About ABAA

Is a principal of Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott (SBRA) in Boston, and Director of Technical Resources. Mr. Anis is responsible for maintaining the high technical quality of the firm’s projects.

Mr. Anis’ professional focus is the integrity and performance of the building enclosure, from a research, design and troubleshooting perspective, as well as high performance, sustainable building design and indoor air quality. He consults regularly to building owners, architects and manufacturers regarding the design and performance of the building enclosure. He is a board member of the National Institute of Building Sciences, (NIBS), the Boston Society of Architects, The Certified Building Commissioning Professional board of the Association of Energy Engineers, and the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA). He is chairman of the Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) The BSA-IAQ committee and the Energy Advisory Committee in MA. He serves as a committee member on ASHRAE 90.1 and Technical Committee 4.4.

Mr. Anis lectures extensively on building enclosure design and indoor air quality. He has written many technical papers and articles, and is the author of Indoor Air Quality: A Design Guide, published by the Boston Society of Architects. He is considered a national resource on air infiltration and moisture control in buildings.

Lance Robson is a principal at Building Envelope Technologies Inc., a consulting firm for the building enclosure industry. Mr. Robson brings over 20 years of experience in building enclosure design, restoration and investigation to the Air Barrier Association of America. His areas of expertise include roofing, wall cladding, curtain wall, fenestration, masonry and concrete repair, waterproofing and air barriers. Mr. Robson established Building Envelope Technologies Inc (BET) in 2000. He later co-founded Robson and So Engineering, Inc., a multi-discipline engineering firm. Prior to establishing BET, Mr. Robson managed the Building Envelope Department of CID Associates in Boston, a 95 person firm providing multi-disciplinary engineering and architectural services to commercial, industrial and institutional clients.

Mr. Robson actively maintains his expertise through participation in professional societies and is currently working to establish air barrier system standards through ASTM. His professional affiliations include AIA, BSA, ASTM and E-6.

Tom Patterson is Sales Manager for Intertek Testing Service managing the Building Products Team for the Eastern US.

Tom is a native of Northern Wisconsin, obtained his BA from Ripon College & his MBA from Cardinal Stritch University. Tom entered the testing industry after 17 years as a Sales Manager within the building products industry. He lives in Middleton, WI with his wife Lynda & their 4 children.

Brian Carey is employed by Carlisle Coatings & Waterproofing where he is serving as the company’s Product Manager for their Air & Vapor Barrier line. He is a member of ABAA’s Technical Committee and E&O Committee. He has worked in both technical and sales capacities in the adhesives, sealants and coatings business since 1993. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in French from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Alisa Hoffee is the Technical Manager for Pactiv Building Products, with over twenty years of experience in the building construction industry. This experience includes testing of construction materials, product development, building code and regulatory compliance, third-party certification programs, product literature, technical publications and technical support. In addition, she has chaired industry technical committees for the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the American Plastics Council Foam Polystyrene Alliance (APC), and the Reflective Insulation Manufacturer’s Association (RIMA). She has also authored and co-authored technical papers published by ASTM and the Extruded Polystyrene Foam Association (XPSA).

Ms. Hoffee has been the ABAA Housewrap Committee Chair since 2003. She also participates on several ASTM Committees (C16, E05 and E06), the XPSA - Residential and Environmental/Technical Affairs Committees, and regularly participates in the International Code Council Evaluation Committee Meetings (ICC-ES) and the ICC Code Change Hearings.

Ms. Hoffee is a member of AAMA, ABAA, ASTM, FSC, ICC, NAHB, NAWIC, NIST, RECA, and XPSA.

Mr. Minné joined Sto Corp. in 1998 as marketing manager, working with key executives domestically as well as internationally in building Sto’s market in the United States. In 2002, he was promoted to Marketing Group Manager when he became a member of the Sto Senior Management Team. In 2004, he was promoted to his present position as Director of Marketing and Planning, adding company-wide domestic strategic planning and execution to his list of duties.

Prior to joining Sto Corp. in Atlanta, Mr. Minné worked on Marketing and channel management for Delta Faucet Company for 5 years, focusing on their professional repair and remodel business, new residential construction and OEM business. Prior to Delta Faucet, he was an outside sales professional for Porter-Cable, professional power tools manufacturer.

Mr. Minné graduated with an MBA from Duke University and BS in Marketing from University of Illinois.

