Spring 2025 BCT Lecture Series Announced

Spring 2025 BCT Lecture Series Announced

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment as part of our Spring 2025 BCT Lecture Series. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Attendees can get continuing education credits (AIA/USGBC). Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. Speakers Residential Construction: It’s Not Like Other JobsPatrick McCombe, Senior Editor, Fine Homebuilding Magazine02.10.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 (or Zoom) The Pretty Good House: Simplifying High Performance HomesDan Kolbert, General Contractor03.03.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 (or Zoom) Manage Energy & Moisture with Equal IntensityPeter Yost, Building-Wright03.31.25 | 4:00-5:15pm | John W. Olver Design Building Room 170 (or Zoom) Locally Grown Homes: Buildings As A Climate SolutionGreg...
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Fall 2024 BCT Lecture Series Announced

Fall 2024 BCT Lecture Series Announced

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment as part of our Fall BCT Lecture Series. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Attendees can get continuing education credits (AIA/USGBC). Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. Speakers: Technology for Post-Disaster Building Assessment and Damage SegmentationJoe KallasArchitect, Cultural Heritage Specialist09.16.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 Exploring Tiny Homes & Micro HousingDouglas SmithFounder, Beechwood Tiny Homes10.7.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 At the Intersection of Architecture & ForestryJason GrifithAssociate Professor, The College of Architecture, University of Nebraska Lincoln10.28.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 Reality Capture Technology in Building & Civil ConstructionRonald BisioSenior Vice President, Field Systems, Trimble Technology11.25.24...
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Spring 2024 BCT Lecture Series Announced

Spring 2024 BCT Lecture Series Announced

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment as part of our Spring BCT Lecture Series. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Attendees can get continuing education credits (AIA/USGBC). Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. Speakers: Introduction to Lean Project Delivery Kate Simons, Senior Preconstruction Manager, DOC 02.12.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 Becoming a Realtor as a Construction Professional Tanya Vital-Basile and Kevin Moore, Executive Real Estate 03.11.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 Evolution of Carbon Accounting Tools Over a Decade Diana Andrea Brito Picciotto, Ph.D. Candidate in Sustainable Building Systems 04.08.24 | 4:00-5:15pm | Olver Design Building Room 170 Don’t Do Stupid Things Joseph Lstiburek, Founding Principal of Building Science Corporation...
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Fall 2023 BCT Lecture Series Announced

Fall 2023 BCT Lecture Series Announced

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. MassDOT: Route 2 Gill Slope Failure and Rapid Repair Procedures Patricia Leavenworth, PE, Director for MassDOT Highway District 2, Connecticut River Valley, Western MA 09.18.23 | 4:00-5:15pm | Design Building Room 170 Energy Modeling for Homes: HERS Rating Process & MA Stretch Energy Code Lia Douillet, HERS Consultant, Ecotechnology, Florence, MA 10.16.23 | 4:00-5:15pm | Design Building Room 170 Building a Greener Future: Mercy Corps’ Global Sustainability Efforts Francis Xavier Tuokuu, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Mercy Corps 11.06.23 | 4:00-5:15pm | Design Building Room 170 Climate-smart Construction: Plant-based Prefab: A Carbon Drawdown...
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Spring 2023 BCT Lecture Series Announced

Spring 2023 BCT Lecture Series Announced

by Alexander Schreyer Comment Closed
The start of a new semester brings with it a new series of public lectures. We are happy to announce the four speakers mentioned below, who will present on various current topics in the built environment. All lectures are open to the public and are held on Mondays from 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm in the Olver Design Building Room 170. Zoom options will be available, too. Want to get notified when these are? Sign up for our email list. Storm Water Reuse in Large Commercial Buildings Jake Littman, Technical Principal, WSP USA 02.13.23, 4:00-5:15pm Design Building Room 170 | Free and Open to All The concept of stormwater 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 stormwater in a building? In this presentation, Jack Littman will use real-world examples to bring to life the breadth, scale, and complexity inherent in stormwater reuse,...
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