Building Officials Association of British Columbia - CHBA-BC Education Summit 2023 Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC (CHBA BC) Education and Building Officials’ Association of BC (BOABC) are pleased to present this two-day Education Summit for builders and building officials in BC. Featuring inspiring keynote speakers and a wide range of technical education topics, this…  Read more

How can we protect each other from smoke, fires, extreme heat and cold, flooding, and other environmental emergencies? In this studio, we’ll look at existing, and co-design new, small-scale interventions, retrofits, and brand new designs that could be integrated in our Metro Vancouver climate response planning. This event is part of our Studio series, which…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Mind the Gap: Better Exterior Wall Performance Through Cladding Attachments Many North American jurisdictions are moving beyond ASHRAE performance requirements for exterior wall assemblies, shifting instead to a holistic, building energy performance standard (BEPS) approach. While this evolution offers benefits—such as design flexibility and lower operating costs—it also requires a…  Read more

When tempered glass is required to meet guard loads in Part 9 and non-Part 9 buildings, and the origins and status of a code interpretation regarding glazing below guard height needing to meet guard loads in areas not specifically required by code language. Dates: September 27 Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Location: Online Cost: free…  Read more

University of British Columbia - Faculty of Forestry - Tall Wood Structures Online Micro-Certificate The UBC Faculty of Forestry’s Tall Wood Structures Micro-Certificate covers specialized technical topics on mass timber products and building systems with a focus on the practical design of tall wood structures, utilizing current building standards and innovative design methods. It emphasizes…  Read more

RAIC - RAIC 2023 Congress on Architecture - Climate Action and Architecture The RAIC 2023 Congress on Architecture is a day-long summit focused on IGNITING action learning to improve architecture, CREATING and strengthening connections and collaborations and SHARING ideas, strategies and leading practices. Held on World Architecture Day (October 2, 2023) the theme is Climate…  Read more

RDH Building Science - Façade Movement from Building Seismic Drift In this session, Sasha Itsekson, RDH Senior Structural Specialist, will dissect five crucial structural design parameters that profoundly impact building movement dynamics. James Higgins, RDH Building Science Technologist, will demonstrate how building movement impacts façade design and share effective strategies. Case studies and visuals will…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Navigating Emerging Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) More and more jurisdictions are implementing Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to help address the poor energy efficiency of buildings—a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy consumption. While some of these new standards may seem restrictive or simply adding costs,…  Read more