Architecture and Design

• Resilient Design
• Climate Action/Sustainability
• Grid Connected Buildings
• Immersive and Experiential Design
• Building sector design trends: Office; Health Care; Retail; Residential; Residential; Higher Ed
• Emerging Project Delivery Models
• Daylight and Views
• Healthy Buildings
• Computational/Parametric Design 
• Light-Driven Architecture
• Circadian Lighting
• Dark Sky
• Building Performance
• Integrated Design 

 

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Respect

• Environmental Justice
• Corporate DIER programs
• Women in Design 
• Racial and Gender Equity
• Economics of DIER

 

Professional Practice

• Hiring and Marketing after COVID
• Mentoring and Leadership Development
• Emerging Professional Stars
• Emerging Management technology solutions

 

Codes and Regulatory Environment

• Progress on Non-Energy Benefits in Codes
• Emerging Standards
• Outcome-Based Codes
• Industry Dynamics
• Planning for the Coming Infrastructure Spending
• Emerging Business Models 
• Economics of Building Industry
• Product Development and Sales after COVID
• Circular Economy and Lighting Manufacturing
• Impact of Supply Chain disruptions 

 

Controls and Smart Buildings

• Innovations in Residential Applications
• Better Practices in Controls Implementation
• Controls Integration and Smart Buildings
• Trends in Cybersecurity
• Load Management and Grid Integration