Past Events

Jul 2015

Renovation and Rehabilitation Seminar | July 9, 2015 | Westford, MA

  1. Part I
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. Part II
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. Part III
    Joseph Lstiburek

May 2015

Building Science Fundamentals | May 20-21, 2015 | Westford, MA

  1. 01. Enclosures
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 02. Heat, Air and Moisture
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 03. Physics
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. Rain
    Joseph Lstiburek
  5. 05. Air_Control
    Joseph Lstiburek
  6. 06. Pressures
    Joseph Lstiburek
  7. 07. Roofs
    Joseph Lstiburek
  8. 08. Foundations
    Joseph Lstiburek
  9. 09. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  10. 10. Mass Assemblies
    Joseph Lstiburek
  11. 11. Retrofits
    Joseph Lstiburek

Nov 2014

Water Leakage Testing Expert Session | November 20, 2014 | Westford, MA

  2. Windows and Water Leakage Testing
    Peter Baker

Nov 2014

Hygrothermal Analysis Expert Session | November 19, 2014 | Westford, MA

  1. 1. Heat, Air and Moisture
    Joseph Lstiburek

Sep 2014

Renovation and Rehabilitation Seminar | September 25, 2014 | Westford, MA

  1. Part I: Adventures in Building Science
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. Part ll: Retrofit Case Studies
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. Part lll: Mass Assemblies
    Joseph Lstiburek

Aug 2014

Eighteenth Annual Building Science Symposium | August 4-6, 2014 | Westford, MA

Jun 2014

Renovation and Rehabilitation Seminar | June 12, 2014 | Westford, MA

  1. 01. Introduction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 02. Case Studies—Part I
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 03. Case Studies—Part II
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  5. 05. Roofs
    Joseph Lstiburek

May 2014

Building Science Fundamentals | May 13-14, 2014 | Various locations

  1. 01. Enclosures
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 02. Heat, Air and Moisture
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 03. Physics
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. Rain
    Joseph Lstiburek
  5. 05. Air Control
    Joseph Lstiburek
  6. 06. Pressures
    Joseph Lstiburek
  7. 07. Roofs_.pdf
    Joseph Lstiburek
  8. 08. Foundations
    Joseph Lstiburek
  9. 09. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  10. 10. Mass Assemblies
    Joseph Lstiburek
  11. 11_Fundamentals_Retrofits.pdf
    Joseph Lstiburek

Dec 2013

Building Science Experts' Session | December 11-12, 2013 | Westford, MA

  1. Multifamily Podium Construction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 3. Ventilation
    Joseph Lstiburek

Aug 2013

BSC Seventeenth Building Science Symposium | August 5-7, 2013 | Westford, MA

  3. 03. In Hot Water
  7. 05c. IGLOO
    Achilles Karagiozis
  8. 06. Thermal Metric: The End is Near
    Christopher Schumacher
  12. 10. Sucking and Blowing
    Joseph Lstiburek

Jun 2013

Renovation and Rehabilitation Seminar | June 27, 2013 | Westford, MA

  1. 1. Introduction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 2. Case Studies–Part I
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 3. Case Studies–Part II
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  5. 05. Roofs
    Joseph Lstiburek

May 2013

Building Science Fundamentals | May 29-30, 2013 | 42153

  1. 01. Introduction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 02. Environmental Separation
    John Straube
  3. 03. Rain Control
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. Airflow Control
    John Straube
  5. 05. Pressures and IAQ
    Joseph Lstiburek
  6. 06. Air-Vapor Moisture Physics
    John Straube
  7. 07. Mass Assemblies
    Joseph Lstiburek
  9. 09. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  10. 10. Basements: New and Retrofit
    John Straube
  11. 11. Retrofits
    Joseph Lstiburek

Nov 2012

Building Science Experts' Session | December 5-6, 2012 | Westford, MA

  2. Day 2: HVAC for Low-Load Buildings
    John Straube

Aug 2012

BSC Sixteenth Building Science Symposium | July 30-August 1, 2012 | Westford, MA

  6. Day 2.1: Codes, Standards and Reality
    Theresa Weston
  11. Day 2.5: Mechanical Systems
    Henry Gifford
  14. Day 3.1: Thermal Metric Summary
    Christopher Schumacher
    Aaron Grin
  15. Day 3.3: Still Fixing My House
    Joseph Lstiburek

Jun 2012

Building Science Fundamentals | May 23-June 14, 2012 | Various locations

  1. 01. Introduction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 02. Environmental Separation
    John Straube
  3. 03. Rain Control
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 04. Airflow Control
    John Straube
  5. 05. Pressures and IAQ
    Joseph Lstiburek
  6. 06. Heat, Air and Moisture
    Joseph Lstiburek
  7. 07. Mass Assemblies
    Joseph Lstiburek
  8. 08. Insulation and Thermal Bridges
    John Straube
  9. 09. Foundations and Slabs
    John Straube
  10. 10. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  11. 11. Commercial HVAC
    John Straube
  12. 12. Retrofits
    Joseph Lstiburek

Jun 2012

Renovation and Rehabilitation Seminar | June 6, 2012 | Westford, MA

  1. 1. Introduction
    Joseph Lstiburek
  2. 2. Case Studies–Part I
    Joseph Lstiburek
  3. 3. Case Studies—Part II
    Joseph Lstiburek
  4. 4. HVAC
    Joseph Lstiburek
  5. 5. Roofs
    Joseph Lstiburek

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

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
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
Ontario Architects Association
2011_OAA_Architectural_Design_Challenge_2030_Straube.pdf
John Straube
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
EEBA Building Solutions 2003