The BPKC Leadership Group is going to create an updated page for building performance and building science resources. Stay tuned for developments and please feel free to reach out if you have suggestions for resources or topics that we might be missing.
BPKC Documents and Resources
Building Performance Definitions Project - A thorough compilation of terms related to building enclosures, building performance, and building science produced and edited by BPKC leadership group members past and present.
BPKC AIAU Courses
Adventures In Hygrothermal Modeling - Keith Simon and Andrea Wagner Watts
POE + M Research Insights: Towards High-Performance Commercial Buildings and the End of Least Cost Decision-Making - Vivian Loftness and Ying Hua
Advanced Design Strategies for Optimal Thermal Performance in High Rise Building Envelopes - Stephane P. Hoffman
Decarbonizing the Built Environment: Improving Building Performance through Regenerative Design - Will Babbington
BPKC YouTube Videos
Ready to Launch - Inaugural Post from 2025 Chair, Jessica Saravia
Fun with Exterior Masonry Wall Renovations - A quick overview of the issues faced when retrofitting and insulating multi-wythe masonry exterior wall buildings.
BPKC Came Through Drippin - An ode to the drip edge and a look at the consequences of not having an overhang
Other Building Performance and Building Science Resources
National Institute of Building Science's (NIBS) Whole Building Design Guide - The National Institute of Building Science is a wealth of information and their Whole Building Design Guide compiles information from lots of other government organizations like the Department of Energy, the General Services Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
NIBS Building Enclosure Technology and Environmental Council (BETEC) - BETEC and the AIA joined together to create the Building Enclosure Councils (BECs) which are local groups dedicated to the sharing of knowledge about existing and new technology and practices in the realms of building science and building enclosures. There are local BEC chapters in 34 cities and over 4000 members. You should join your local BEC! If you dont have a local BEC you should start one!
BuildingScience.com - If you need to know something about a building science topic, you will find an answer here. Take Dr. Joe Lsiteburek's Building Science Fundamentals course. Every architect should.
Building Science for Building Enclosures, by Dr. John F Straube and Dr. Eric F. P. Burnett - A thorough primer on building science related to the exterior enclosure. Another resource that every architect should engage with in their course of study. Buy the book. You will refer to it many times when you are staring at a detail.