Building sciences conference coming to Philadelphia

by nithya_caleb | March 16, 2018 8:59 am

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Registration is on for the fifth Building Enclosure Science and Technology[2] (BEST5) Conference, held from April 16 to 18, at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel[3], PA.

Organized by the National Institute of Building Sciences[4] (NIBS) Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council[5] (BETEC), along with the Building Enclosure Council–Philadelphia, BEST5 will focus on “Looking Back–Moving Forward: Where History Inspires Innovation.”

Participants can choose from more than 50 technical presentations on topics such as:

• design and commissioning;
• fenestration;
• building enclosure assemblies;
• barriers and sealants; and
• solar and sustainability.

Prema Katari Gupta, senior vice-president of the navy yard planning and development, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), will give a keynote presentation on “Rebirth of the Philadelphia Navy Yard” on April 16.

They can also earn an ASTM/NIBS Building Enclosure Commissioning (BECx) certificate by participating in three two-hour pilot modules.

Both the BEST5 Conference presentations and the BECx modules have been approved for continuing education units (CEUs) from the American Institute of Architects[6] (AIA). The technical sessions provide up to 16 learning units (LUs), which are health, safety, and welfare (HSW) hours.

On April 15, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a free tour of the conference venue, which was designed in 1929. At that time, Loews Philadelphia Hotel was considered the first international-style skyscraper in the United States and the second high-rise in the country to have central air conditioning.

For more information on the conference and schedule, click here[7]. To register, click here[8].

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/building-sciences-conference-coming-to-philadelphia/

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