District of West Vancouver - Panel Discussion with the West Coast Modern League This in-person panel discussion will be presented with the West Coast Modern League, as part of our West Coast Modern Week programming. Panelists will feature a multi-disciplinary group of design experts who will critically contextualize the relationship between mid-century West Coast Modernism…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Construction Specifications 101 This is an interactive half-day seminar that will cover the fundamentals of interpreting construction specifications. The seminar will deal with the basics of reading and interpreting both the general and technical specifications. Date: July 6, 2022 Time: 7 - 11 a.m. Location: Online Cost: $145 (Members) / $215…  Read more

Passive House Canada - 90: Introduction to Passive House High Performance Buildings An Introduction to the Passive House High Performance Buildings provides an overview of the core principles of Passive House design and building energy efficiency regulations in Canada. The course also covers the history of energy efficient buildings, energy consumption data and environmental impact,…  Read more

District of West Vancouver - West Coast Modern Week Film Screening Film 1: Preview to the West Coast Modern Home Tour, 2022 (25 minutes) Get a sneak peek into the five homes that will be included in the annual West Coast Modern Home Tour. Film 2: Outside In: Explore the Forgotten Connections Between Nature and…  Read more

BCIT - Deconstruction Management (XCIR 7510) This course provides the skills to manage a building's decommissioning (end-of-use) in a way that realizes the highest social, environmental and economic benefit. Students will learn how to create a deconstruction plan utilizing the Zero Waste hierarchy of highest and best use and circular economy principles. Regional policies and…  Read more

District of West Vancouver - Annual Barry Downs Lecture Series: “The B.C. Idiom” Revisited: Contemporary Domestic Architecture in the Age of Upheaval A part of West Coast Modern Week, the…  Read more

District of West Vancouver - The 16th Annual West Coast Modern Home Tour with After Party Since 2006, the West Vancouver Art Museum has been offering the popular annual mid-century…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Supervisory and Management Skills This course will enhance your ability to build a collaborative team culture, improve morale, and effectively communicate with people on their…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Bluebeam Revu Basics These sessions provide the knowledge and skills to create, edit, markup, and collaborate on architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) documents using Bluebeam Revu. Create and navigate smart, information-rich document sets from converted Microsoft Office and CAD files. Annotate drawings with customizable markup and measurement tools, and work…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Bitesize Bluebeam for Administrative Professionals Administrative teams have unique document workflows that demand a different set of tools compared to design and construction teams. A typical Bluebeam class concentrates on design markups, estimating and collecting field data, but this class is very different! In just two hours you’ll be ready…  Read more