R.

CHRISTOPHER MATHIS
President, MC
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Mathis Consulting Company
P.O. Box 18055
Asheville, NC 28814
Telephone: 828-678-3500

Professional Interests

Energy eIIicient and sustainable buildings and building products. Education supporting market transIormation to
sustainable building practice. Building science education. Advanced building and building product technology.
Building codes and product perIormance standards development. Policy development addressing building
perIormance, energy eIIiciency, durability, water management and sustainability.


Professional Experience and Skills

President. MC
2
Mathis Consulting Company. 6/92 to 11/99, 4/2001 to present.
Responsible Ior all aspects oI proIessional building science consulting business. MC2 provides research,
technical and educational support to the public and private sector on a variety oI subjects ranging Irom the
perIormance oI buildings and building products to building and energy code compliance. MC2 conducts a
variety oI training programs Ior builders, architects and other building industry proIessionals on numerous
building science topics including building envelope perIormance, window perIormance, insulation perIormance,
building and energy code compliance, perIormance durability and sustainability. ProIessional services also
include consultation on new and existing construction projects; building code development, review and analysis;
product perIormance standards development; and development oI consumer educational materials addressing
buildings and building product perIormance.

Recent projects/presentations include:
O Project lead in the development oI the Massachusetts Stretch Code Ior Commercial Buildings
O Principal investigator in 3-year project to improve the NC Energy Code by at least 30
O Principal investigator on project to identiIy barriers to adoption Ior improved energy codes in SC
O 'ice-chair oI the Energy Subcommittee responsible Ior draIting Public 'ersion 1 and Public 'ersion 2
oI the International Green Construction Code
O %echnical papers on rooI insulation, energy codes and sustainability presented at conIerences in the
US, India and %urkey
O Provided code training to building oIIicials in advance oI 2010 national energy code hearings
O eveloped rooI insulation proposals to the CaliIornia Energy Commission (2011)
O %echnical support Ior proposals to the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code

Vice President. Aspen Research Corporation. 11/99 to 4/2001.
Responsible Ior all technical marketing eIIorts in material science and new product development, especially
Ior the building industry. ProIessional services included translating product perIormance inIormation into
meaningIul product speciIications and accurate marketing messages; working with product developers,
speciIiers, code oIIicials, legislators, regulators and marketing personnel to design perIormance metrics and
help deliver complete product and marketing solutions. Provide proIessional continuing education training
to builders and architects.

Administrative Director. National Fenestration Rating Council. 6/91 to 11/95.
Responsible Ior all aspects oI initial and on-going operations oI non-proIit, public-private collaborative eIIort to
develop and implement a national energy rating and labeling system Ior windows, doors, skylights and other
Ienestration products. CraIted the initial rating, certiIication and labeling procedures Ior the Council. eveloped
strategies and support materials Ior code adoption in CaliIornia and Ior the ICC. Helped to reIine the testing,
inspection and product certiIication procedures. eveloped and presented successIul proposals to state and
national building codes and to ASHRAE Standards eIIorts to reIerence and require certiIied energy perIormance
ratings Ior Ienestration products.
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Professional Experience and Skills (continued)

Director of Marketing. Architectural Testing, Inc. 7/89 to 6/91.
Responsible Ior all aspects oI marketing architectural testing services to architects, developers, building owners
and building products industry. Participated in evaluations oI all types oI Ienestration products, curtain wall
testing, thermal perIormance testing, structural evaluations and other services. Conducted training seminars Ior
architects on the perIormance oI building skins and the importance oI proper speciIication development.
Conducted Iield testing oI commercial building skins as well as thermal and structural testing oI a variety oI
residential and commercial Ienestration products.

Director, Thermal Testing Laboratory. NAHB Research Center. 8/84 to 7/89.
Senior scientist Ior the National Association oI Home Builders National Research Center. Responsible Ior all
aspects oI NAHB's thermal testing services including its insulation products certiIication program. Conducted
Iield tests and research on a variety oI building products and systems. Initiated activities resulting in the
Iormation oI National Fenestration Rating Council and its perIormance standards, ratings certiIication program
Ior Ienestration perIormance. Lead and participated in numerous building science research projects Ior the
Center.

Scientist. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Technical Center. 7/82 to 6/84.
Participated in a variety oI research and product development eIIorts Ior the Insulation Products ivision.
Projects include; nationwide Iield evaluation oI indoor air quality in homes using a variety oI inIiltration control
strategies; development oI improved loose Iill and spray-applied insulation; and, product development oI new
materials and systems Ior insulating commercial buildings. %raining in analytical tools Ior measuring and
predicting the energy use oI buildings, statistical methods and analysis.


Education

Master oI Science in Architectural Studies. Massachusetts Institute oI %echnology. 1982. Focus: Building
Science, Energy Use in Buildings. %hesis: Energy, Power and Office Buildings. Design and Analysis of an Off-
peak Cooling System Using Structural Mass Storage. Published, 1982.

Bachelors egree in Physics. University oI North Carolina Asheville. 1979.
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Professional Affiliations

American Society Ior %esting and Materials since 1985
Committee E6 on PerIormance oI Building Constructions
Committee E60 on Sustainability Executive Committee
Committee E60 on Sustainability Past Chairman oI E60.01 on Buildings and Construction Sustainability
Committee C16 on %hermal Insulation

American Society oI Heating, ReIrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) since 1983
Member, Code Interaction Subcommittee
'ice-Chair, Code evelopment Subcommittee
Member, ASHRAE SSPC 90.2 Energy Standard Ior Low-rise Residential Buildings
Past Member, ASHRAE SSPC 90.1 Energy Standard Ior Buildings Except Low-rise Residential
Buildings (1997-2005)

International Code Council
Member, International Energy Conservation Code evelopment Committee 1997-8, 2003-4, 2005-6,
and 2006-7 code development cycles
IECC 'ice-Chairman: 2006-7 code cycle
Member, Sustainable Building %echnology Committee 'ice-Chair Energy PerIormance
Member, Internation Green Construction Code evelopment Committee - 2011

Building Environment and %hermal Envelope Council, National Institute oI Building Science
Member, BE%EC Board oI irectors

Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA)
Past Member, EEBA Board oI irectors 1999 to 2005