Since the beginning of the pandemic, building enclosures have received closer scrutiny, with everyone from consumers to building professionals to local and federal government, wanting to know more about their technologies and performance.

The BESTfest seminar brings together industry leaders and experts to discuss how the Building Enclosure Science & Technology field has changed since COVID-19 shook the world.

This four-hour virtual program is brought to you by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) , alongside the Building Enclosure Council (BEC) chapter networks.

Building enclosures are expected to be durable and provide a degree of environmental separation. They increasingly must focus on energy efficiency, daylighting, indoor air quality, fire safety, thermal comfort, and carbon footprint. Now, there’s a need to explicitly ensure these performance objectives are fully defined in the planning and design stage and efficiently executed through construction and operations.

As construction technology has become more complex and standards are more demanding, now is the time to hold a broader conversation on innovations in the field. Our panel will discuss changes in materials and methods that have resulted from the latest technology advancements. Please join us as we continue on the shared mission of BETEC and the BEC Chapters to transform the vision of building enclosure design into the built form.

The Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council (BETEC) is charged with encouraging optimum energy use of buildings through a better understanding of how overall, complex building components interact with each other and the environment.

BETEC members work together to share knowledge of existing and new technologies and practices, and to integrate technical programs on building safety, durability, resilience and occupant comfort with the thermal performance of building envelopes. The Building Enclosure Councils (BECs), a joint venture between the American Institute of Architects and NIBS under the aegis of BETEC, host some 4,000 members in 34 local chapters.

NOON – 1 PM BETEC BASICS

1. Welcome and Introductions (Steve Shanks)
2. Membership Update (Jennifer Hitzke)
3. BETEC Basics (Steve Shanks)
4. Committee/Project Touch Bases
   • AIA-BETEC Liaison Report (Cheryl Smith):
   • BEC-National (Will Babbington)
   • WBDG / BEDG (Dave Herron and Stephanie Stubbs):
   • Project Report: Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx) Training Program (SS)
   • Toward BEST6
5. What Should BETEC Look Like Moving Forward? (Steve Shanks)
   Committees structures and champions: Codes and Standards? Education?
   Broadening our member base – Could BETEC Be the Building Enclosure World’s Mini-UN?
6. New Business
7. Next Steps

1 PM – 1:05 PM STRETCH BREAK

1:05 – 2:30 PM BECS BASICS

1. Welcome and Introductions (Will Babbington)

2. BEC Basics

3. Current structure (N-BECS working with the locals)

4. The BECs Report

5. New Business

6. Next Steps

Each Tuesday and Thursday in May

The IIBEC Spring Symposium is an eight-day educational program offering cutting-edge information regarding advanced technologies, design, construction, maintenance and repair of modern and/or older building enclosures. The higher level of this event’s education stimulates forward thinking and desire for deeper dialogue with other industry professionals. Presenters offer relevant solutions by referencing real-world examples and specific case histories. All content will be available through July 4, 2021.

IIBEC’s premier annual event features over 17 hours of educational seminars, live product demonstrations, and a two‐day trade show.

The Master Painters Institute (MPI) and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) team up to bring you the second annual MPI Commercial Coatings Summit. The technical program will unite different areas from across the commercial coatings industry and provide the opportunity to get the latest on current issues facing the coatings industry, including the state of the industry, strategic industry shifts, the role of standards in coatings and a variety of other topics.

The Standards Community is comprised of ten groups. Eight of these are formed from MPI’s architectural coatings testing categories (LINK), while the ninth encompasses all materials related to substrates, surface preparation, and application while the tenth, and newest group, has been formed to review the MPI 500 series of performance Standards.

This event is jointly presented by AIA|DC BEC and NIBS

Introduction:
It is the responsibility of every building designer, contractor, consultant, owner and developer to consider the role of embodied carbon in their project's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Embodied carbon, the GHG emissions arising from manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials, represents a significant portion of global GHG emissions. Quantifying and reducing embodied carbon on our building projects is an urgent task. Representatives from building design, science and technology will be coming together for a panel discussion on

• a variety of strategies for reducing embodied carbon in building enclosure systems
• challenges of reducing embodied carbon in building enclosure systems
• the need for more research and development on low-carbon building materials and the development of clear guidance on how to measure and reduce embodied carbon

Learning Objectives:
After attending this course, participants will be able to:

• Learn about the different factors that contribute to the embodied carbon of building enclosure systems.
• Identify strategies for reducing the embodied carbon of building enclosure systems.
• Understand the challenges of reducing embodied carbon and how to overcome them.
• Learn about the latest trends in low-carbon building materials and technologies.

