The theme throughout several of the sessions being presented at the meeting this year is integrated or sustainable design. Integrated design is an all-encompassing design strategy that should integrate architecture, engineering, building use, location, and utilities into a building form that meets or exceeds the requirements of the integrated components.
One of the sessions concerning this topic is a symposium on creating low-energy buildings through integrated design. It includes case studies of low-energy, sustainability, and integrated design in residential and commercial buildings.