RAIC - Modern Practice: Standard of Care Considerations The first webinar of the Series "Resilient Architect: Law and Practice" is titled "Modern Practice: Standard of Care Considerations". The standard of care is a legal term used to describe the duties owed by professionals, such as architects, in performance of their professional obligations. A person or…  Read more

Next Level Stormwater Management - Engineering Green Roofs for Rainwater Management in Vancouver, BC Green roofs play a key role in the City of Vancouver's (CoV) new simplified rainwater management (RWM) requirements for new Part 3 buildings that took effect on January 1, 2024. In this webinar, we will learn how to design green roofs…  Read more

Vitrum Glass Group - Glass Talks 2024 VITRUM™ Glass Group is pleased to announce Glass Talks 2024 will be held on Thursday, June 6th, 2024, a half-day architectural event. This year’s event will consist of four educational presentations, including a glass fabrication plant tour, as well as the opportunity to interact with primary glass suppliers…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Tackling Window Pain: Understanding the Benefits of High-Performance Fenestration As jurisdictions across North America introduce more stringent building energy performance standards (BEPS)—such as the BC Step Code and Seattle 2018 update—developers, architects, and contractors are left wondering the best way to meet the new benchmarks while controlling costs. This balance…  Read more

Passive House Canada - Passive House Canada Conference 2024 Join us in-person or online on June 17 – 19th, 2024 for over 20 hours of Passive House content! Passive House is rapidly transforming the building sector. From techniques and materials to federal green building policies and municipal standards, Passive House has evolved beyond its own…  Read more

BC Wood Specialties Group - Factory Pre-finishing of Exterior Building Materials, a Sustainable Practice: In Person Lunch & Learn + Factory Tour This in-person lunch and learn presentation identifies causes for on-site exterior paint failure issues and how these factors can be eliminated through factory pre-finishing. Then examines the factory coating process for pre-finished exterior…  Read more

Peikko - Advanced Mass Timber Design with Hybrid Beams During this session, we will outline how composite beams can significantly reduce floor-to-floor height and minimize the carbon footprint of a building by doing more with less materials. We will also examine how composite beams utilized in mass timber projects can reduce total floor thickness by…  Read more