Gaia College - Growing Food This is a comprehensive course for students wanting to grow their own food. You will learn organic gardening principles, applied permaculture, harvesting and food preservation. Successfully grow an abundance of healthy, nutritious and delicious fruits and vegetables. Dates: January 8 - April 12 Time: Asynchronous access Location: Online Cost: $795…  Read more

Gaia College - Rainwater Harvesting and Management This course introduces the principles of rainwater harvesting and management. As well, it covers implementing key components of rainwater systems. Professionals and trades practitioners will be able to design, create and manage quality systems in a sustainable and environmentally ethical manner. Dates: January 8 - April 12 Time:…  Read more

BC Wood - Ventilated Doors - Next Generation: Maximizing Indoor Environmental Quality Between Enclosed Spaces As buildings are increasingly designed for environmental, occupant health, and well-being in mind, there is a growing requirement for ventilation openings between enclosed spaces. Ventilation pathways are notorious for transmitting sound, and there is also the challenge of creating airflow…  Read more

Women in Architecture - Low-Energy and Low Carbon Buildings with BCIT - Part A On January 17th, join us for an online learning session with a recap of building science and emerging topics for zero emissions buildings including building airtightness, thermal bridge free design and low embodied carbon materials. Date: January 17, 2024 Time: 6…  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

Women in Architecture - Low-Energy and Low Carbon Buildings with BCIT - Part B Join us for a tour of the High-Performance Building Lab, learn different ways to design an air barrier, witness a blower door test, touch some low embodied carbon insulation materials (like sheep’s wool!) and peruse the library of envelope strategies on…  Read more

BC Wood Specialties Group - Factory Pre-finishing of Exterior Building Materials, a Sustainable Practice: In Person Lunch & Learn + Factory Tour This in-person lunch and learn presentation identifies causes for on-site exterior paint failure issues and how these factors can be eliminated through factory pre-finishing. Then examines the factory coating process for pre-finished exterior…  Read more

BC Wood Specialties Group - Specifying Engineered Wood Products for Performance: In-person Seminar and Factory Tour Engineered Wood Products (EWP) are commonly used as primary structural members in projects throughout BC. Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL) is a type of engineered wood that was invented and continues to be manufactured in British Columbia. With its efficient…  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