Schedule:
5:30PM - 6:00PM - Check-in
6:00PM - 7:00PM - Panel Presentation
7:00PM - 8:00PM - Networking and Happy Hour with Panelists

Presenters

 

Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, PMP

National Institute of Building Sciences
 

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Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, PMP
National Institute of Building Sciences

Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA, PMP, is Vice President, Technical Solutions with the National Institute of Building Sciences. Stubbs has served as a Director for NIBS since 2009, and her former title was Director of Facility Lifecycle Management. She manages projects for a number of federal agencies, including the General Services Administration, as well as NIBS councils and joint research ventures with the AIA, such as the BRIK research portal and the Building Enclosure Councils network. Prior to joining NIBS, Stubbs worked for the American Institute of Architects for almost 30 years, serving as researcher and project manager for the AIA Research Corporation, technical editor for Architectural Technology magazine, and then as managing editor for AIArchitect newspaper and Architecture magazine. She earned her BA in Environmental Design and Master of Architecture from SUNY @ Buffalo.

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Tom Lenar, AIA, LEED AP

Clark Construction Group
 

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Tom Lenar, AIA, LEED AP
Clark Construction Group

(Bio to come)

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Kyung C. Yoon

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Project Consultant
 

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Kyung C. Yoon
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Project Consultant

Kyung C. Yoon, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Project Consultant, is a Project Consultant in the Building Technology Group at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) and serves as a Secretary for the DC Building Enclosure Council (DC BEC). At SGH, Kyung specializes in building science and in-house research, work for which he has participated: enclosure studies for embodied carbon, embodied carbon research on insulation materials, and the impact of passive house envelope systems on embodied carbon. Prior to joining SGH, Kyung practiced as an enclosure consultant at The Facade Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (now part of RWDI). He earned his BS and MS in Architectural Engineering from Drexel University in Philadelphia.

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Sophie Martin, PE, LEED AP, CPHC

Page Southerland Page
 

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Sophie Martin, PE, LEED AP, CPHC
Page Southerland Page

Sophie Martin, PE, LEED AP, CPHC is a Building Science Engineer at Page Southerland Page with a passion for supporting high performance, sustainable building design. Sophie is a Professional Engineer, LEED AP, and Certified Passive House Consultant who transitioned to Page from a prior role in building enclosure consulting and commissioning. She primarily focuses on embodied carbon analysis using a variety of tools including Tally, thermal/hygrothermal analysis using THERM/WUFI, enclosure review, daylight analysis in ClimateStudio, and LEED certification. She has worked on a variety of project types including universities, embassies and other government buildings, community centers, elementary schools, hospitals, industrial, commercial, and mixed-use. Sophie focuses on exploring the role of enclosures in building energy performance, embodied carbon emissions, and air, temperature and moisture control. Sophie is the Events Liaison for the Building Enclosure Council.

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Roark Redwood

National Institute of Building Sciences
 

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Roark Redwood
National Institute of Building Sciences

Roark Redwood, our moderator, is the Senior Vice President of Technical and Government Solutions with the National Institute of Building Sciences. Reporting directly to the President and CEO, Redwood is responsible for the overall performance of the Technical and Government Solutions department by ensuring innovative execution and delivery of services, completing programs, and expanding new business development opportunities. Redwood is an architect with 23 years of experience, delivering federal, cultural, leisure and entertainment, higher education, mixed-use, aviation, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. He is an experienced leader of diverse teams of professionals for a variety of clients and project types, complexities, budgets, and delivery methods. From a new Universal Studios theme park in Beijing, China worth more than $3 billion to a U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso, Africa, to IDIQ contracts for the Architect of the Capitol, Smithsonian Institution, National Archives and Records Administration, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Redwood excels at leading complex, high-risk, and high-profile endeavors. He is passionate about the advancement of building science and technology to improve the built environment and committed to improving lives through collaboration to integrate science into the built environment. Redwood actively volunteers, including as a Director on the American Institute of Architects Washington, DC Chapter Board of Directors, as the Society of American Military Engineers Architecture Community of Interest Chair for Professional Education Programs, and serving on National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) committees.

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The Industrialized Wood-Based Construction conference (IWBC) is collaborating and co-locating with Greenbuild in 2023. IWBC focuses on fully integrated, wood-based offsite construction technologies as a means of addressing some of the greatest construction industry challenges of our time – the ever-increasing scarcity of skilled labor, abysmal construction productivity and the urgent need to reduce embodied carbon emissions.

Assembled under one roof are many of the world’s brightest minds and most advanced companies in the fields of design, manufacture, software, robotics, machinery in the world of integrated wood-based offsite construction for networking and exchange of ideas and for doing business.

We look forward to seeing you in Washington, DC!

The two-day show features: 500+ incredible speakers across 15 conference tracks & AIA CES accredited workshops, Networking Parties; 400+ exhibitors; the USA's largest meeting of Women in Construction; a Government Hub, Architect's Hub, live demos, DJs, live music, entertainment and much more!