2015 Events
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference & Expo
Denver Marriott Tech Center, Denver, CO — October 6-8, 2015
Third Annual Westford Building Science Education Update
August 2, 2015 – 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
ASHRAE Annual Meeting
June 27 – July 1, 2015
Atlanta, GA
BUILDINGS VIII – Deadline for Abstracts – May 29, 2015
AIA Convention 2015
May 14 – 16, 2015; Atlanta, GA
[President Bill Clinton, Keynote]
Associated Schools of Construction
51st Annual International Conference
April 22-25, 2015
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Race to Zero Awards Event
Golden, CO – April 18-20, 2015
Announcement & Call for Papers
NEW Date: Abstracts due May 6, 2015
3rd Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
Penn State-PHRC, State College, PA
BEST4 Conference
Building Enclosure Science & Technology
April 13-15, 2015, Kansas City, MO
The Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), in partnership with the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), is pleased to announce the 6th Biennial Professional Conference for March 24-27, 2015. The theme of the conference is the “Birth and Life of the Integrated Building.”
RESNET BUILDING PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE
Feb. 16-18, 2015; San Diego, CA
ASHRAE Winter Meeting
Saturday, January 24 – Wednesday, January 28
Chicago, Illinois
NAHB International Builders Show
Tuesday, January 20 – Thursday, January 22
Las Vegas Convention Center
National Consortium of Housing Research Centers
Meetings in Las Vegas Convention Center – North – 2nd Floor
Executive Committee – Sunday, January 18 – 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. – North 231
Annual Meeting – Monday, January 19 – 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – North 220
National Institute of Building Sciences — Building Innovation 2015
Tuesday, January 6 – Friday, January 9, 2015 – Washington, DC
Washington Marriott Wardman Park
NOTE: The NIBS-BETEC Board of Directors met on January 6, 2015. At the meeting, they voted to recommend that NIBS-BETEC co-host a building science education symposium (Toronto Sequel) at the January 2016 NIBS Building Innovation Conference in Washington, DC. NIBS would be the venue co-host. The Joint Committee on Building Science Education, ASTM and many other organizations will co-host the event which is expected to focus on solutions to issues raised in the Toronto Building Science Education Workshop (April 6, 2014)
2014 EVENTS
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference & Expo
Sept. 23-25, 2014 — St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, MO
NOTE: Further information will be available, shortly, on the DOE Task Force on Building Science Education EEBA pre-conference meeting. Tentative Schedule:
September 22, 2014
Morning Session: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Building Science Translator
Afternoon Session: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Curricula; Core Competency Matrix
Westford Building Science Education UPDATE
Sunday Afternoon, Aug. 3, 2014, 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Summary & Agenda; and
Presentation (Patrick Huelman)
ASHRAE 2014 Annual Conference
June 28-July 02, 2014 | Seattle, WA
June 29: Joint Committee Presentation to the ASHRAE Board of Directors on Building Science Education
NCHRC Executive Committee
July 9, 2014
1021 Prince Street, Room 304
Alexandria, VA 22314
2014 ACI National Home Performance Conference & Trade Show
April 29 – May 1, 2014 | Detroit, MI
ASTM/NIBS/Joint Committee Workshop – Building Science Education in North America
See Workshop Results/Presentations – Toronto Workshop page
AGENDA (PDF)
REGISTRATION AND ADDITIOINAL INFORMATION
Sheraton Toronto, Toronto, ON – April 6, 2014
The Toronto workshop, co-sponsored by ASTM, NIBS, and the Joint Committee on Building Science Education, will include presentations from invited speakers recognized in Canada and the United States as subject-matter experts in Building Science certification, training, and curriculum development. Topics to be discussed will include an overview of building science education as it currently exists in North America, followed by a critical review of graduate-level curricula currently available in building science and how that curricula can be further developed and refined to more effectively educate architects, engineers, and construction professionals.
