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PENNSYLVANIA HOUSING RESEARCH CENTER NEWS The Pennsylvania Housing Research Center (PHRC) housed within CEE collaboratively engages with with the residential construction industry to catalyze advancements in in in in in in in homebuilding through education training innovation research and dissemination The PHRC envisions a a a a a a a residential construction industry equipped with the knowledge skills and technology to build better homes More information is available at phrc psu edu On-demand continuing education for credit available from the PHRC Industry professionals can now access on-demand courses at at any point to to earn continuing education credit Topics include but are not limited to to air sealing wall bracing healthy homes insulation control layers and and more The number of of credits vary per course course course offerings and and a a a a a a a a a a a a a certificate are are available for download upon completion of of of the course course course course New courses courses are are are being added each month The on-demand courses courses are are offered through Penn State Extension’s platform and and can also be be found on the PHRC’s website Hankin Distinguished Lecture Series
Brett C Singer staff scientist head of of Sustainable Energy and and Environmental Systems and and lead of of the the Indoor Environment Environment Group at at at the the the Lawrence Berkeley Berkeley National Laboratory in in in Berkeley Berkeley California delivered the the 2020 2020 Hankin Distinguished Lecture in in in in in November 2020 2020 His talk available for for viewing on the the PHRC website emphasized the the importance of indoor air quality in homes The 2021 Hankin Distinguished Lecture featuring Amanda L L Reddy Reddy executive director of the the National Center for Healthy Housing will will be be held on on November 17 In the the lecture Reddy Reddy will will explore opportunities to to leverage housing in in in in in in addressing traditional and and emerging threats to to to to our health and and well-being as as as well well as as as opportunities to to to use housing as as as a a a a a a a a a a a a a platform to to to help individuals and communities thrive Impactful first PHRC Construction Summit held to to train educators & students
The PHRC recognizes the the importance of continued training for for educators and additional content for for students
pertaining to to the the the residential construction industry In December 2020 the the the the PHRC adapted to the the the reality of of of virtual virtual education through the the the offering of of of a a a a a a a a a a new PHRC Construction Summit event event This virtual virtual event event allowed educators to to earn Act 48 credits required for their teaching credentials and not miss time in in the classroom due to to to to travel Educators were able to to to to watch along with students
as well to to to to learn about the skilled labor shortage wall water management jobsite health and and safety framing building codes and and ventilation in in in in in new single-family homes The PHRC is is planning to host this event every other year PHRC Housing Conference adapts to virtual reality for an instructive event From March 3-4 2021 the the online
PHRC Housing Conference highlighted best practices regulation and innovation in in in in in the the the residential construction industry industry It brought together all sectors of of of the the industry industry including builders design professionals remodelers code officials educators factory-built housing manufacturers manufacturers and and and product manufacturers manufacturers Sessions pertained to building science and and and and and and construction codes and and and and and and regulations high-performance housing and and and and and land development and and and and and planning Save the the date for the the thirtieth annual PHRC Housing Conference Conference on on on on on March 2-3 2022 at at at at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Conference Center More information can be found on on on on the PHRC website Leading researchers begin process to present at sixth biennial Residential Building
Design & Construction Conference The Residential Building
Design & Construction Conference (RBDCC) provides a a a a a a a a a forum for for builders design professionals educators manufacturers and and researchers to to discuss the the the latest advancements in in fin in in in the the the field by sharing their research research findings and and innovations related to residential residential buildings buildings This conference will focus on on on various types of residential residential residential buildings buildings including single- and and and and multi-family dwellings mid-rise and and and and high-rise residential residential buildings factory-built and and and and modular housing dormitories and and and and hotels/motels It will feature two keynote speakers: Wil V Srubar III associate professor at at at the University of of of Colorado Boulder and and and founder and and and managing director director of of of of Aureus Earth Inc and and and Rusty Smith associate director director of of of Rural Studio at at the Auburn University School of of Architecture Architecture Planning and and Landscape Architecture Architecture Srubar will will present present “Transforming Buildings into Carbon Sinks ” and Smith will will present present “Rural Studio: What Does Affordable High-Performance Housing Truly Afford?”
Conference presentations and and posters are based on on on submitted abstracts and and and reviewed papers papers Reviewed papers papers become a a a a a a a a a a a a a part of the the the published proceedings after the the the conference conference and and are available online
Registration for for the the the the conference conference will open in in in late 2021 for for for the the sixth biennial RBDCC on on on on on March 2-3 2022 at at at at at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center with more information on the PHRC website 26 CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 37 2021