BCT Educational Programs
May 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Register Now – Programs begin next Monday, February 13th!
WMAIA : Spring BCT Programs
These lectures and free and open to the public, however, registration and payment of fee is required if you want WMAIA to record the learning units. UMass faculty and staff requiring learning units may register here for no fee. When registering, select the TOTAL # of programs (1, 2, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend.
Monday, February 13| 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW pending approval
Storm Water Reuse in Large Commercial Buildings: An Engineering Perspective
Jake Littman, Technical Principal, WSP USA
The concept of storm water reuse is tantalizing and is conceptually low-hanging fruit in the reduction of building environmental impacts, but what does it take to design and engineer building systems that capture, treat, and distribute storm water in a building? In this presentation, Jake Littman will use real-world examples to bring to life the breadth, scale, and complexity inherent in storm water reuse, practical implementation, and the interplay of LEED and municipal requirements.
Monday, March 20| 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW approval pending
Stories in the Details – An Introduction to Forensic Investigations
Nikki Byl, Senior Associate, and specification coordinator with Wiss, Janney Elstner (WJE) Associate Inc., and Josh Jaskowiak, Associate, WJE
This presentation by Nikki and Josh will introduce forensic investigations and the importance of details in the investigation of failures as told through case studies. Our four representative studies will include the facade rehabilitation of a signature historic university structure, emergency stabilization of 26 Court Street in Boston, a water leakage investigation at a medical center, and a look at glazing failures at a Tadao Ando building in Williamstown Mass.
Monday, April 10 | 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 HSW approval pending
University Design/Build Programs: How they work and what they are about
Kent Hicks, ECO Professor, Owner of East Branch Studio
In this lecture Kent Hicks discusses programs that offer the opportunity to explore a hands-on experience focusing on low-carbon and climate-positive construction using local, natural, and repurposed building materials; as well as learning about the critical importance of housing affordability and climate equity within the context of providing housing for communities in need.
Monday, May 8| 4:00-5:15 | Zoom 1 LU approval pending
Noise, Health, and the Built Environment
Andy Carballeira, Principal Consultant ACENTECH
Noise is an invisible environmental pollutant that threatens the health and well-being of people worldwide. Its effects are systemic and include hearing loss, sleep disturbance, stress, cognitive deficits, and childhood learning delays. Places where people live, work, and play must be designed to protect people from these harmful effects, and the building’s façade has an important function to play.
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