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PHRC Conferences

Check out the major events and conferences that the PHRC hosts for the benefit of the residential construction industry from practitioners to educators. There is sure to be an event and a session relevant for everyone in the housing industry!

PHRC Housing Conference

The 2025 PHRC Housing Conference highlights best practices, regulation, and innovation in the housing industry over two days from March 26-27. It will be held at The Central Hotel & Conference Center (Best Western Premier) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

This conference annually brings together all sectors of the housing industry including builders, design professionals, remodelers, code officials, educators, factory-built housing manufacturers, and product manufacturers. Continuing education available for AIA, ICC, PA L&I, NARI, and PA PDHs for engineers pending individual session approval.

Save the date for the 2026 PHRC Housing Conference on TBA 2026!

Residential Building Design and Construction Conference

The 2026 RBDCC is a biennial paper submission-based, research conference that 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.

The 2024 RBDCC was held in person at The Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center in State College, Pennsylvania. Learn more about the 2024 RBDCC that was held on March 27-28, 2024.

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2025 PHRC Housing Conference

  • Harrisburg | March 26-27, 2025

2026 RBDCC

  • State College | TBA 2026
 
 

About

The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center serves the home building industry and the residents of Pennsylvania by improving the quality and affordability of housing.

We conduct applied research, foster the development and commercialization of innovative technologies, and transfer appropriate technologies to the housing community.

Pennsylvania Housing Research Center

The Pennsylvania State University

116 Lidia Manson Building

3127 Research Drive

State College, PA 16801

Phone: 814-865-2341

E-mail: phrc@psu.edu