EGBC – Joint Professional Practice Guidelines: Design and Installation of Elevating Devices in New Buildings and Alternation of Elevating Devices in Existing Buildings

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Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Joint Professional Practice Guidelines: Design and Installation of Elevating Devices in New Buildings and Alternation of Elevating Devices in Existing Buildings This webinar will review and discuss the two Joint Architectural Institute of BC and Engineers and Geoscientists BC Professional Practice Guidelines: Design and Installation of Elevating Devices in New…  Read more

K2 Stone – Building with Natural Stone Materials

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K2 Stone - Building with Natural Stone Materials - Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America Building with natural stone materials - What are they? Where do they come from? How are they produced and where can they be incorporated onto the building envelope? The outcome of this course it to identify common stone masonry…  Read more

RAIC – Is the Greenest House the One Already Built? Real Life Case Studies

Vancouver, British Columbia

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)

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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

Online Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Amendments to Project Takeover Professional Standards Consultation Session

Vancouver, British Columbia

One of the primary sources of practice inquiries and complaints from Architects and Clients are the Professional Standards related to ‘project takeover’. This suite of Professional Standards specifies the requirements a Registrant must follow when taking over a Project for which another Registrant is or has been retained. The Professional Standards Advisory Group (PSAG), supported…  Read more

RDH Building Science – Deep Dive into Rainscreens Session 5: The Last Line of Defense

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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

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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

Fall 2023 Certified Professional (CP) Update Seminar

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The Fall 2023 Certified Professional (CP) Update Seminar is taking place on December 7, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will focus on the City of Vancouver’s CP Program – anticipated topics include updates on the City’s rainwater management process that takes effect January 1, 2024; the end of the CP refund program…  Read more

BC Wood – Lodges, Cabins and Off-Grid Retreats: Designing & Building with Pre-fabricated Western Red Cedar Interlocking Systems

Vancouver, British Columbia

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