BESS2010: High Performance Building Enclosures - Practical Sustainability Symposium

The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Architecture and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. are hosting a two-day, peer-reviewed technical symposium to explore the state-of-the-art in professional and academic techniques and teaching tools related to building enclosure design. Occupying one of the most important and visible positions in architecture, building enclosures serve a crucial role in both sheltering building occupants from environmental forces and promoting aesthetic and/or bio-climatic expression. Consequently, the design of building enclosures (whether opaque or transparent) is paramount not only to providing basic life-safety functions, but also in implementing sustainability for the built environment. The symposium seeks to promote integrated practice by bringing together students, faculty, and registered professionals in each of the disciplines responsible for the design and construction of Building Enclosure Systems. Website Poster (PDF)