2011 BTES Conference Venue Announced!

The 2011 Conference will take place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and be hosted by Ryerson University (Vincent Hui) and the University of Waterloo (Terri Meyer Boake). Visit the conference web page to see the details as they unfold. This is promising to be an event not to be missed!

Elections 2010 Results!

The results are in!

Ryan Smith was elected for President-Elect. He will serve one year as President-Elect, the next as President and the following year as Past-President. Congratulations Ryan!

Diane Armpriest, David Hunsicker and David Peronnet were all elected as Class 1 Directors. Their term expires in Fall 2010.

Gil Snyder and Paul Zorr will serve as Class 2 Directors. Their term expires in Fall 2011.

Many thanks to all of the candidates for agreeing to run as well as to serve the needs of BTES as it grows over the next years.

Proposals Invited for SBSE Retreat 2010!

Our sister organization, the Society for Building Science Educators (SBSE) announces the 2010 retreat to be held this year at the Springs Preserve in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, from May 14-16, 2010. The theme this year is "Water: Down to Our Last Drop."  The retreat is timed to occur after the Lightfair International 2010 Conference and Trade Show (May 12-14 in Las Vegas) and just before the 2010 American Solar Energy Society (ASES) National Conference (May 17-22 in Phoenix, Arizona). Please visit http://www.sbse.org/retreat2010 for complete information. Note, you must be an SBSE member to attend. Membership is $25 per year. See http://www.sbse.org/membership for details.

Revamped BTES Website!

The BTES web site was redesigned by Terri Meyer Boake, University of Waterloo and Past President of the Society of Building Science Educators. Comments, suggestions and notices of errata, welcome! The new site was launched on August 17, 2009.

Edward Allen Keynote Speech from the BTES Symposium 2006

Ed Allen giving his Keynote Speech in 2006

The Keynote Address given by Topaz Medallion winner Ed Allen at the BTES Symposium in Maryland in 2006 has been printed and is available to download here.