Dr. Paul H. Shipp

Paul H. Shipp, Ph.D., P.E.

Paul Shipp is a Senior Research Associate at the USG Corporation Research & Technology Center in Libertyville, Illinois, where he is involved in building science issues, testing and certification of building products for fire safety, durability and acoustical performance. He has a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Southern Methodist University and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, also in mechanical engineering, from the University of Minnesota. He is a registered Professional Engineer.

Dr. Shipp has been involved in the study of energy conservation and building envelope performance for many years. At the Owens-Corning Fiberglas Technical Center, he studied earth-sheltered construction and related aspects of building science, including indoor air quality and moisture effects. While there, he worked on cost-effective energy conservation strategies and new construction systems using composite materials. Prior to coming to USG, he oversaw the operation of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Roof Research Center and construction of its large-scale climate simulator at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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USG Mold Tough - When to Use Mold Resistant Products

In previous blogs I’ve talked about the origin of mold as well as steps that can be taken during construction to keep moisture, and therefore mold, out of your home or building. In a nutshell, mold cannot grow without moisture, so steps that can be taken to reduce moisture’s entry into a building will go a long way toward reducing the chances of mold growth. As I pointed out in the last blog, it’s important that the various building trades working on the construction of a house work in concert. For example, when a roof intersects a wall, the trades must coordinate to make sure this valley is properly flashed and the water resistant barrier drains onto, not behind, the flashing before the roof and clapboard or other siding materials are installed. ...Read More

USG Mold Tough - Who’s Responsible for Where the Water Drains?

In my last blog I talked about the fundamentals of mold: what causes it, how it can be avoided and the common elements of a moisture/mold resistance strategy. To recap, mold can grow on any surface—steel, glass, fiberglass, even cement—if four elements are present: mold spores, water, a source of food and temperatures conducive to growth. Of these four, the presence of moisture is the one most easily controlled by the builder or homeowner. I also stressed that preventing mold isn’t rocket science but it does requires attention to some common-sense concepts to help ensure that moisture doesn’t intrude and become a mold problem.

Control Moisture. Control Mold.
Let me dig a little deeper into this problem as it relates to new constru...Read More

Preventing Mold in Your House – The Basics

The basic principles for preventing mold in houses are relatively simple. When one considers how straightforward they are to list, it’s easy to think that preventing mold involves little or no difficulty at all. On the other hand, for those who have ever been frustrated by a recurring problem with mold that refuses to yield even to elaborate measures, it is easy to see why some people believe that water and mold are unavoidable. Of course, realistic approaches to preventing mold fall between these two extremes. The concepts and principles are simple—but designing, constructing and maintaining a building are not.Like other elements of modern society, buildings are complex, multifaceted creations pieced together from thousands of relatively simple parts. These are assembled into a myriad of interacting and intermingled components. A successful strateg...Read More

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