Welcome to John Straube's homepage.
John
Straube is a Canadian engineer and building scientist. He holds a joint
appointment as Associate Professor in both the Department
of Civil Engineering and the School
of Architecture at the University of Waterloo where he teaches courses
in structural design, material science, and building science to both disciplines.
At the university, John is also the director of the Building
Engineering Group.
He has been deeply involved in the areas of building performance as a
consultant, researcher, and educator. His research and practice have focused
on the design of energy-efficient, healthy and durable buildings, and
the development of new building systems and products. His work is supported
by advanced computer simulation and full-scale, natural-exposure performance
monitoring. John is a founding principal of Building Science Consulting, a frequent contributor to buildingscience.com
The focus is on predicting and understanding the heat, air, and moisture response of the building enclosure, i.e., walls, windows, roofs, below-grade construction. The text moves from the fundamental physics to more practical applications for all climate regions, including worked example calculations of heat flow, vapor diffusion and air leakage condensation through building enclosures.
As Director of the Building Engineering Group - www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/beg
As faculty in the Dept of Civil Engineering - http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/index.asp?page=530&id=jfstraube
As faculty at the School of Architecture - http://www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/frameset/staff-straube.html
As Founding Principal of the consulting firm Building Science Consulting. - www.buildingscience.com
As author of the textbook Building Science for Building Enclosure Design - www.buildingsciencepress.com
