Architectural Institute of British Columbia
JRS Engineering - Energy Compliance Essentials: Step Code & Part 9 Buildings This webinar, Energy Compliance Essentials: Step Code & Part 9 Buildings, presented by JRS Engineering, provides a practical overview of the BC Energy Step Code and the Zero Carbon Step Code. Attendees will gain insights into performance metrics like TEDI, MEUI, and airtightness,… Read more
Sawchuk Accessible Solutions - Accessible Washrooms — The WHY: Start with the end in mind Toilet Tuesday is a six session webinar LIVE with accessible washroom expert Julie Sawchuk. During Week 1, The WHY: Start with the end in mind — saving energy by making it all accessible — we’ll be starting with the most… Read more
RAIC - Redefining Long-Term Care: Architecture, Culture, and Person-Centered Approaches Join us for a 90-minute moderated panel discussion exploring the evolving role of architecture in long-term care (LTC) and dementia-friendly environments. In this session, experts will address key issues such as redefining institutional care, fostering cultural change, and creating architectural solutions that prioritize person-centered care.… Read more
BC Wood Specialties Group - Specifier Workshops at the Global Buyers Mission 2025 BC Wood will be hosting the 22nd Annual Global Buyer's Mission (GBM) September 4-6, 2025 in Whistler, featuring Specifier Workshops. The event is designed to inform and inspire on the use of wood in design and construction, and to network with BC's… Read more
RAIC - Vancouver Island South presents - Settlement Victoria: The Indigenous Perspective (A Walking Tour) Mark Albany, an elder and knowledge keeper of the Songhees Nation, has graciously offered to lead a 2.5-hour walking tour of his ancestral lands, to understand downtown Victoria from a Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) point of view. The purpose of this walk… Read more
Gaia College - Business Skills for Land Care Professionals While aimed at small business owners in the land care and farming sectors, this course is equally applicable to other types of small business. Innovative and practical solutions are presented to meet challenges as students develop their own marketing and business plans. Date: September 8 -… Read more
Gaia College - Ecological Landscape Design Introducing the principles of landscape design with the Earth in mind, this course explores the elements involved in softscaping and hardscaping green spaces. Includes an overview of organic horticulture principles and practices, as well as historical garden design perspectives. Prerequisite (or co-requisite): Landscape Design Basics. Date: September 8 -… Read more
Gaia College - Rainwater Harvesting and Management In this course, students learn the theory and practice of how to design, build and manage rainwater harvesting systems. Suitable for professionals and trades practitioners, or for those seeking to enhance their own buildings to capture quality garden-use water in a time of increasing droughts. Date: September 8 - December 12,… Read more
Gaia College - Landscape Design Basics with SketchUp Pro This course is an introduction to the language and tools of landscape design with computer software. Students learn to use SketchUp Pro and Layout to communicate their designs to clients, co-workers and contractors. Prerequisite (or co-requisite) to Gaia College's Ecological Landscape Design course. Date: September 8… Read more
Gaia College - Living Green Infrastructure This course provides professionals, practitioners and anyone interested in urban design with the knowledge to create greener and more livable cities. Unlike grey infrastructure strategies such as concrete sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants, Living Green Infrastructure works with nature to promote healthy urban forests and waterways. Date: September… Read more