Symposium on Advancements in Building Insulation for Holistic Energy Benefits and Decarbonization

(In-person only event)

Date: October 27, 2027 - October 28, 2027

Event Location:  Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Organized by: ASTM Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation 

 

Registrants will be emailed the digital Program Booklet, which will include the Technical Program and the full abstracts, approximately one week before the event, and also the morning of the start of the event. For more information, contact symposia@astm.org.

 

About the Event

The Symposium on Advancements in Building Insulation for Holistic Energy Benefits and Decarbonization will be held October 27, 2027 - October 28, 2027. The symposium is organized by ASTM Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation, and will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States in conjunction with the standards development meetings of the committee. The language of the symposium will be English.

 

Objective and Scope

The symposium aims to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas on current research on building insulation materials and how they can be implemented in buildings to support cost-effective decarbonization by leveraging technological advancements in non-insulation areas. The intent will be to learn and generate insights on how to increase efficiency and effectiveness of decarbonization efforts by combining technologies that are typically viewed and implemented in a segregated manner.

This symposium will seek paper and presentations describing recent advancements and emerging trends in buildings insulation materials and how insulation materials can support broader decarbonization efforts by being coupled with and leveraging other emerging technologies and processes (high-performance HVAC solutions, digital and robotic tools, artificial intelligence, etc.).

Topics for the symposium include:

  • Building insulation impacts on energy use and costs, indoor air quality, thermal comfort and noise
  • Insulation and air sealing impacts on reducing loads for right-sizing heat pumps, to support cost-effective electrification
  • Use of digital and robotic tools, AI, etc. for improved installation quality and labor cost reduction
  • Material advances for improving performance and reducing embodied carbon

 

Who Should Attend

The target audience includes building science professionals, building designers and architects, building and insulation R&D organizations, standards development organizations, and trade associations.

 

Abstract Submission

To participate in the symposium, authors must submit a 250 to 300-word preliminary abstract using the online Abstract Submission Portal no later than August 31, 2026. To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract.

The abstract must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details regarding results. The presentation and manuscript must not be of a commercial nature, nor can it have been previously published. Because a limited number of abstracts will be accepted, be sure that your abstract submission is complete to allow for careful assessment of the paper's suitability for this symposium. The symposium chair(s) will notify you via email by October 17, 2026 of your paper’s acceptability for presentation at the symposium. If the preliminary abstract is accepted, the author will be requested to submit a final abstract a few months before the symposium. The final abstracts will be distributed in a program booklet at the symposium.

 

Publication Information

Symposium authors are required to submit their papers for ASTM publication in Selected Technical Papers (STP), an online and printed, peer-reviewed publication for the international scientific and engineering community. STP papers should be full-length technical papers of approximately 10,000 words, significantly contribute to the technical literature, and must include a review of past work in the relevant area and present information of current interest or probe new fields. After the final selection of abstracts has been approved, the ASTM Editorial Office will send authors’ instructions via email, but also can be found by clicking here.

Manuscripts to be peer reviewed for the STP are due online no later than March 31, 2027 at the ASTM Editorial Office. The corresponding author (the author who is the main contact with ASTM Headquarters) will receive a copy of his/her paper in portable document format (PDF). All published authors will have the opportunity to purchase reprints of their papers at a nominal cost. Only those papers submitted by the manuscript due date will be included in the STP. Please note that all submitted papers are subject to peer review by two independent reviewers.

The STP will be submitted to the Library of Congress with an ISBN number and will be reviewed for inclusion in the Web of Science Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI) and Google Scholar.

 

Technical Program

A technical program (presentation times, paper titles, and presenters’ names) will be posted on the ASTM website by July 2027.

Registrants will be emailed the digital Program Booklet, which will include the Technical Program and the full abstracts, approximately one week before the event, and also the morning of the start of the event. For more information, contact symposia@astm.org.

 

Registration

Registration opens approximately 10 weeks before the start of the symposium.

 

Registration

Registration is now open. The fees to attend this event are listed below.

 

Through

MONTH DAY, YEAR

 After MONTH DAY, YEAR
ASTM Member $100.00 $200.00
Non-member $200.00 $300.00
Presenter Waived Waived
Student* Waived Waived

Not an ASTM Member?  An Individual Membership costs only $115.00. If you would like to become a member of ASTM International and Committee C16 to begin taking advantage of all the ASTM membership benefits, including attending this event at a reduced rate, please use the link below to join ASTM before registering for the event. After you have become a member, please return to this webpage to register for the event as an ASTM Member.

ASTM International Membership

All Attendees – All attendees are urged to register for this SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP before arriving onsite. All attendees must check in at the ASTM Registration Area to obtain their name badge before entering the event room.

Presenters– SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP presenters do not need to register. All presenters will be automatically registered by ASTM.

*Students – Students may be eligible for a reduced registration fee provided they meet certain requirements. To qualify for the reduced fee, you must be an active ASTM Student Member, full-time student, not employed full-time, and be able to provide a current valid university email address for registration. To register as a student, please email ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org with your current university email address and your ASTM Student Member membership number.

Cancellations – A refund of the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP fee will be honored only if requested at least 10 business days prior to the start of the event. To cancel your registration, please click the "Modify My Registration" button found in your registration confirmation email and follow the prompts to cancel your registration. Please contact Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org or 610-832-9522 if you need assistance.

If you have questions concerning online registration, please contact Symposia Operations at
symposia@astm.org Tel: 610-832-9522, or ASTM Technical Support at https://www.astm.org/contact.

 

Technical Chair Contact Information


Kaushik Biswas
GTI Energy
Email: KBiswas@gti.energy

Marcin Pazera
Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA)
Email: mpazera@pima.org

 

Continuing Education Units

SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP attendees interested in receiving 0.35 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) must complete the CEU application form in the back of the program booklet and email it to ASTM Symposia Operations at symposia@astm.org. You must be registered and have attended the entire event in order to receive the CEU’s. A certificate will be sent to you via email approximately 1 to 2 weeks after the SYMPOSIUM/WORKSHOP concludes.

 

Hotel Information

The event will be held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. More information on how to make your sleeping room reservation will be posted approximately 12 weeks prior to the start of the event.

 

Hotel Information

 

COPY AND PASTE HOTEL INFORMATION

 

Standards Development Meetings

Committee C16 you to attend their future standards development meetings. There is no fee to attend these meetings, and membership in ASTM International is not required to attend. For more information about the committee and their future meetings, please visit the Committee C16 Homepage.