The Westford Symposium on Building Science (known mostly as Building Science Summer Camp) came back to life this year after a two-year pandemic-prompted hiatus. Three of the presentations on the first day focused on health, indoor air quality, and infection…
One of my absolute favorite conferences is coming up soon. The Building Performance Association* is holding its annual National Home Performance Conference next month in Nashville, Tennessee. When I was new in the world of building science and home performance,…
Ten years ago today, I published one of the most significant articles I've written here in the Energy Vanguard Blog. Titled I Don't Need No Stinkin' Building Science Summer Camp!, this article got me invited to that invitation-only event where…
The 22nd annual Westford Symposium on Building Science (aka, Building Science Summer Camp) happened two weeks ago. And it began with a bang, as Professor John Straube expounded on moisture physics for half a day. I've now had the chance…
Building Science Summer Camp, officially known as the Westford Symposium on Building Science, took place this week. I'll write more about it next week, but to give you a flavor of it, here are a few photos from the 2018…
One week ago I spoke at the Westford Symposium on Building Science. You may know it better as Building Science Summer Camp, since that's what everyone calls it. I wrote up a little summary of the whole conference last week…
Yesterday I returned home from the North American Passive House Conference. It was great, as it always is. Wait. No, this was the best one yet. On the 10th anniversary of the first conference, PHIUS put on an amazing conference.…
Last month I attended the conference of the North American Passive House Network in New York City. They had a really nice trade show, and I got to spend some time talking to the vendors. It's always nice to see…
I love the ACI National Home Performance Conference and Trade Show. It's one of my favorite events of the year. From the first time I attended in 2005, I knew this conference was special. It's a great place to learn…
The 10th annual North American Passive House Conference is just around the corner. It's in Chicago this year, a nice central location and also where the headquarters of the Passive House Institute US is located. I really enjoy this conference…