On April 27th, I received the email I had been waiting for - my very first invitation to Building Science Summer Camp (aka the 24th Westford Symposium on Building Science) - an invite only event for the Building Science elite! Honestly, it felt as though I had ‘finally arrived’ in the Building Science world! A career milestone, if you will! I know it sounds dramatic, but I’ve attended past classes hosted by Joe Lstiburek, Principal of Building Science Corporation, and he has joined in and attended some of my building science efforts during the pandemic (captive audience?!) but I had never been one of the cool kids that received an invitation. Tales of Summer Camp are legendary and I was beyond thrilled to be part of the Building Science event of the year!
If you’ve ever met Joe, you know that he leads with a sense of humor. Summer Camp was no exception! The invitation to attend from Joe and his wife Betsy Pettit (aka Camp Counselors) set the tone, inviting everyone back to their home “(the official summer camp clubhouse) to eat, drink and be merry until the wee hours.”