Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Responding Successfully to an RFP More and more frequently private sector companies and government organizations are releasing RFPs as part of their procurement process and moving away from traditional bidding. Construction companies often win or lose contracts based on their responses to an RFP. Answering a Request for Proposal (RFP)…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Effective Work Planning for Forepersons and Crew Supervisors Sadly, proper detailed planning is becoming a lost art in the construction industry. This course aims to reverse that trend by providing foremen with a strong model that will improve their crews’ (and by extension their companies’) performance. The course focuses on…  Read more

EPIC Training - Urban Flood Control, Land Drainage and Stormwater Management After a brief refresher of basic hydrology, this seminar focuses on the practical application of sound planning and design practices as well as specific stormwater management techniques and detailed review of the complex stormwater management pond design procedures. By participating in this course, you…  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: April 20-21, 2023 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (each day) Location: BGC Partners…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Bitesize Bluebeam for Civil Workflows Yes, there are tools in Bluebeam Revu for Civil Designers and Engineers! In this course you will learn not only navigation and markups but workflows like Calibrating Plan & Profile drawings with different X-Y scales, ideas for Cut & Fill calculations, combining several PDFs into…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Leading with Emotional Intelligence Join David Cory, executive coach and leadership development specialist, as he shares with you what the most progressive companies in the world are doing to develop their leaders’ emotional intelligence and what you need to know about emotional intelligence to help yourself and your teams perform…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - CCDC 5A/5B Overview 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 the respective roles and responsibilities of the parties in each Contract. Date: April 20, 2023…  Read more

CDm2 Lightworks - FOCUS on ARCHITECTURE FOCUS ON/ Architecture offers attendees opportunities to learn and explore how architecture connects people to places and experiences that impact our daily lives. Understand how lighting design is informed by the architecture and contributes to how architecture is experienced. Participate in any or all of the three speaker sessions…  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

EPIC Training - Building Condition Assessment As buildings age, those responsible for them must get involved with condition surveys. These individuals have to evaluate materials, conduct destructive or non-destructive tests, evaluate results and decide on the necessary actions for structural rehabilitation. This course explains the step-by-step procedures for conducting a condition survey of concrete, steel,…  Read more