The California Polytechnic State University Pomona Department of Architecture and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. will host a technical symposium exploring experiences related to integrating design and building practices for sustainable building enclosures.

The California Polytechnic State University Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) Department of Architecture and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. (SGH) will host a technical symposium exploring experiences related to integrating design and building practices for sustainable building enclosures April 29-30, 2011 at the Kellogg West Conference Center in Pomona, Calif.  Architects, engineers, contractors, industry members, and related professionals are invited to submit papers for presentation and publication in the symposium proceedings. Full papers must be submitted by 3 p.m. PST on Dec. 13, 2010.

Papers should be created using the formatting template provided on the conference web site and should be submitted as Word files (.doc only). Papers should not exceed 4,000 words/5 megabytes. Images should be embedded in the Word files. Submitted papers should address one or more of the following topics:
  • First Principles

  • Integrated Design Process

  • Tools & Validation

  • Innovative Enclosures & Emerging Technologies

  • Building Systems: Optimization & Integration

  • Rehabilitation & Preservation
For more information on the above topics as well as instructions on submitting papers, visit www.bessymposium.org or e-mail submissions@bessymposium.org.