Wednesday Schedule

The second day of the conference, Wednesday, March 3, will focus on topics related to building science, materials & installation in homes, and land development & planning. Continuing education available.

Agenda

Day 2 conference sessions on Wednesday will feature three concurrent tracks: The House as a System, Materials & Installation, and Land Development & Planning. 

• 7:00am ET
  • Registration opens
  • Breakfast with Exhibitor sponsors
• 8:15-8:30am ET
  • Welcome & Opening Remarks
• 8:30-10:00am ET
  • TBA
  • TBA
  • TBA
• 10:00-10:30am ET
  • Break with snacks
• 10:30am-12:00pm ET
  1. TBA
  2. TBA
  3. TBA
• 12:00-2:00pm ET
  • Lunch with Exhibitor sponsors
• 2:00-3:30pm ET
  1. TBA
  2. TBA
  3. TBA
• 3:30-4:00pm ET
  • Break with snacks 
• 4:00-5:00pm ET
  1. Plenary - "Letting Your Walls Breathe in 2027: Understanding Vapor & Air" by Christopher Hine, PHRC
  2. TBA

Plenary

Stick around for the closing plenary! Hear from the PHRC's associate director Christopher Hine on "Letting Your Walls Breathe in 2027: Understanding Vapor & Air."

The phrase “a house needs to breathe” has been used in residential construction for generations, but modern building science gives that idea a very different meaning. Today’s homes are intentionally built tighter to improve energy efficiency, comfort, and durability. Rather than relying on uncontrolled air leakage through walls, floors, and ceilings, fresh air should enter and stale air should exit through intentional, controlled locations. This session will explore how air, water vapor, and bulk water interact with the building enclosure and how common materials manage each differently. Through practical examples and live demonstrations, attendees will see how air barriers, water resistive barriers, vapor retarders, and other materials can restrict one form of moisture movement while allowing another. The session will connect these principles to wall design, material selection, moisture management, indoor environmental quality, and long term building durability.