CxPlanner is sponsoring an upcoming webinar on envelope commissioning: "Commissioning the Code-Compliant Envelope," presented by Stephen Shanks, CxA, Assoc. AIA, of Salas O'Brien. It runs October 8, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.
What the session covers
Energy codes have shifted commercial building enclosure requirements from specified intent toward verified performance. This session breaks down how IECC 2021, IECC 2024, ASHRAE 90.1-2019, and ASHRAE 90.1-2022 affect commissioning providers, especially where MEP Cx and BECx scopes overlap.
Shanks will walk through the evolution of envelope code requirements, practical compliance strategies, and field verification methods for air leakage, thermal continuity, fenestration, vestibules, loading dock seals, and enclosure commissioning. Case studies will show how early planning, air barrier continuity reviews, MEP/envelope coordination, and targeted testing cut late-stage risk and improve energy, durability, and comfort outcomes.
Learning objectives
- Describe code evolution: How commercial building envelope requirements have evolved in IECC 2021/2024 and ASHRAE 90.1-2019/2022, with emphasis on air leakage, thermal performance, verification, and commissioning.
- Identify envelope provisions: Envelope code requirements affecting commissioning scopes, including whole-building airtightness, continuous air barriers, fenestration performance, vestibules, loading dock seals, insulation continuity, and thermal bridging.
- Apply commissioning strategies: How to help projects meet code requirements through OPR/BOD alignment, design review, specifications, submittals, mockups, checklists, field observations, and readiness reviews.
- Evaluate and select verification methods: Appropriate field verification and diagnostic methods, including ASTM E3158, E779, E1827, E1186, E783, E1105, AAMA 501.2, and AAMA 502/503.
Why this matters for commissioning teams
Envelope requirements keep getting more specific, and more of that verification work is landing on commissioning providers rather than sitting solely with the design team. This session gives CxAs and BECx providers a code-by-code breakdown of what changed and how to build it into an existing commissioning scope, not a separate parallel process.
Register for the webinar to hear Stephen Shanks walk through the code changes and field verification methods live.
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