Wednesday Schedule

The first day of the conference, Wednesday, March 27, will focus on topics related to resiliency, building envelope, innovation, adaptation & retrofits, building science education, and more.

Keynote Speaker

Vivian Loftness, FAIA, LEED AP, CPHC, Design Futures, NIBS Fellow
University Professor, Paul Mellon Chair
School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University
Environmental Surfing at Home for a Resilient Future

Agenda

Day 1 presentations on Wednesday will feature concurrent tracks.

• 7:15am ET
  
  • Breakfast
• 7:30am ET
  
  • Registration Opens
• 8:15-10:00am ET
  
  • Welcome & Opening Remarks by Ali Memari, professor and Bernard and Henrietta Hankin Chair in Residential Building Construction at Penn State, and director of the PHRC
  • Keynote - Environmental Surfing at Home for a Resilient Future by Vivian Loftness
• 10:00-10:30am ET
  
  • Break with snacks
• 10:30am-12:00pm ET
  
  • Session A
• 12:00-1:00pm ET
  
  • Lunch
• 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 2024 RBDCC & the industry-focused 2024 PHRC Housing Conference, and the PHRC team.