Past Events

Dec 2011

Building Science Experts' Session | December 7-8, 2011 | Westford, MA

  1. Low Energy Houses
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. Rain Control: Part I
    John Straube
  3. Rain Control: Part II
    John Straube
  4. Rain Control: Part III
    John Straube

Aug 2011

BSC Fifteenth Building Science Symposium | August 1-3, 2011 | Westford, MA

  11. Day 3: Thermal Metric Project
    Christopher Schumacher

Jul 2011

Building Science Fundamentals | July 14-15, 2011 | Various Locations

  1. Part I: Basements
    John Straube
  2. Part I: Enclosures
    John Straube
  3. Part I: Heat Control
    John Straube
  4. Part I: Moisture
    John Straube

Jun 2008

Building Science Fundamentals 2008 | June 18-19, 2008 | Dallas, TX

  1. Part 1: The Perfect Wall
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. Part 2: Advanced Framing
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. Part 3: Green
    Joseph Lstiburek

Other Events

Building America Residential Energy Efficiency Technical Update Meeting
2011-08-05%20Kerrigan%20BSC%20-%20Pilot%20Community%20Evaluation.pdf
Phil Kerrigan
BASF Building Science
110711_BASF_Cleveland_Straube_Slabs.pdf , 110711_BASF_Cleveland_Straube_Enclosures.pdf
John Straube
2011 ASHRAE Annual Conference
2011-06-28%20Ueno%20ASHRAE%20Montreal%20Bay%20Area%20Net%20Zero.pdf , 2011_ASHRAE_Montreal_Carter_NZEH.pdf
Kohta Ueno, Daniel Bergey
PG&E Residential Retrofit
2011_PG%26E_Retrofit_Straube.pdf
John Straube
Nebraska Department of Energy: Weatherization Training
2011_Nebraska_Energy_Efficiency_Lstiburek.pdf , 2011_Nebraska_Retrofit_Lstiburek.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Indoor Air 2011
BSC%20Indoor_Air_Austin_Lstiburek.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
AIA New York City Chapter
2011_AIA_HVAC%20for%20Architects_Straube.pdf , 2011_AIA_Mass_Walls_Lstiburek.pdf
John Straube, Joseph Lstiburek
Ontario Architects Association
2011_OAA_Architectural_Design_Challenge_2030_Straube.pdf
John Straube
AIA Atlanta Chapter
2011_Atlanta_AIA_Adventures_Building_Science_Lstiburek_Part_I.pdf , 2011_Atlanta_AIA_Lstiburek_Part_II.pdf , 2011_Atlanta_AIA_Lstiburek_Part_III.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
RAIC
2011_RAIC_High_Performance_Enclosures_Part_I.pdf , 2011_RAIC_High_Performance_Enclsoures_Part_II.pdf
John Straube
ACEEE/DOE Hot Water Heating Forum
2011-05-11%20ACEEE%20Hot%20Water%20Forum_Rudd.pdf
Armin Rudd
The 13th Canadian Conference on Building Science & Technology
2011_Canadian_Conference_Science_Technology_Keynote_Straube.pdf
John Straube
Nebraska Department of Energy: Energy Conservation in Residential Buildings
2011_Nebraska_Energy_Efficiency_Lstiburek1.pdf , 2011_Nebraska_Retrofit_Lstiburek1.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Very High Performance Building Enclosures for Nonresidential Buildings
AIA_SF_High_Performance_Enclosures_Straube_2011.pdf
John Straube
Gould Evans/The Garland Company, Inc.
110407_Gould%20Evans%20Aim%20High_Buildings.pdf , 110407_Gould%20Evans%20Aim%20High_Roofs.pdf , 110407_Gould%20Evans%20Aim%20High_HVAC.pdf
John Straube
NESEA BuildingEnergy11
2011-03-08%20NESEA%20Ueno%20Getting%20to%20Zero_Part_I.pdf , 2011-03-08%20NESEA%20Transformations%20Inc_Part_II.pdf , 2011-03-08%20NESEA%20Ueno%20Intro.pdf , BSC%20NESEA%20Net%20Zero%20Occupant.pdf
Kohta Ueno, John Straube
Colorado Building Code Officials Educational Institute
BSC%20CCO%20IAQ-Airtightness.pdf , BSC%20CCO%20Lstiburek%20Moisture.pdf , BSC%20CCO%20Retrofit.pdf , BSC%20CCO%20Top%20Ten%20Adventures%20in%20Building%20Science.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Better Buildings by Design | 2011
