RAIC - Is the Greenest House the One Already Built? Real Life Case Studies The oft-heard phrase, “the greenest home is the one already built,” emphasizes the importance of embodied over operational carbon. To adequately combat climate change, we must consider both operational carbon emissions together with embodied carbon in buildings. This webinar will present…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Navigating Emerging Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) More and more jurisdictions are implementing Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to help address the poor energy efficiency of buildings—a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and overall energy consumption. While some of these new standards may seem restrictive or simply adding costs,…  Read more

RAIC - Removing Barriers: The Cost to Retrofit Existing Buildings to Ensure Meaningful Access Nearly half of Canadian adults have a permanent or temporary physical disability or live with someone who does – a trend that’s only expected to grow as the population ages. Despite an increasing awareness of these issues and efforts to remove…  Read more

RDH Building Science - Deep Dive into Rainscreens Session 5: The Last Line of Defense Deep Dive into Rainscreens Session 5 explores the last line of defense for water intrusion: the water-resistive barrier (WRB) membrane. In this session, you will discover how WRB membrane selection and placement within the rainscreen wall design can either enhance…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Combustible Windows & Façade Components in Non-Combustible Construction – Testing, Research, and Expanding Methods We desperately need better energy efficiency from building enclosures, from both windows and insulated wall assemblies. Today, the best products and components to enable this are generally made from low conductivity materials. Most of these materials…  Read more

BC Wood - Lodges, Cabins and Off-Grid Retreats: Designing & Building with Pre-fabricated Western Red Cedar Interlocking Systems With the global imperative to move to a low carbon economy, the way buildings are designed, manufactured, and built is a key component. In this session, we will look at the considerations for low embodied carbon and…  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

RAIC - Vancouver Island South Network Presents: Public Art in Public Places - A Victoria Discussion of Public Art Opportunities and Issues This event will feature an in-person panel discussion on how is public art to be regarded in a time where our cities are in constant flux and change? Should it have an enduring…  Read more