6th 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.
Proceedings & Program
View and download the published proceedings and conference program.
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?
Call for Abstracts
View the Announcement and Call for Abstracts for a complete overview of the conference.
Experts from academia, A/E design firms, builders, developers, manufacturers, and government and code officials are cordially invited to submit 200-300 word abstracts. With a final extension, abstracts were due by May 31, 2021 on all aspects of residential buildings to our Easychair site.
