2022 Residential Building Design & Construction Conference

The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center is hosting the 6th Residential Building Design & Construction Conference (RBDCC) online on May 11-12, 2022 to accommodate the international scope of the event during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This paper submission-based conference provides a forum for researchers, architects, engineers, other design professionals, product manufacturers, builders, developers, and code officials to discuss challenges to sustainable, energy efficient, healthy, environmentally friendly, natural hazard resistant, and affordable residential construction, and share recent research findings, state-of-the-art technologies, and innovative projects and approaches in the field.

Agenda

The draft schedule is viewable here.

Registration

Registration is open for the virtual conference. Learn more about registration, and register today!

Keynote Speakers

Wil V. Srubar III, PhD
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Founder and Managing Director, Aureus Earth, Inc.
Transforming Buildings into Carbon Sinks

Rusty Smith
Associate Director, Rural Studio
Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning, & Landscape Architecture
Rural Studio: What Does Affordable, High-Performance Housing Truly Afford?