BCIT - Solar Shading for Climate-Ready Buildings: Enhancing Comfort with Minimal Mechanical Cooling Discover how passive shading strategies can help reduce overheating and lower cooling demands in buildings. The session includes a case study, product insights, and a guided tour of the lab. Stay afterward for a networking session with refreshments provided. Date: June 20,…  Read more

K2 Stone - Building with Natural Stone Materials | Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America Building with natural stone materials - what are they? Where do they come from? How are they produced and where can they be incorporated onto the building envelope? The outcome of this course it to identify common stone masonry…  Read more

AcoustiTECH - Don't Let Your Good Sound Isolation Go Up In Smoke In multi-family construction, partitions often need to meet both acoustic and fire-resistance requirements — two performance goals that don’t always align. This webinar explores how to design wall and floor/ceiling assemblies that effectively address both, with a focus on practical, buildable solutions. Key…  Read more

Barrisol BC - Sound Proofing vs Sound Absorption Room acoustics play a crucial role in the comfort of an interior space. During this event, the speaker will explain fundamental acoustic theories, discuss relevant case studies, and identify common acoustic problems. Additionally, this segment will include a comparison of various acoustic materials and provide recommendations for…  Read more

Township of Langley - Builder Forum Series: Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing and Step Code The Township of Langley will be hosting an online builder forum that will focus on Small Scale Multi-Unit Housing (SSMUH) and its alignment with BC Step Code requirements. Small Housing BC will provide an introduction to Bill 44 and key SSMUH…  Read more

K2 Stone - Building with Natural Stone Materials | Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America Building with natural stone materials - what are they? Where do they come from? How are they produced and where can they be incorporated onto the building envelope? The outcome of this course it to identify common stone masonry…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - From Restoration to Innovation: Leveraging Rehabilitation Lessons Learned to Drive Adoption of High-Performance Building Envelope Products Building envelope rehabilitation projects reveal how designs and materials perform over time and highlight opportunities to boost future building performance. This session shares four key lessons from case studies, covering common failures, pathways to…  Read more

Passive House Canada - Vienna House Project Tour Vienna House is a six-storey, multi-family, affordable housing development providing 123 homes, ranging from studio to 4-bedroom apartments, arranged around an interior courtyard with informal play areas. It is being piloted as a Learning Lab to help evaluate innovative solutions to affordability, inclusion, climate change, and other…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Wildfire Resistance: Window Strategies for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Design As wildfires grow more frequent and severe, windows play a critical role in protecting buildings in high-risk zones. This session explores strategies for specifying and detailing window assemblies to resist flames, heat, and embers without compromising code, energy performance, or design.…  Read more

K2 Stone - Building with Natural Stone Materials | Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America Building with natural stone materials - what are they? Where do they come from? How are they produced and where can they be incorporated onto the building envelope? The outcome of this course it to identify common stone masonry…  Read more