BEC: Austin Committee

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. Using WUFI in an Architecture Office Presented by Will Wood, AIA, RID, Principal at McKinney York Architects Hygrothermal analysis software is a specialized tool that may appear to be inaccessible to Architects, but with a moderate amount of preparation and work, it can … Continued

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. Thank you to our lunch sponsor for the February meeting, Huber Engineered Woods / Zip, AdvanTech, Exacor . REGISTER NOW *Please be advised that BEC:Austin member pricing for CE credit will increase to $10 this month. Problems Curtains Can’t Hide: Selecting Appropriate Windows … Continued

Instead of holding a meeting in March, BEC: Austin recommends attending BEST6. For the first time, the prestigious BEST6 conference (Building Enclosure Science and Technology) will be held in Austin, TX on March 19-20, 2024. This conference by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) boasts an incredible lineup of speakers and will feature a … Continued

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. Thank you to the lunch sponsor, Sika REGISTER Sealing the Building Envelope--Principles, Products & Practice EMSEAL operates at the center of a communication disconnect that often exists between the design architect responsible for selecting joint sealants and the engineers calculating joint movement. When … Continued

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. Bird Friendly Building and Glazing Design REGISTER NOW Thank you to this month's lunch sponsor, Lerch Bates and Viracon. In-depth presentation on bird friendly building and glazing design; Review of example local law requiring bird friendly glazing, prescriptive requirements set forth by the … Continued

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. REGISTER NOW The Structural Engineer’s Role in Getting to Net Zero Presented by Megan Stringer, SE, LEED AP … Continued

In lieu of our monthly committee meeting, we encourage you to attend the AIA Austin Design Excellence Conference on August 14-15. BEC: Austin programming will resume in September. BEC: Austin is an interdisciplinary organization that promotes the exchange of information on building enclosures and related science specific to the climate of Central Texas. Interdisciplinary: architects, engineers, … Continued

BEC:Austin will host their monthly meeting and presentation including lunch at the AIA Austin Center. Lunch sponsored by PROSOCO. Introduction to Existing Building Retrofits This program introduces building retrofits as a method to achieve green building standards by adapting existing structures. While a building retrofit may have several types of interventions, participants will learn how … Continued

BEC:Austin will host their monthly meeting and presentation including lunch at the AIA Austin Center. Lunch sponsored by PROSOCO. Sealant Durability as a Factor in Litigation Sealant is used on every building, and used wrong on most of them. From product selection to installation to maintenance, ignorance about exterior wall and window sealant joints (i.e., … Continued

Join BEC: Austin for their monthly meeting featuring a presentation and lunch. Register Now Improving our Health and Lowering our Carbon Footprint – Climate Responsive Building and Remodeling Design with … Continued