Upcoming 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Westford BSE Update Webcast, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 – 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.; ; EEBA Summit, Oct. 1-3; & BUILDINGS XIV, Dec. 8-12. Review SD Design Challenge (RTZ) and Building America Webinars and ZERH Resources/ Education opportunities. See below under “2020 EVENTS“.
2020 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge (formerly the DOE Race to Zero) – Begin preparing now for the 2020 Solar Decathlon (SD) Design Challenge (former “DOE Race to Zero”). Review the requirements in the SD Competition Guide.
2019 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge (formerly the DOE Race to Zero) – Check the Solar Decathlon website and near term deadlines and requirements for participating in the competition. The Design Challenge began with 81 teams from 67 schools registered. Following the February 19th progress report, 47 teams from 38 schools were selected as finalists. At the 2019 SD Design Challenge Weekend at NREL, competition judges selected the winning teams, including Virginia Tech as the Grand Prize Winner.
2018 RTZ – On April 22nd, the 2018 Grand Prize winner and First and Second Place winners for each context were selected. Prairie View won the 2018 RTZ Grand Prize. The teams competed in 4 residential contests, and a zero energy K-5 school design contest. Click here for information on the DOE Race to Zero, or email racetozero@ee.doe.gov or further information.
2017 RTZ – Click here for the 2017 competition results. Ryerson and Toronto University, Toronto, Canada won this year’s grand prize. The 2017 Race to Zero competition started with 50 teams and 44 schools, resulting in 39 finalist teams.
2016 RTZ – Click here for the 2016 competition results. Prairie View A & M University, NW of Houston, TX, won this year’s grand prize. The 2016 Race to Zero competition had 34 teams from 27 schools invited to participate.
2015 RTZ – Click here for the results of the 2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition. The University of MN won the 2015 grand prize. Click here for the UMN team website and their complete set of submittals.
2014 RTZ – Click here for the 2014 competition results. In 2014, 3 schools in Syracuse, NY area formed the Montage Builders team which won grand prize for best detached home. Ryerson University won the grand prize for the best attached home.
DOE Race to Zero Student Design Competition
The 2017 Race to Zero Student Design Competition Judging and Awards Event, April 22-23, 2017, involved 39 teams from the U.S., Canada, Brazil and India. Judges and teams stand before the LEED Platinum Café at the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, CO
2020 EVENTS
ASHRAE Winter Meeting
February 1 – 5, 2020, Orlando, FL
5th Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
March 3-6, 2020, State College, PA
2019 EVENTS
National Institute of Building Sciences – Building Innovation 2019
January 7-10, 2019 – Mandarin Oriental hotel, Washington, DC – Conference Program Schedule – NIBS/BETEC Meeting – Education Committee Update (January 7, 3-5:00 p.m.)
ASHRAE Winter Meeting
January 11-16, 2019 – OMNI Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA
NAHB – International Builders Show (IBS)
February 19-21, 2019 — Las Vegas, NV
5th Residential Design & Construction Conference
Abstracts deadline extended to May 6, 2019 for Solar Decathlon and former RTZ schools. A special Building Science Education Track will be held as part of the conference.
Penn State, State College, PA
8th Annual Air Barrier Association of America (AABA) Conference & Trade Show
March 26-28, 2019 — Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, VA
Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) Conference 2019
April 3-6, 2019 — Sheraton Tysons Hotel, Tysons, VA
Solar Decathlon Design Challenge Weekend
April 12-14, 2019 — NREL, Golden, CO
AIA Conference on Architecture 2019
Las Vegas, NV — June 6-8, 2019
2019 ASHRAE Annual Conference
Kansas City, MO — June 22-26, 2019
SBSE RETREAT 2019
July 22-25, 2019
Taft-Nicholson Center (TNC) in Montana’s Centennial Valley
27700 S Valley Rd, Lima, MT 59739
2019 Westford Building Science Education BSE UPDATE & Webcast
The BSE UPDATE will be held Sunday, August 4, 2019, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., EDT, in Westford (for Westford Building Science Symposium attendees), and webcast for those unable to join us in Westford. Information on joining the webcast will be provided by July 27, 2019. As with the 2018 UPDATE, it will be combined with an update of related DOE programs. See 2018 presentation.
EEBA High Performance Home Summit 2019
Denver, CO — October 1-3, 2019
2019 BUILDINGS XIV International Conference
Clearwater Beach, FL — December 9-12, 2019
2018 EVENTS
National Institute of Building Sciences — Building Innovation 2018
January 8-11, 2018 – Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC – Conference Program Schedule –
NIBS/BETEC Meeting – Education Committee UPDATE; Commercial Workforce Credentialing Council (CWCC) Meeting – DOE/CWCC BSE collaboration Update – Monday, January 8, 2018
NAHB – IBS
January 9-11, 2018; Orlando Florida Convention Center
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ASHRAE Winter Meeting
January 20- 24, 2018; Chicago, IL, Palmer House
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4th Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
February 28 – March 1, 2018, State College, PA
Penn Stater Hotel
Registration
NOTE: Building Science Education Sessions: 3 sessions with the 3rd session including a panel/forum on the first day, with a Penn State session on their Race to Zero project and tour of the RTZ house under construction. Joint Committee presentation provides overview and their recent work.
