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Expert in Building Thermal Insulation Products and Systems
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Expert has expertise in building and construction products, specifically in new product research, product improvement, cost reduction, and market acceptances. He has extensive experience in building materials properties and technologies, energy efficient construction systems, thermal insulation products and performance technology, and acoustical ceiling products and performance technologies. His company, ConsultMORTinc., is currently comparing alternative thermal testing procedures measuring the time-aged R-value of spray-applied polyurethane foam made with HCFC-141b blowing agent. He is also very knowledgeable regarding code-related fire and thermal insulation standards for buildings, large scale fire testing for product approvals and the marketing of new products.
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Expert is extremely knowledgeable of inorganic materials including Portland cement, gypsum, vermiculite, perlite, and slag mineral fibers. He has also worked in-depth with such organic materials as phenol-formaldehyde binders, polyurethane/ polyisocyanurate insulating foam boardstock, a range of composite facings, and spray-applied polyurethane foam systems. He developed and tested polyurethane and polyisocyanurate roof insulation board products and systems as well as wall insulation sheathing board products and systems, including Thermax, Tuff-R, and Quick-R products for the Celotex Corp. Other construction materials with which Expert is familiar include blown foam, building foam, foam board insulation, polyisocyanurate foam, polymer foam, rigid urethane foam, and urethane foam roofing board.
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Expert was instrumental in the commercial development of Thermax insulation products for a major building materials corporation. He was responsible for research technical service and achieving market acceptances for these highly efficient plastic foam insulation boards through product applications and construction systems development. He is extremely knowledgeable regarding several types of Thermax products such as polymer stucco wall systems, roof, wall, and floor sheathings and underlayments, acoustical ceiling panels and fire-rated products and systems, roof insulation products and systems, and vermiculite insulating concretes and fire-resistant plasters. He has conducted approvals testing for acoustic performance, fire endurance, flame spread ratings, and thermal insulation performances. Additionally, he has resolved field installation problems and customer complaints. He has worked with commercial and farm buildings using zonolite vermiculite concrete (cement) and plasters (clay, gypsum) for fire protection requirements.
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Almost 30 years of Expert's building construction experience has been devoted to research and development. He has provided technical and marketing services as well as problem solving. He has also represented his company in ASTM activities. His expertise extends to new product installation and thermal systems innovation, development, and testing.
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Expert is widely recognized in the industry for his knowledge of cellular plastics and foam insulation applications, including exterior insulation finishing systems (EIFS), insulated wall sheathings, and insulated roofing systems.
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Expert conducted thermal performance studies by guarded hot box ASTM C235. He field-inspected spray foam roof installations that exhibited performance problems in service such as moisture-related dimensional stability failure. He is actively involved with ASTM D-8 roofing and SPI-spray polyurethane activities.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Tampa, Florida;
Saint Petersburg, Florida;
Orlando, Florida;
Clearwater, Florida;
Cape Coral, Florida;
Lakeland, Florida;
Largo, Florida;
and Sarasota, Florida.
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1949
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B.S.
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Chemical Engineering
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Illinois Institute of Technology
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1990 to
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Independent Consultant
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President and Principal
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1967 to 1990
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Jim Walter Research Corp.
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Commercial Product Development
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Senior Research Associate
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Expert developed new foam polyisocyanurate board products and systems for buildings for Celotex marketing.
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1960 to 1967
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Celotex Research Center
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Celotex Corporation
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Research Chemical Engineer
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He developed mineral fiber boardstock acoustical products, and pilot plant and manufacturing facilities for Celotex.
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1952 to 1960
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Zonolite Company
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Evanston, IL Research Laboratory
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Project Engineer
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Expert developed lightweight vermiculite concrete product technology for roof and deck/floor insulation; he was also involved in marketing.
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Associations/Societies
Expert is currently an active "unaffiliated" voting member of ASTM committees and is on E5 on fire standards. For ASTM's Committee C16, he is a past chairman of its Subcommittee C16.22 on Organic and Non-homogeneous Inorganic Thermal Insulations. Additionally, he is the task group chairman responsible for the 2002 issuance of ASTM C1289-02 "Standard Specification for Faced Rigid Cellular Polyisocyanurate Thermal Insulation Board." Currently he is working on revisions to ASTM C1029, "Standard Specification for Spray-applied Rigid Cellular Polyurethane Thermal Insulation" and related standards, and a new material standard in C24.61 on aerosol foam sealants. Expert is a voting member of the Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council, which is affiliated with the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). Expert is the chairman of the Materials Research Coordinating Committee of BETEC, a member of its Board of Direction and organizer and moderator of its Nov. '95 symposium on "Superinsulations for the Building Envelope" (proceedings published/issued 5/96).
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Awards/Recognition
Expert is a Fellow of ASTM and was the recipient of its Award of Merit in 1987, and a C24 Award of Appreciation in 2003.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He received five U.S. patents and two Canadian patents for insulation systems technology.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
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Expert has performed on-site evaluations of building components (walls, roofs) to diagnose performance problems and suggest remedial action. These investigations were conducted after in-service concerns arose regarding seasonal problems relating to weather tightness, dimensional failures, mechanical failures, moisture retention, and moisture thoroughfare.
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Expert to testify on the availability of substitute substances to be used in lieu of asbestos in brake products.
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Expert developed vermiculite concrete technology for Zonolite roof deck marketing. He participated in the pilot plant and new plant process and product development of a mineral fiber acoustical ceiling board for Celotex (he had research project responsibility). He also participated in the development and marketing of Celotex polyurethane and polyisocyanurate foam thermal insulation board products (Thermax, TuffR, etc) for new and rebuilt walls, roofs and floors.
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research needs. For research needs involving multiple experts or secondary research,
a Research Director can be assigned to coordinate the work into a custom report for you as a potentially quicker
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Other Skills and Services
Expert was the organizer and moderator of three BETEC one-day symposia in 1998, 1999, and 2001 (Air Barriers I, II, and III, respectively). In 1995, he was the organizer and moderator of a one-day symposium (Superinsulations for the Building Envelope) for BETEC (National Institute of Building Sciences).
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