BUILDEX Vancouver 2022 is currently scheduled to take place in-person at the Vancouver Convention Centre on March 23 and 24. The event connects the holistic building industry: attendees will hear from industry experts and learn more about future construction, design and property management trends, as well as explore new products, materials, technologies, and services changing the built environment. Key themes for 2022 include future work, carbon reduction and wellbeing, and digitization and industrialization.
The AIBC is a lead supporting organization of BUILDEX 2022. All AIBC registrants are eligible to receive a 10% discount on individual sessions or All Access Passes. The code is “AIBC22″, and can be used when registering. Early bird pricing available until February 25, 2022. Complimentary trade show pass can also be downloaded here.
AIBC Supported Sessions at BUILDEX Vancouver
Session: Evaluating Current and Emerging Mechanical Design Strategies for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Date:Wednesday, March 23
Time: 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Presenters: Marc Trudeau Architect AIBC, P.Eng., BEMP, CPHD, LEED AP BD+C; Marie-France Venneri P.Eng., LEED AP; Patrick Stewart P.Eng., CPHD, LEED GA
In residential building design, there are tradeoffs in identifying a system that can concurrently provide excellent thermal comfort and air quality, has small environmental impact, and is affordable. Multi-unit residential HVAC options have expanded significantly from traditional boilers and chillers to include many variations of heat-pump systems (centralized and distributed) that move energy using water and refrigerant. This session will discuss current and emerging system options, how they work conceptually, the architectural implications, costs, resiliency, performance (in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and energy), and the relationship to increasingly stringent cooling and greenhouse gas targets in future building code policy.
Session: Structural Fire Engineering: Understanding Fire Resistance & Risk
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Time: 2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
Presenter: Kieran Ager, Senior Fire Engineer, LMDG Building Code Consultants Ltd
This presentation will explore the challenges of utilizing exposed mass timber within modern design. The presenter will unpack the myths and legend surrounding fire resistance and the link to combustible construction within the Building Code.
The presentation outlines methods to rationalize the application of fire resistance utilizing risk informed performance-based design as well as the use of combustible construction beyond prescriptive limitations. Ultimately a roadmap is outlined that both rationalizes fire resistance performance and facilitates the use of combustible construction to reflect modern construction methods and materials within the evolving built environment.
Learn More about BUILDEX Vancouver
More information about BUILDEX Vancouver can be found on their website (buildexvancouver.com). If you have any questions about the event, please email info@buildexshows.com.