2011-02-10%20BBBD%20Low%20Energy%20Design%20NE-Ueno.pdf , 2011-02-10%20BBBD%20Why%20Energy%20Matters.pdf
Kohta Ueno
NSP2 Building America Workshop
2011-02-02%20NSP2_BA_Wyandotte_Part_II.pdf , 2011-02-02%20NSP2_BA_Wyandotte_Part_I.pdf
Aaron Grin, Alex Lukachko
Metro Community College
A_Changes_Perfect_Enclosures.pdf , B_Rain.pdf , C_Moisture_Diffusion%20_Condensation.pdf , D_Retrofits.pdf
John Straube, Joseph Lstiburek
ENERhouse 2011
2011-01-13%20ENERhouse%202011%20Breathing%20New%20Life%20Into%20Aging%20Homes.pdf , 2011-01-13%20ENERhouse%202011%20The%20Good%2C%20The%20Bad%2C%20The%20Downright%20Ugly.pdf , 2011-01-13%20ENERhouse%202011%20Towards%20Net%20Zero%20Housing.pdf , 2011-01-13%20ENERHouse%202011%20Vented%20and%20Unvented%20Roofs.pdf
John Straube
Excellence in Building Science Education Workshop
110113_Building_Science_Building_Enclosures.pdf
John Straube, Alex Lukachko
Thermal Performance of the Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XI International Conference
2010-12-08%20Residential%20Exterior%20Wall%20Superinsulation%20Retrofit%20Details%20and%20Analysis.pdf , 2010-12-06%20Assessing%20the%20Freeze-thaw%20Resistance%20of%20Brick%20Masonry%20Units%20for%20Retrofit%20Insulation%20Projects.pdf
Kohta Ueno, Christopher Schumacher, John Straube, Peter Mensinga
National Green Building Conference Session T305
101202_Toronto_National%20Green%20Building%20Conference.pdf
Alex Lukachko
PG&E Enclosures for Low-Energy Buildings
101119_PG%26E_Straube_Low_Energy_Buildings.pdf
John Straube
Build Boston 2010
2010-11-18%20Build%20Boston%20Panel%20Ueno.pdf
Kohta Ueno
Greenbuild 2010
National Institute of Building Sciences
101026_NIBS_Airbarrier_Straube.pdf
John Straube
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference 2010
2010_EEBA%20DER%20Lessons%20from%20the%20Field.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Residential Energy Performance Association of New Hampshire
2010_REPA_Baker.pdf
Peter Baker
ACI New England 2010
2010-10-06_DER_Case_Studies.pdf , 2010-10-06_Affordable_Housing_and_DER.pdf
Kohta Ueno, Ken Neuhauser, Peter Baker
AIA New York Chapter
Designing%20Low%20Energy%20Buildings%20-%20Tools%2C%20Techniques%20and%20Technologies.pdf
John Straube
Architecture Canada | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
RAIC_SDCB%20303-%20Net-Zero%20Energy%20Buildings-%20High%20Performance%20Enclosure%20Design.pdf
John Straube
Idaho ASHRAE Chapter Technical Conference
100521_ASHRAE%20Idaho%20Big%20Air_Straube_01.pdf , 100521_ASHRAE%20Idaho%20Changes%20Enclosures_Straube_02.pdf
John Straube
ACI Home Performance Conference 2010
ACI%202010%20Hot%20Humid%20Wash%20N%20Wear%20House.pdf
2010 North Coast Builders Exchange
2010_Straube_Crawlspaces_Slabs.pdf , 2010_Straube_Fundamental_Changes.pdf , 2010_Straube_Vented_Unvented_Roofs.pdf
John Straube
2010 Residential Design and Construction: Smart Spaces
2010-04-14_Deep_Energy_Retrofits_Case_Studies.pdf , 2010-04-14_Deep_Energy_Retrofits_Details.pdf
Betsy Pettit
BEST2
BEST%202010%20Portland%20High%20R%20walls_ed.pdf , BEST%202010%20Portland%20Roof_ed.pdf , BEST2_Schumacher_Field_Measurements.pdf
John Straube, Christopher Schumacher
HVACR & Plumbing Instructor Workshop
2010-03-24-ACCA-NetZero-Ueno.pdf
Kohta Ueno
Finger Lakes Building Officials Association
NESEA BuildingEnergy10
2010_NESEA_Rudd_multifamily%20ventilation%2Bdehumidification.pdf , 2010-03-09-Dorset_Case_Study.pdf , 2010-03-11_High_Performance_Community.pdf , 2010-03-10_Global_Warming_Potential.pdf , 2010-03-11_National_Grid_Retrofit_Pilot.pdf , 2010-03-10_When_R-Value_Doesn%20t_Measure_Up.pdf
