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Stucco Metrics:Control Joints - Recent Research & Developments

Presentation By: Jeff Bowlsby, Architect/Staff Consultant, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc.

The February presentation will focus on stucco control joints, one of the most contentious and polarizing topics concerning stucco. The presentation will include a synopsis of control joint historical developments and factual data, as well as recent control joint product research and installation performance testing. Details of recently adopted modifications to the primary ASTM industry standard concerning stucco control joints which affect the building code will also be presented. There will be an opportunity for open discussion following the presentation.

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is a national engineering firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures. They have projects located across 50 states and in 30 countries.

Our February speaker, Jeff Bowlsby, is an architect and staff consultant with SGH who has over 25 years of Architectural/Construction experience. He has presented and published nationally on stucco topics to ASTM, CSI, RCI, and others and serves on the ASTM committees related to industry stucco standards adopted into the building codes.