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Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest, Illinois) is one of the country’s most renowned boarding schools, and as its population grew so did the need for new dormitories and additional facilities. Established in 1857 as a boys’ preparatory department of the former Lind University, the addition of the girl’s preparatory department came in 1869—currently, there are 425 students in grades nine through 12.
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FAILURES
Despite recent code changes to improve the energy efficiency and overall thermal envelope performance of the building enclosure, parapets can continue to be an enigma in the design process. These somewhat-neglected building enclosure elements are often detailed without maintaining continuity of the thermal control layer (insulation) and air-vapor barrier (AVB) components incorporated in the surrounding wall and roof assemblies.
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EVENTS
March 25-27
North American Steel Construction Conference
American Institute of Steel Construction
Nashville, Tennessee
www.aisc.org
April 13-15
BEST4: Conference Building Enclosure Science & Technology
National Institute of Building Sciences
Kansas City, Missouri
www.nibs.org/?page=best
May 5-6
RoofTech
Canadian Roofing Contractors’ Association
Vancouver, B.C.
www.rooftech.ca
May 14-16
AIA National Convention
American Institute of Architects
Atlanta, Georgia
convention.aia.org
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