BTES
                                
                                
                                    Building Technology Educators' Society                                
                             
                         
                                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    CRITICAL BUILDING TECHNOLOGY DISCOURSE
                                
                                
                                    connect with researchers, practitioners, educators                                
                             
                         
                                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    TEACHING AND RESEARCH
                                
                                
                                    collaborate, exchange, support                                
                             
                         
                             
    
        
            
                                        MISSION
                        
The Building Technology Educators' Society serves the community of academics and professionals who are involved most directly with the construction and structure of the built environment.
The mission of BTES is to promote and publish the best pedagogic practices, relevant research, scholarship, and other creative activity to facilitate student learning, advance innovation, and enhance the status of building technology disciplines in the profession at large.
The BTES...
 	- shares the best architectural technology teaching practices
 
 	- hosts critical discourse in focused research areas
 
 	- enhances the mentoring process among faculty, students, and practitioners
 
 	- hosts discussions among building technology researchers and professionals
 
 	- facilitates connections and between researchers, professionals, industry, and associated regulatory agencies
 
  
                                     
            
                            
         
    
    
        
                                        Member Benefits
            
            
            
                                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        BTES's biennial international conferences consist of blind peer-reviewed paper publication, paper se...                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        2025 AWARD SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!
 
DESCRIPTION
The Edward Allen Student Award is the highest honor g                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        SUBMISSIONS Accepted Biennially. See past winners: 2025 Emerging Faculty Award
BACKGROUND
The missi...                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        SUBMISSIONS Accepted Biennially: 2023 Book Award Winners
BACKGROUND
The BTES believes in the import...                                    
                                 
                                             
         
    
    
        
                    Member Projects + Scholarship
        
                    Share your work with a community of researchers and educators
        
        
        
    
    
        
            
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                            How to get involved
            
            
                                                
                                                                
                                    
                                    
                                                                            participate in annual board elections
                                    
                                 
                                                                
                                                                
                                             
         
    
    
        
            
                            Latest News
            
            
            
                                        
                            
                            
                                
                                October 18, 2025
                                    2026 BTES Board of Directors Call for Nominations Deadline: November 14, 2025 We invite you to nominate yourself or a colleague for the following positions:Pres                            
 
                         
                                                
                            
                            
                                
                                October 18, 2025
                                    The BTES Board is seeking expressions of interest in hosting our 11th biennial conference in the summer of 2027. Please see the full RFP for details. We have a ...