Armin Rudd, John Straube, Peter Baker, Daniel Bergey, Ken Neuhauser, Christopher Schumacher
Colorado ICC 2010 Training Conference
Greenprints 2010
SPFA's SF10 Spray Foam 2010 Annual Conference
3-Airflow.pdf , 1-Enclosures%20.pdf , 2-Heat.pdf , 4-Moisture.pdf
John Straube
Better Buildings by Design 2010
2010-02-10-WWJD.pdf , 2010-02-10-HighR_Walls.pdf
John Straube
Minnesota ICC 2010 Training Conference
APTNE 2010 Annual Meeting and Symposium
ASHRAE Winter Meeting 2010
Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals
Building Performance Contractor's Association
2009-11-05-BPCA-Advanced_Housing_HVAC.pdf , 2009-11-05-BPCA-Cathedrals_Attics.pdf , 2009-11-05-BPCA-Fundamentals.pdf , 2009-11-05-BPCA-Mechanical_Basics.pdf , 2009-11-05-BPCA-Moisture_Physics.pdf , 2009-11-05-BPCA-Rain_Control.pdf , 03-Rain.pdf
John Straube, Joseph Lstiburek
BSC BEC
2009-10-26-Extreme_Home_Makeover.pdf
Betsy Pettit
Charleston Building Enclosure Council
1-Intro_Enclosures.pdf , 2-Heat_Air_Moisture.pdf , 3-Rain.pdf
John Straube
2009 EEBA Excellence in Building Conference
2009-09-28-Pettit-EEBA-Deep_Energy_Retrofit.pdf , 2009-09-28-Lstiburek-EEBA-Moisture_Management.pdf
Betsy Pettit, Joseph Lstiburek
Some Interesting Stuff on Slabs
Lstiburek-Slabs.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
BCBEC Annual General Meeting & Conference
2009-09-22-Building_Science_Research_Highlights.pdf
Christopher Schumacher
National Building Museum
2009-09-10-Pettit-National_Building_Museum.pdf
Betsy Pettit
IEA Task 37: Advanced Housing Renovation with Solar & Conservation
2009-05-19-Retrofits.pdf
John Straube
ACI Home Performance Conference 2009
Dehumidification_and_Humidity_Control.pdf , Pettit-Greening_Affordable_Housing.pdf , Pettit-Walls.pdf , 2009-04-27-Lstiburek-ACI-High_RValue.pdf , 2009-04-27-Lstiburek-ACI-Moisture_Management.pdf , Residential_Heating_and_Cooling_Loads.pdf
Armin Rudd, Betsy Pettit, Joseph Lstiburek
SIPA Annual Meeting 2009
2009-04-21-Builders_Guide_to_SIPs.pdf
Alex Lukachko
2009 Residential Design and Construction Conference - Building Science = Green
01-Intro_Fund.pdf
Betsy Pettit
Greenprints 2009
2009-03-25-Lstiburek-Greenprints-IAQ_Star_Trek.pdf , 2009-03-25-Lstiburek-Greenprints-Prioritizing_Green.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
MIT Course 4.237
2009-03-17-MIT.pdf
Phil Kerrigan
Fingerlakes Building Officials Association
2009-03-16-Lstiburek-Fingerlakes-Progressive_Building.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Midwest Regional Energy Star Conference
2009-03-12-Lstiburek-Midwest-How_Tight_is_Too_Tight.pdf , 2009-03-12-Lstiburek-Midwest-Ventilating_a_Tight_Home.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
NESEA BuildingEnergy09
Straube-Big_Air.pdf , Pettit-Building_America.pdf , Straube-Airflow.pdf , Straube-WWJSD.pdf
John Straube, Betsy Pettit
Colorado ICC 2009 Training Conference
2009-03-04-Lstiburek-Colorado_ICC-Building_Science.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Green Chicago/Retrofit Chicago
2009-02-27-Lstiburek-Green_Chicago_Retrofit.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Woodstock
Woodstock-Air_Vapor1.pdf , Woodstock-Enclosures1.pdf
John Straube
Better Buildings By Design Conference
2009-02-12-Pettit01.pdf , 2009-02-12-Pettit02.pdf , 2009-02-12-Future.pdf , 2009-02-12-Retrofits.pdf , 2009-02-12-Roofs.pdf
Betsy Pettit, John Straube
Minnesota ICC 2009 Training Conference
2009-02-09-Lstiburek-Minnesota_ICC-Building_Science_Building_Envelope.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Foundation Experts Meeting