AEI Abstracts due April 2, 2018
NIBS BEST5 Conference
April 15-18, 2018
Lowes Philadelphia Hotel
Philadelphia, PA
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2018 DOE Race to Zero Awards Event
April 20-22, 2018; Golden, CO
2018 DOE-BTO Peer Review & Poster Session
April 30 – May 3, 2018
ASHRAE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
June 23 – 27, 2018 — Houston, TX
SBSE RETREAT 2018
July 15 – 18, 2018 — Moravia, Iowa
2018 Westford Building Science Education UPDATE & Webcast
The UPDATE was held Sunday August 5, 2018 – 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.. Those attending and presenting were Westford Building Science Symposium attendees and several via webcast. The presentation is linked here, however it does not capture the extensive discussions and insights provided by the presenters and attendees.
EEBA High Performance Home Summit 2018
October 16 – 18, 2018 — San Diego, CA
2017 EVENTS
NAHB – IBS
January 10-12, 2017; Orlando Florida Convention Center
NCHRC Annual Meeting –
January 9, 2017, 10:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.,
OCCC, West Concourse Level II, W 221 A; (AGENDA); Joint Committee on Building Science Education Annual Report Highlights
National Institute of Building Sciences — Building Innovation 2017
January 9-12, 2017 – Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC – Conference Program –
NIBS/BETEC Meeting – Education Committee UPDATE; Commercial Workforce Credentialing Council (CWCC) Meeting – DOE/CWCC BSE collaboration Update – Wednesday, January 11, 2017
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ASHRAE Winter Meeting
January 27-February 1, 2017; Las Vegas, NV; Caesars Palace
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2017 DOE-BTO Peer Review & Poster Session
March 13-16, 2017 — Double Tree Crystal City,
Arlington, VA
4rd Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
Abstracts were DUE March 15, 2017 (now Extended to April 5, 2017)
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53rd Annual ASC International Conference
April 5-8, 2017, Seattle, WA
AEI Conference 2017
Oklahoma City, OK – April 11-13, 2017
AABA Conference – April 17-20
Reston, VA – Hyatt Regency Reston
Race to Zero Awards Event
Golden, CO – April 22-23, 2017
AIA Conference on Architecture 2017
Orlando, FL – April 27-29, 2017; Education Workshops, April 26, 2017
ASHRAE Annual Conference
June 24-28, 2017
Long Beach, CA
5th Annual Westford Building Science Education UPDATE
Sunday, July 30, 2016, 2:00 p.m. – (for Westford Symposium Invitees Only)
EEBA High Performance Home Summit 2017
and the Housing Innovation Awards event, October 10-12, 2017 – Atlanta, GA
Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center
CCBST 2017
15th Canadian Building Science and Technology Conference (CCBST)
Vancouver, BC –
November 6-8,2017
Hyatt Regency Hotel
2016 EVENTS
National Institute of Building Sciences — Building Innovation 2016
January 11-15, 2016 — Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, VA
On Monday, January 11, 2016, NIBS will host the 2016 Workshop on Building Science Education in North America. This all day event is a sequel to the April 2014 Toronto Building Science Education Workshop will be co-hosted by NIBS-BETEC, the Joint Committee on Building Science Education (JCBSE), ASTM, with sponsorship of several other organizations concerned with the core competencies, accreditation, licensing and certification of building science education. [The first major workshop on building science education was held on January 13, 2011 and co-hosted by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with sponsorship by university organizations.]
NAHB – IBS
January 19-21, 2016; Las Vegas, NV; Las Vegas Convention Center
NCHRC Annual Meeting – January 18, 2016, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Las Vegas Convention Center, Room 220, North (Level 2) — AGENDA
ASHRAE Winter Meeting
January 23-27, 2016; Orlando, FL
3rd Residential Building Design & Construction Conference
March 2-3, 2016; Penn State – PHRC, State College, PA
Joint Committee Presentation and Handouts (Hygrothermal Analysis Steps, Team Poster, KSA’s, Matrix, also see UMN RTZ webpage)
Race to Zero Awards Event
Golden, CO – April 16-17, 2016
AIA Convention 2016
May 19-21, Philadelphia
ASHRAE 2016 Annual Conference
June 25-June 29, St. Louis, MO
Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel &
America’s Center Convention Complex
4th Annual Westford Building Science Education Update
Sunday, July 31, 2016, 2:30 p.m. – (for Westford Symposium Invitees Only) – Presentation
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference & Expo
September 27-29,2016 – Dallas Frisco Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa, Frisco, TX
BUILDINGS XIII
December 4-8, 2016, Clearwater, FL,
Accommodations (Note: Group rate closes November 2) – Sheraton Sand Key Resort
BSE Update – Evening, Dec. 6, 2016, 5:00 -6:30 p.m., Beach Ballroom
Key 2015 Events —
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