Passive House Canada - Pathway to Passive House Trades Certification (150P) This three-part course teaches practical Passive House building techniques and theory about this high-performance building standard. This course includes online lectures and hands-on workshop experience, incorporating actual building of Passive House elements relevant to the Canadian construction industry. Date: June 7, 14, 21, 28…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Construction Business Management Learn how to improve the management and business systems in your construction company. This course will cover all areas of a construction business including strategic planning, business planning, marketing, operations, HR management, financial reporting, bonding and insurance and risk management. Date: June 8-9, 2023 Time: 8:30 a.m.…  Read more

CCDC - CCDC 3 Document Webinar This presentation will review the standard CCDC cost plus prime contract between the owner and prime contractor. This will include explaining when to use CCDC 3 and the challenges that can arise with cost plus contracts. Dates: June 8, 2023 Time: 1 - 2:30 p.m. (ET) Location: Online Cost:…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Construction Estimating Participants will acquire knowledge how to prepare a successful bid and learn construction estimating skills. Course topics will include project analysis, risk analysis, bid strategies and processes, Construction Division Codes, bonding and insurance. Date: June 13-16, 2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (each day) Location: Online Cost:…  Read more

RDH Building Science - Deep Dive into Rainscreens Session 2: Rainscreen Walls – A Look Back This session looks back on how a rainscreen wall, as we know it today, came to be. The presentation will explore how wall designs have evolved in the face of construction and material technology changes, research findings, and an…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Lead to Succeed: Leadership Skills for Foremen Lead to Succeed is an eight-hour interactive course designed to help you discover a more effective way of leading your team — starting with yourself. The course is broken into four 2-hour sections delivered twice weekly over two weeks, in which we will…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Project Management Learn how to successfully manage a construction project! Participants will gain an understanding of the project processes and constraints encountered by project managers (using PMBoK 5th Edition approach). The course will cover project planning, contract process, risk management, estimating, cost control, scheduling, communications and post-mortem analysis. Date: June…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - An Active Approach to Passive House Windows As the focus on building energy performance continues to grow in many jurisdictions across North America, the interest in the Passive House standard is growing as well. For the uninitiated, this standard can seem daunting, especially when it comes to incorporating manufactured components,…  Read more