the BS* + Beer Show
Building Science is better with friends!
*Building Science
For years people have been getting together locally to talk building science. And now we are bringing it to the whole country with an online discussion group format.
The BS + Beer Show is an online talk show focusing on hot topics in building science. Our mission is:
"To spread BS far and wide, and to have fun doing it."
We hope you enjoy all the building science content!
ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
Special Announcement: The Building Science Symposium Series now has a dedicated website: https://buildingsciencesymposium.com/. Next up: Seattle on April 8 and 9!
The Next LIVE Show via ZOOM
The BS + Beer Show
The BS+Beer Show began as a result of pandemic restrictions, so it's fitting that for our fifth anniversary show(!)--also our 125th show--our guest will be an expert on indoor air quality and how our buildings affect our health.
Indoor Air Quality and Health
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
6pm ET • 5pm CT • 4pm MT • 3pm PT
Dr. Stephanie Taylor brings a unique perspective to indoor air quality and how it affects our health. As a Harvard-trained medical doctor, during her clinical work she became increasingly concerned that the hospital building played a role in the healthcare-associated infections that many patients acquired during their in-patient treatment.
Determined to gain a better understanding of the impact of the built environment on patient healing, she returned to school and obtained her Master's Degree in Architecture. With new insights, she learned that building materials and indoor air characteristics affect health outcomes not only hospitalized patients, but of all building occupants.
New findings reveal the powerful role of indoor air quality in driving acute infections, chronic inflammation, cognitive impairment, and a multitude of other diseases.
Tune in to ask questions, share your experience or simply enjoy the show!
Registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cj4a87ctTOasDhV57lxzXw#/registration.
Our Guest Expert:
Dr. Stephanie Taylor received her MD from Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts in 1984. For the next several decades, she practiced clinical medicine and did academic research in cellular growth mechanisms. She recently co-founded Building4Health, Inc. to scale the underutilized yet powerful approach of IAQ management for disease prevention. https://www.b4hinc.com/solutions
To communicate the fascinating convergence of human health, microbiology and architecture, Dr. Taylor writes monthly columns and bi-annual feature articles for Engineered Systems Magazine and publishes in other healthcare journals. She is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer and is on the Epidemic Task Force and Environmental Health Committee.
The BS*+Beer Show hosts:
Emily Mottram, Mottram Architecture (https://www.mottramarch.com/, https://www.instagram.com/mottramarch/)
Travis Brungardt, Catalyst Construction (https://www.catalystbuilt.com/, https://www.instagram.com/catalystbuilt/)
Ben Bogie, BPC Green Builders (https://www.bpcgreenbuilders.com/, https://www.instagram.com/benbogie/?hl=en)
Mike Maines, Maines Design (https://www.maines.design/, https://www.instagram.com/michaelmaines/)
Find recordings of The BS + Beer Show here: https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blog/bs-and-beer
Thank you to our media partners:
Green Building Advisor and Fine Homebuilding Magazine
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Want to attend a live Symposium?
Each year our friends/fellow colleagues over at KC BS+Beer put on a new Building Science Symposium series of events in 4-6 different regions to bring the two full days of education and community engagement to new audiences.
2024 PRESENTERS
The 2024 Building Science Symposium presentation roster includes Dr. John Straube, Steve Baczek, Ross Trethewey, Glen Mathewson, Ben Bogie, Jake Bruton and Dr. Joe Lstiburek.
Click HERE to check out more on the symposium locations as they get posted for 2025!
THANK YOU
To everyone who attended, sponsored, or presented in 2024!
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