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BUILDING ENCLOSURE TECHNOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL (BETEC):

BETEC, formed in 1982, fosters public/private cooperation for environmental quality and energy efficiency in buildings.  BETEC developed publications such as the Envelope Design Guide are available on the Whole Building Design Guide, www.wbdg.org.  The Council is developing a commissioning guideline for Building Enclosure.  Through a cooperative agreement with the American Institute of Architects, BETEC has formed and organized Building Enclosure Councils in numerous U.S. cities.  The Council’s annual symposiums promote technology transfer on a broad range of building envelope-related technical issues.

BETEC continues publication of Journal of Building Enclosure Design.  JBED is distributed to members of BETEC and other NIBS councils, corporate, government, and association leaders, design and construction professionals, and researchers and academics in Canada and the United States.   BETEC and the BECs organized and conducted Building Enclosure Science & Technology (BEST1) Conference in Minneapolis during the summer of 2008.  BEST2 is being planned for 2010 in Portland.

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