Grab a cold one and join the Brew Crew for a live broadcast of the BS* + Beer Show! The BS* + Beer is an independent, grassroots movement to share building science knowledge through a weekly online talk show as well as local meet-up groups. During this live session, the team will take a deep dive into the four control layers within a building envelope – water, air, vapor, and thermal – that must be addressed in order to build a durable home.

Hear from NGBS Green Master Verifier Carl Seville, SKCollaborative, as well as Ben Bogie, BPC Green Builders; Michael Anschel; Emily Mottram, Mottram Architecture; Mike Maines, Michael Maines Residential Design; and Travis Brungardt, Catalyst Construction.

Multifamily construction follows this pattern: design, bid, value engineer, then build. Plans are often prepared with little thought to how the building will perform in terms of energy and water efficiency, durability, comfort, and occupant health. With proper planning early in design, multifamily projects can incorporate advanced techniques, improving performance and durability while managing costs. Learn how to invest time with the entire project team and identify performance and cost improvements that will accrue to future projects, paying dividends for years to come. Give tenants healthy comfortable apartments with lower energy bills without breaking the bank. Hear from NGBS Green Master Verifier Carl Seville, SKCollaborative.

Formerly known as the High Performance Building Zone, this unique space on the exhibit floor will again provide attendees with industry-best expertise for building more durable, energy efficient, higher-quality homes — but given the unique challenges faced by our industry, NAHB is expanding this year’s learning to include efficiencies that can be found in additional areas of the construction process: use and types of materials including offsite systems, labor, jobsite productivity, construction speed, cost, and more. The Building Zone will show and explain the processes for better performance and construction efficiency.