Seth Lawrence-Slavas Presents the First BCT Lecture of Spring 2022

Seth Lawrence-Slavas Presents the First BCT Lecture of Spring 2022

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Seth Lawrence-Slavas, President and Principal at Wright Builders Inc. (and BCT Alumnus!), presented a lecture titled Affordable High Performance Construction and the COVID Era. As material prices soar, labor availability plummets and shipping delays cause mass chaos in the building world, there remains the need to provide affordable, safe, energy efficient housing for the majority of the population. Mr. Lawrence-Slavas explored the real-life world of project development, estimating, physical construction and how to manage the unexpected and expected consequences of the virus. https://youtu.be/c1oFWZGulus Links Wright Builders Inc....
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Ben Weil Speaks About Operating Buildings During COVID

Ben Weil Speaks About Operating Buildings During COVID

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Ben Weil presented lessons learned in consulting with building owners, operators, constructors, and renovators working to operate safely and profitably in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Guidance from government and international health agencies as well as professional societies can be helpful but can also be confusing. This presentation provided some interpretation of the standards in light of recent evidence and provide some guidance in thinking through the best practices to minimize risks. Weil looked at short-term approaches to operations, and considered how investments to address covid risk now can pay off in the long-run by saving energy while providing healthier, more comfortable, more productive, and safer indoor environments. https://youtu.be/x4v757njYMA   Links Benjamin Weil, UMass Amherst, BCT Faculty Member  ...
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Upcoming Talk: Building Operations during COVID (Wednesday Oct. 14th)

Upcoming Talk: Building Operations during COVID (Wednesday Oct. 14th)

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BCT faculty member Ben Weil will present on the topic of ensuring the safety and efficiency of indoor spaces during COVID 19 to the Western Mass Green Building Consortium. For those who may need to open buildings to customers, open schools to students, or run an indoor job site, there are more questions than answers as to how to do it safely and prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Guidance from government and international health agencies as well as professional societies can be helpful but can also be confusing. This presentation will provide some interpretation of the standards in light of recent evidence and provide some guidance in thinking through the best practices to minimize risk. We will look at short-term approaches to operations, but also consider how investments to address covid risk now, can pay off in the long-run by saving energy while providing healthier, more comfortable, more productive, and safer indoor environments. Wednesday October 14th, 2020, 5:30 - 7:30pm Zoom link:...
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