance expectations and long-term experience in their home while addressing more environmental and budget friendly design considerations.
This program will help you understand today’s building requirements of residential wall and roof assemblies. The intention of this course is to teach architects, designers and builders how to construct a better performing home that complies with or exceeds today’s energy codes, improves the occupant’s comfort and well-being, and considers budgetary constraints.
Your Presenter:
Bryant Coogan
Ring’s End
Building Envelope Specialist
Bryant comes to Ring’s End from the Henry Company, where he worked for 7 years. During his time with Henry, he gained extensive knowledge of building envelope systems and an understanding of how to manage the flow of air, water, and energy through a building. Prior to Henry, Bryant worked as a Territory Manager for James Hardie fiber cement siding.
As a member of the Ring’s End Architectural Services team, you can expect Bryant to assist you with the following:
- Understanding and meeting/exceeding energy codes
- Designing wall assemblies to achieve both performance and budget expectations
- Preconstruction meetings
- In-office and onsite support
- Connecting you with key manufacturers
- Installation best practice training for waterproofing and weatherization, windows and doors, exterior cladding, and interior and exterior insulation.
Learning Objectives
Part A:
- What is in a residential wall assembly? Understanding the assembly’s four key layers from the interior vapor control through to the exterior cladding. In this section, we will review water, air, vapor and thermal control layers.
- What are some key design factors to consider when detailing a residential wall? In this section, we will talk about water, air, vapor and thermal control layers and the importance each part plays when designing a complete and compatible system of products.
- What are the performance requirements when designing a residential wall assembly? In this section, we will review current building energy code requirements, a variety of wall assembly options that comply with the current codes, and review installation best practices to insure a better performing and warranted wall assembly.
- What are some options to manage wall assembly costs and performance expectations? In this section, we will introduce alternative methods and products that are more budget-friendly than what is being used in some of today’s most common practices.
Part B:
- Dissecting the layers of a residential sloped roof assembly: Understanding the basics of its construction.
- What are some key design factors to consider when detailing a residential roof?
- What are the performance requirements when designing a residential roof assembly?
- What are some roof assembly examples in order to manage cost and performance expectations?
Continuing Education Units (CEUs):
2 AIA HSW Available
Learners must attend the entire session to be awarded credit for completing the program. This session comes in two parts which registrants can elect to attend both or either.
You can self-report general CEUs for:
- AIA LU (HSW credits only available from the provider by attending the live event)
- USGBC/LEED
- WELL Building Standard
- LFA Living Future Accreditation
- State licensure
- etc.
BuildGreenCT is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education.
Event Logistics:
Details will be sent upon registration.