Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Microsoft Project for Construction (Full Program) Part 1 - Scheduling Part 2 - Resource Management Part 3 - Tracking Changes Part 4 - Cost Control Date: February 15, 17, 22, & 24, 2022 Time: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (each day) Location: Online Cost: $825 (Members) / $925 (Non-members) Learning…  Read more

Vectorworks - Rendering for Everyday Architectural Drawings Architects need to produce drawings that are both graphically accurate and full of information, which means that everyday documentation processes need to be adjusted to meet these requirements while saving time and money. In this presentation, you’ll learn how rendering tools and feature sets can be used to…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive 365 This course is intended for participants with little to a basic understanding of Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive. Participants will gain a basic overview of the SharePoint online platform to navigate SharePoint sites, and work with lists, documents and libraries. Participants will learn how to use…  Read more

RDH Building Science - Rainscreens: When, Where, and Why? In this session, John Straube reaches back to the basics of design to explore the definition and five fundamental parts of a rainscreen before taking learners through a regional exploration of when, where, and why rainscreen technology is appropriate for different building exposures and typologies. This…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - CCDC 5A/5B Overview Please join us for an overview of CCDC contracts 5A and 5B! Course Topics to be covered: - When to use CM contracts - Significant differences between CCDC 5A and CCDC 5B - Overview of the significant clauses in CCDC 5A, CCDC 17, and CCDC 5B, and…  Read more

Women in Architecture - Workplace Workshop: Bullying and Harassment Join us at this workshop on Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace to learn about your rights and responsibilities as designers: to employees and employers, to clients, and to colleagues. Lawyer Melanie Samuels will introduce us to the legal framework of bullying and discrimination in the…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Fundamentals of Project Management The purpose of this course is to introduce technical and non-technical individuals to those principles and techniques of effective project management, which can be usefully applied to technical and non-technical projects. Date: February 17, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: Online Cost: $400 (Members)…  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

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Social Procurement in Construction Social Procurement in Construction: Steps to implementation, how to implement social procurement in your next construction project Bringing purpose to purchasing is growing as corporations, governments and institutions recognize the power they have to leverage their existing spend to create positive impact in their communities. Based…  Read more