RAIC - The Big Picture: Succession Planning and Firm Value In the 2023 Canadian Architectural Practices Benchmark Report, half of architecture firms identified economic factors as one of the greatest challenges to the profession in the coming decade, followed by challenges relates to work-force and human resources. These two sets of issues intersect in succession…  Read more

BC Building Envelope Council - Renew, Restore, Reinvent – Extending the Legacy of Existing Buildings (2024 Conference) BCBEC invites you to stay connected, current and inspired! In our endeavor to build sustainably and economically, the building enclosure plays a pivotal role in optimizing energy efficiency, ensuring long-term durability, and enhancing resiliency, while preserving existing infrastructure.…  Read more

Vectorworks - The Move to Effective BIM Project Collaboration This presentation, hosted by Vectorworks' Luka Stefanovic, will demonstrate how you can collaborate with your project stakeholders at every project stage, review tools and workflows to help you start your project on the right foot, and demonstrate success in every phase of the project from design…  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

Cascadia Windows & Doors - From Restoration to Innovation: Leveraging Rehabilitation Lessons Learned to Drive Adoption of High-Performance Building Envelope Products Building envelope rehabilitation projects offer valuable insights into the real-world performance of building designs and products over time and highlight key opportunities to increase the overall performance of buildings in the future—both rehabs and…  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