Joe Lstiburek

One of the country’s top building scientists, Joe Lstiburek’s commitment to advancing construction best practices has had a lasting impact on building codes and technologies throughout the world, particularly in the areas of air barriers, vapor barriers, and vented and unvented roof assemblies. He is the founding principal of Building Science Corp., a Westford, Mass.-based architecture and building science consulting firm. In addition, through his popular presentations, Lstiburek has taught thousands of professionals over the past three decades in a fun, enlightening manner. He has also written countless papers and best-selling Builder Guides. The Wall Street Journal described him as “the dean of North American building science.”

One of the country’s top building scientists, Joe Lstiburek’s commitment to advancing construction best practices has had a lasting impact on building codes and technologies throughout the world, particularly in the areas of air barriers, vapor barriers, and vented and unvented roof assemblies. He is the founding principal of Building Science Corp., a Westford, Mass.-based architecture and building science consulting firm. In addition, through his popular presentations, Lstiburek has taught thousands of professionals over the past three decades in a fun, enlightening manner. He has also written countless papers and best-selling Builder Guides. The Wall Street Journal described him as “the dean of North American building science.”