2009-01-24-Capillary_Moisture_Transport.pdf
Kohta Ueno
Ventilation Experts Meeting
2009-01-23-Ventilation.pdf
Aaron Townsend
NextBuild International Builder's Show 2009
2009-01-21-Lstiburek-IBS-Extreme_Homes_Extreme_Climates.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
The ENERGY STAR Summit 2008
Building_Enclosures.pdf , EE_Princinples.pdf , Green_Architect.pdf
John Straube
USGBC
USGBC-4Square.pdf
Betsy Pettit
Build Boston 2008
Lukachko-SIPS.pdf , Pettit01.pdf , Pettit02.pdf
Alex Lukachko, Betsy Pettit
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference
EEBA-Lstiburek_0.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Sustainability & the Built World: Lunchtime Lecture Series, UMass
UMass-Towards_Zero_Energy.pdf
Betsy Pettit
ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Effects_of_Air_Conditioner_Sizing_on_Energy_Consumption.pdf , Field_Monitoring_of_Wall_Vapor_Control_Strategies.pdf , Systems_Research_on_Residential_Ventilation.pdf
Kohta Ueno, Aaron Townsend, Armin Rudd, Joseph Lstiburek
PCBC 2008
Stupid_Things01.pdf , Stupid_Things02.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
BEST Conference 2008
Energy_Climate.pdf , Wood_RH_Sensors.pdf , Distribution_Coefficients.pdf
John Straube, Kohta Ueno, Joseph Lstiburek
NAHB National Green Building Conference
NAHB_Green-SIPs.pdf
Alex Lukachko
4th Annual Residential Design and Construction: Case Studies
07-Conclusions.pdf , 05-Cleveland_Multifamily.pdf , 06-Uxbridge_Multifamily.pdf , 04-Bedford_Renovation.pdf , 03-Concord_Renovation.pdf , 02-Bedford_Single.pdf , 01-Introduction.pdf
Betsy Pettit, Alex Lukachko
CUFCA Foam Days 2008
CUFCA-Cathedral_Ceilings.pdf
John Straube
Building Envelope Solutions
fundamental_changes1.pdf , slabs1.pdf
John Straube
2008 SIPA Annual Meeting & Conference
SIPA-SIPs.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Western Wood Products Association Annual Meeting
WWPA-Wood_is_Good.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Better Buildings: Better Business Conference
Better_Buildings-Four_Square_Revisited.pdf , Better_Buildings-Ventilate_Right.pdf
Betsy Pettit, Joseph Lstiburek
RESNET Building Performance Conference
Thermal_Index.pdf , CONTAM_Simulation.pdf
Aaron Townsend
2008 International Builders' Show
IBS-Walls.pdf
Joseph Lstiburek
Better Building by Design Conference
Affordable_Housing_Toward_Zero_Energy.pdf , Basements-New%26Retrofit.pdf , Energy_Buildings_Future.pdf
Betsy Pettit, John Straube
AIA National Convention
High_Performance_Buildings.pdf
John Straube
NEXUS Green Roundtable
Insulation.pdf
Peter Baker
ACI Home Performance Conference 2007
Climate_Change_Basics.pdf , Poly_in_Walls.pdf
John Straube
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Building Energy 2007
Enclosures_and_Energy.pdf
John Straube
Building Enclosure Council of New York
Enclosures_and_Energy1.pdf
John Straube
ASHRAE Winter Meeting 2007
2007-01-31-Monitored_Indoor_Moisture.pdf
Armin Rudd
Build Boston 2005
PR-0510a_BB05_Introduction.pdf , PR-0510c_BB05_Moisture_Control.pdf , PR-0510d_BB05_Choosing_HVAC.pdf , PR-0510e_BB05_Ventilated_Systems.pdf , PR-0510f_BB05_Put_Together.pdf , PR-0510g_BB05_Avoid_Mold.pdf , PR-0510h_BB05_Wall_Systems.pdf , PR-0510i_BB05_Build_Attic.pdf
Betsy Pettit
EEBA Excellence in Building Conference
PR-0507_Toward_Zero_Energy.pdf , PR-0504_Green_Design_EEBA.pdf , EEBA-Lstiburek.pdf
Betsy Pettit
PACNY Environmental Conference
PR-0509a_PACNY_Mold_Free_Homes.pdf , PR-0509c_PACNY_Renovating_Basements.pdf , PR-0509d_PACNY_Conditioned_Crawlspace.pdf , PR-0509e_PACNY_Slabs.pdf
Betsy Pettit