Craig Boucher is currently a Technical Service Manager with W. R. Grace and has worked in the construction product industry for over 10 years. He has coordinated and witnessed ASTM E2178 and ASTM E2357 air barrier testing, as well as several other air barrier and fire resistance tests, at third party labs.

Craig participates in several ASTM Committees and has authored draft standards. He is on the technical committee of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) and the ULC (Underwriters Laboratories of Canada) Committee on Air Barrier Materials and Systems. Craig has presented about air barriers at CSI, RCI and AIA meetings and symposiums. He has a BS in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a LEED Accredited Professional.

Brendan Riley is an Estimator/Project Manager with The Waterproofing Company in Boston Massachusetts.

Brendan has been in the construction industry for close to ten years and has worked in the field of Waterproofing and building envelopes for nearly half that time. Brendan is well versed in the areas of masonry/concrete restoration, waterproofing, air barrier systems, and building sealants. In addition to Mr. Riley’s expertise in regards to thermal and moisture protection, he brings with him a strong background in marketing having worked for some of the areas larger general contractors as a project manager/head of business development. Mr. Riley is a member of NAIOP, ASM, and SMPS.

John Cheslak is the Vice Chairman of the ABAA Housewrap Committee. As a Sales Executive for Atlanta Nisseki CLAF, Inc he is the product line manager of his company’s building products group as well as other industrial applications.

A graduate of Emory University, Mr. Cheslak has held various positions in the past with several chemical companies including WR Grace, Lubrizol Corporation, and Mayzo Inc. prior to his joining Atlanta Nisseki CLAF; a division of Nippon Petrochemicals Corporation / Nippon Oil. Mr. Cheslak has held many positions in his career ranging from Chemical Development / R&D and Chemical Applications Engineering to Technical Sales and Product Line Management.

Mr. Laverne Dalgleish is the Executive Director of the Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA). As such, he works to champion energy conservation in buildings while educating the building owners and designers about the benefits of energy conservation such as durability, comfort, reduced maintenance, reduced HVAC equipment costs and the positive impact on the environment.

Mr. Dalgleish travels North America on a weekly basis to educate building owners and designers on the benefits of effective and working air barrier systems in buildings. This education mission includes working with standards development organizations, training and education groups, government policy departments, and quality assurance program developers for the construction industry. Mr. Dalgleish is the Secretariat of two ISO Committees, ISO TC61 SC10 Cellular Plastics and ISO TC163 SC3 Thermal Insulation Products. He is also Chair of the ULC Thermal Performance in the Building Environment Standards Committee.

Mr. Dalgleish was the key developer of the ABAA Quality Assurance Program for the installation of air barrier systems in buildings. This program is based on ISO9000 and ISO 12576-2 but brings the ISO requirements together with practical applications for the air barrier industry.

Ryan Dalgleish is the Vice-President of the bpc Building Professional Consortium. He has been involved in the building envelope and building performance areas of construction in both the commercial and residential sectors for 10 years. Much of Mr. Dalgleish’s time is spent on technology transfer and training and he has been a trainer, facilitator and project manager for 7 years in this area. Mr. Dalgleish also is involved in research, the development of training curriculum, and strategic planning for clients. Mr. Dalgleish’s background and education has given him strong skills in financial management, market development and planning and association administration.

Mr. Dalgleish is currently attending university on a part-time basis and is working towards obtaining his certificate in adult education. His dedication to education is evident by spending upwards of 80 hours a year in continuing education programs that encompass technical, marketing and management development. Mr. Dalgleish has also published a number of papers for design and construction magazines and is frequently a speaker at various technical presentations dealing with the building envelope. Mr. Dalgleish currently serves as the president of his local building envelope council and sits on the board of directors of the National Building Envelope Council.

He is able to assist with technical questions, association policy and procedures and training initiatives.

Peter Spafford has been involved in the energy conservation and building performance industry for 14 years. Mr. Spafford has been an instructor in building science and building envelope for the past 10 years and has taught hundreds of installers, building officials and contractors across the country. Mr. Spafford became the national training manager for BPC and oversaw the delivery and facilitation of upwards of 50 training programs a year and coordinated upward of 50 – 70 project managers and instructors in delivering 6 week to 6 month term training programs in energy efficiency. Mr. Spafford has also spent a tremendous amount of time in the field performing 3rd party inspections on behalf of government, quality assurance providers, utilities and warranty programs. Mr. Spafford currently is the quality assurance program manager for BPC. He has been involved in both the development and compliance aspects of the program for a number of initiatives in both the residential and commercial building markets.