Building Scientist Joins CENTRIA
Marcin Pazera, Ph.D. Adds To CENTRIA’s Research, Design And Development Group
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Marcin Pazera
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Moon Township, PA - CENTRIA announces the addition of building scientist, Marcin Pazera, Ph.D. to their Design and Development team. Pazera comes to CENTRIA with a vast portfolio of professional, educational and research experience.
“We are thrilled to have someone with Marcin’s expertise and experience join CENTRIA’s dedicated group of research, design and development professionals,” said Keith Boyer, Director, Architectural Wall Technology, CENTRIA. “His achievements and accolades speak for themselves and we are looking forward to having Marcin apply his many talents to our ongoing efforts to innovate and improve the product options of CENTRIA’s metal architectural systems.”
Most recently, Pazera was a Senior Engineer with Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger where he used advanced thermal and hygrothermal modeling to evaluate moisture and energy performance of building enclosure systems and assess the quality of indoor environments. Among his many other achievements, he has designed air barrier systems for high-humidity facilities to reduce condensation and improve energy efficiency. He has also held positions as a Building Science Researcher for TI Research, and DMO Associates, both located in Ottawa, Canada.
In addition to his professional contributions to the industry, Pazera has been active in the academic community as a member of building science research teams at Syracuse University, Dresden Technical University and Concordia University. His findings both within and outside of those groups have been widely published and include:
• “Impact of Weather and Material Properties on Predicting Drying Characteristics of Spray-Applied Cellulose Fiber Insulation,” submitted to ASHRAE—Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XI International Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL, 2010.
• “Improving Building Enclosures: Thermal Performance as a Goal of Energy Efficiency,” BEST 2 Conference, Portland, OR, 2010.
• “The Effects of Thermal Bridging at Interface Conditions,” BEST 1-Building Enclosure Science and Technology Conference, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
• “Weather Resistive Barriers: Assessment of Their Performance,” 2nd International Conference on Building Physics, Lueven, Belgium, 2003.
Pazera received his Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University in 2007 after defending his thesis on the Development of Experimental Methods for Characterizing Water Vapor Transmission in Building Materials. For this thesis, he received the ASHRAE Life Member Club Award, the highest rated grant-in-aid for this type of work. Prior to his doctoral work, he was granted his Master of Applied Science in Building Engineering from Concordia University in 2003 after defending his thesis on Laboratory Performance Evaluation of Water Resistive Barriers. He received his Bachelor of Technology in Architectural Studies with a concentration in Building Science in 2001 from Ryerson University in Toronto.
About CENTRIA
CENTRIA innovations in architectural metal wall and roof systems are helping building teams around the world reimagine the building envelope. From inspiration through installation, CENTRIA provides the highest level of expertise including service and support from an elite Dealer Network. Based in Pittsburgh (Moon Township, Pa.), CENTRIA's metal architectural systems are the perfect combination of science and aesthetics, offering advanced thermal and moisture protection, the broadest spectrum of design options, truly integrated components, and superior sustainability. CENTRIA invites you to explore the limitless possibilities metal provides for your next project and to reimagine metal at CENTRIA.com/ReimagineMetal or find CENTRIA on Facebook.