EPISODE284- Bill Rose, Architect-Univ. IL Flashback to Episode 131

William B. Rose is Research Architect at the Building Research Council-School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His major field of university research involves water and its effects on buildings. He is the author of "Water in Buildings: an architect's guide to moisture and mold" published in 2005 by Wiley & Sons. This book won the Association for Preservation Technology Lee Nelson Award. His current university research has included sky radiation effects with solar reflective roof surfaces, combustion product concentrations in houses with un-vented combustion appliances and much more. He is the handbook chair of ASHRAE TC4.4, responsible for four ASHRAE Handbook chapters on building envelope performance, and he is a founding member of ASHRAE Standard Committee 160P Design Criteria for Moisture Control in Buildings. Through William B. Rose & Associates, he consults to museums and historic properties on moisture issues. Some well known buildings/project he has consulted on include the United Nations Building, Sagamore Hill (Home of T. Roosevelt), and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.