WALL ASSEMBLY
COMPETITION

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. 

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For 2023, we will be back for an exciting 4th 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.  

The competition is open to any high-school, college or university student in North America. There is no fee to enter.

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