Wednesday Schedule
The first day of the conference, Wednesday, March 18, will focus on various topics related to residential building design and construction.
Keynote Speaker
Sarah Billington
UPS Foundation Professor
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford University
"From Concept to Community: Design Strategies for Sustainable Affordable Housing"
Agenda
Day 1 presentations on Wednesday will feature concurrent tracks.
- 7:00am ET
- Registration opens
- Breakfast begins
- 8:15-10:00am ET
- Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Keynote - "From Concept to Community: Design Strategies for Sustainable Affordable Housing" by Sarah Billington
- 10:00-10:30am ET
- Break with snacks
- 10:30am-12:00pm ET
- Session A
- 12:00-1:00pm ET
- Lunch with attendees of the industry-focused 2026 PHRC Housing Conference
- 1:00-2:30pm ET
- Session B
- 2:30-3:00pm ET
- Break with snacks
- 3:00-4:30pm ET
- Session C
- 5:00-7:00pm ET
- Networking on the Exhibit Floor -- Check out poster presentations from your fellow RBDCC attendees. Also, connect at the end of Day 1 to network with exhibitors, attendees of the 2026 RBDCC & the industry-focused 2026 PHRC Housing Conference, and the PHRC team.

8th RBDCC (2026)
- In Person | March 18-19, 2026
- State College, Pennsylvania
- Registration
- Accommodations
- Lab Tour
- Wednesday Schedule
- Networking on the Exhibit Floor
- Thursday Schedule