Have you ever wondered why snow turns into icicles dangling from your roof, why frost might appear inside your windows after cooking a pot of soup in the winter, or why a certain “old house smell” appears at certain times of the year?

Building Science Basics is an introduction to the science of building environments as applied to our everyday built spaces. This beginner-friendly class will cover the physics of air, water, vapor, and heat and how they interact with building enclosures through the past, present, and future. Using a combination of lectures, hands-on experiments, and class discussions about our lived experiences, this weekend-long course will open the door (and walls, and windows too) to the world of building science.