The workshop will conclude with a critical review of the ASTM/NIBS Building Enclosure Certification and Training Program currently under development and how that curriculum can be developed to align with curricula at colleges and universities in Canada and the U.S. to satisfy the certification requirements being developed by ASTM and offer a new opportunity for professional development, certification, and career advancement in architecture and engineering. Students, professors, and lecturers in Building Science, as well as practicing architects, engineers, and risk management professionals should attend.
Additional technical information is available from workshop chairman Daniel Lemieux, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., Fairfax, Va. (phone: 703-641-4601; dlemieux@wje.com).
ASTM Staff Contact: Hannah Sparks, Phone: 610-832-9677; hsparks@astm.org
PRESS RELEASE
Associated Schools of Construction
50th Annual International Conference — March 26-28, 2014
FINAL PROGRAM (PDF)
NOTE: The Sustainable High Performance Buildings Session is moderated by Dr. Georg Reichard, will address building science education in high performance buildings, and the need for building science education in construction management curricula.
Sustainable High Performance Buildings Session (PDF)
Session Closing Presentation (PDF)
Washington, DC, Westin City Center Hotel
Conference Theme: Construction Education, the Next 50 Years — Preparing our future professionals for new challenges and opportunities including life skills, globalization, and technology enhanced construction
Hosted by VA Tech, Dept. of Building Construction
2nd Residential Building Design and Construction Conference
Feb. 19-20, 2014 –
Penn State, University Park, PA
hosted by the PA Housing & Research Center
NAHB International Builders Show
Feb. 4-6, 2014 – Las Vegas
National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (NCHRC)
Las Vegas Convention Center, North 222
- Executive Committee Meeting – Feb. 2 – 4-7:00 p.m.
- Annual Meeting – Feb. 3 – 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- Draft Agenda (PDF)
ASHRAE Winter Conference
New York, NY – January 18-22, 2014
BUILDING INNOVATION 2014 — January 4-10, 2014
Washington Marriott at Wardman Park, Washington, DC
Credentialing Council Meeting – January 6, 2014
Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) Symposium: Design, Efficiency and Recycling for the Building Enclosure Life Cycle – January 9, 2014
2013 HIGHLIGHTS
See 2013 Archive for expanded listing of 2013 events.
Clearwater Beach Sunset
BUILDINGS XII —
December 1-5, 2013, Clearwater, FL
Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XII International Conference
Dec. 2 – Evening – Beach Room – A building science education meeting and open forum was held which provided updates on DOE, ASTM E06.55 and university building science education efforts. Updates were provided by the by Sam Raskhin on the work of the DOE Task Force on Building Science Education, including an update on the DOE Challenge Home Student Design Competition. Patrick Huelman provided an update on the work of the Joint Committee on Building Science Education’s Criteria Task Group, and the Joint committee’s Awards Committee. Dan Lemieux provided an update on the ASTM E06.55 /NIBS development of a certification for building enclosure professionals, and plans for the April 6, 2014 Building Science Education workshop in Toronto. Paul Totten gave an overview of BETEC Education Committee work and current cooperation with the Joint Committee.
Over the next few days following the meeting, numerous side meetings were held seeking comments and input from university professors on building science teaching resources.
Copies of the presentations, which can be downloaded, are on the “Working Files” page sidebar.
Excellence in Building Science Education Award
![2013 Excellence in Building Science Education Award [Prof. Patrick Huelman, U MN, Award Winner (Left); Sam Rashkin, DOE (Center); Prof. Andrew McCoy, VA Tech and Chairman, NCHRC (Right)]](https://buildingscienceeducation.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Excellence-Award-2013-IMG_2801-copy.png)
2013 Excellence in Building Science Education Award [Prof. Patrick Huelman, U MN, Award Winner (Left); Sam Rashkin, DOE (Center); Prof. Andrew McCoy, VA Tech and Chairman, NCHRC (Right)]