Architects Conference at Kuiken Brothers LIVE Product Expo
Seminar Seating is VERY Limited, So RSVP Today!
Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Birchwood Manor  – Whippany, NJ

Kuiken Brothers’ LIVE Product Expo 2024 is a must attend event for architects looking to earn continuing education credits and receive a hands-on learning experience from Kuiken Brothers’ premier manufacturer and distribution partners. Walk side-by-side with your industry colleagues to learn more about the products that are readily available at our locations throughout the region. This event only showcases products that our team of experts have been trained on and are either in-stock, or readily available through our distribution partners ensuring if you specify, your projects will stay on-time, and on-budget.

1:30pm – 2:30pm Control Layer Fundamentals with Stone Wool Insulation – Residential Buildings

Presented by Rockwool
Qualifies for: 1 AIA/CES LU

Course Overview:

This course will provide a foundation to understand control layers in a built structure, their interplay with stone wool insulation, and considerations that should be made when detailing a variety of applications across a residential building

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be given a historical overview of insulation systems used on residential buildings and the importance of the control layers that are commonly used.
• Participants will understand how stone wool insulation contributes to each of the control layers beyond thermal control alone. This includes vapor management, importance of insulation ratios, and how the performance characteristics of stone wool differs from alternative insulation type
• Participants will discuss the two additional layers not commonly considered: Fire and acoustic controls.
• Participants will review and understand a variety of insulation details across a residential home. Reviewing control layers, constructability, and role of stone wool insulation.