Wall Assembly Competition is a single-stage international student building science competition held annually by BS* and Beer of Kansas City and The School of Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades at George Brown College.
Participants are tasked with designing a wall assembly for their given climate zone while considering six criteria with a focus on applied building science.
The inaugural 2020 competition, created as a way to combat boredom during the global lockdown pitted 16 assemblies against each other from professional Builders and Architects. This pilot year ran as a bracket with judging by the Instagram community to select a winner. Beginning in 2021, the competition placed emphasis on the work of skilled-trade, architectural, and design students from across North America. The competition now runs with a prestigious judging panel who elevates each submission with a defined rubric, and finally ward prizes donated by our amazing sponsors.
The competition is open to any high-school, college or university student in North America. There is no fee to enter.
We will be back for another exciting annual running of the Wall Assembly Competition with a continued mission to champion the ideas of young tradespeople, designers and architects.
Wall assemblies are a pivotal aspect of envelope design in residential construction and the foundation of many students' initial application of building science. While the focus of the competition remains wall assemblies, critical attention must be paid to the connections and proposed assemblies of adjoining foundations, floors and roofs.
FIRST PLACE WINNER
THERMAL BREAK WALL
Submission by: RYAN KING
School: GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
Location;
TORONTO, ON
(Climate Zone 5A)
SECOND PLACE WINNER
DOUBLE STUD WALL
Submission by: BENJAMIN YACKER
School: GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE
Location:
TORONTO,ON
(Climate Zone 5A)
THIRD PLACE WINNER
CORK WALL
Submission by: CALEB BEAN
School: UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Location:
PORTLAND, OR
(Climate Zone 4C)
Scholarship Winner: $1,000 for travel expenses to attend the Westford Symposium on Building Science
We have awarded over $20,000 in cash prizes, educational workshops, memberships and top notch building materials to students for their 2023 entries. Big thanks to all of our dedicated and supportive sponsors for making this possible.
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