SPRING Building Construction & Technology Lecture Series

Spring BCT Lectures – Hybrid
All programs are Mondays from 4:00 -5:15 pm

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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 for no fee.
When registering, select the TOTAL # of programs (1, 2, 3 or all 4) that you plan to attend. 

Residential Construction: It’s Not Like Other Jobs
Monday February 10| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 LU
This presentation will address the challenges and joys of working in the residential construction business. It will discuss and provide anecdotes based on the decades of experience in this work that describe some of the dozens of ways residential builders can be inspired or hindered by its many challenges. Presenter: Patrick McCombe Senior Editor, Fine Homebuilding Magazine

The Pretty Good House: Simplifying High Performance Homes
Monday March 3| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW
What are the essential elements of building comfortable, high-performing, durable and healthy homes? What are the building science principles we ignore at our peril? Dan Kolbert is a building contractor in Portland, ME. Co-Author of Pretty Good House, he has also written for Fine Homebuilding, Journal of Light Construction and Green Building Advisor. He teaches and presents often and has been the facilitator of the Building Science Discussion Group, a local monthly meeting, since 2009

Manage Energy & Moisture with Equal Intensity
Monday March 31| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW
We are continually asking more of our buildings and we must respond by asking more of ourselves as building professionals. Because the physics of energy and moisture are inextricably linked, we must manage moisture with the same respect and care as we manage energy. Presented by: Peter Yost, sole proprietor of Building-Wright in Durham, NH.

Locally Grown Homes: Buildings As A Climate Solution
Monday April 28| 4:00-5:15PM|Hybrid – ZOOM or in person at 170 Design Building UMass|1 HSW
Discover how locally sourced, biogenic building materials are transforming the construction industry into a driver of climate solutions. This lecture explores the potential of straw insulated structural panels (S-SIPs) and other biogenic building materials to reduce carbon emissions, promote housing equity, and support local economies. The presenter is Greg Bossie an experienced craftsman and business owner with a penchant for entrepreneurship and the founder of Rare Forms, an Easthampton, MA-based design/build firm specializing in high-performance residential design and straw-insulated panelized buildings.

For Detailed Information and to Register visit here