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

Passive House Canada - 330: Calculating the Cost/Comfort Equation (Part 9 Buildings) It's what's inside that counts! The costs and comforts of building and living in a Passive House. The math is simple: cost to build – running costs + comfort and health = customer satisfaction. This webinar will look at the detail cost breakdowns…  Read more

Wood WORKS! BC - Western Red Cedar - Distinctive & Sustainable Designs This presentation is intended to increase awareness of Western Red Cedar uses, properties and performance characteristics. Western Red Cedar grades and product specifications will be reviewed, as will proper installation, finishing and maintenance for a variety of applications. Through brief case study presentations,…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Race and Racism in the Canadian Workplace Our workplaces are ethnically and racially diverse based simply on the fact that Canada is one of the most ethnically and racially diverse countries on the planet. This webinar will examine the impact of race and racism on Canadian workplaces and provide the…  Read more

Women in Architecture - The Chicken and Egg Dilemma of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion The Chicken and Egg Dilemma of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Which comes first, and how can we move the needle? This discussion will define the difference between equity, inclusion, and diversity, and will share what other firms in the AE industry…  Read more

Passive House Canada - 120 Series This 120 course series starts on October 5, 2020 and will be comprised of three courses: 120A, 120B, and 120C. Passive House certification ensures that you or your organization are expertly qualified to design high performance, highly efficient buildings to meet Canada’s national green building strategy. 120A: Passive House…  Read more

BC Wood - The Truth About Wood: The Environmental Benefits of Specifying Certified Sustainable Wood Products Forests play an important role in our lives. On the negative, they can be a significant source of global greenhouse emissions and a contributor to climate change through deforestation and poor forest management. On the positive, certifying forests and…  Read more

BCIT - Zero Energy Building Enclosures: Airtightness (for Residential Buildings) (CESA 1110) Focused on Part 9 residential construction, this course will provide an applied understanding of airbarrier strategy approaches, construction details, and best practices for executing an airtightness plan (from building design to construction and final testing). Air barrier solutions for critical building interfaces, multi-unit…  Read more

Passive House Canada - 150A: Passive House Construction Training Course for Trades Theoretical This online three-day course teaches the theory of Passive House building techniques and prepares participants for the Certified Passive House Tradesperson exam. It is delivered as live online classes, incorporating actual building of Passive House details relevant to the Canadian construction industry.…  Read more

BC Wood - Fire Retardant Wood Products and Applications Wood is becoming an attractive and viable option again for use in residential, commercial and high rise applications, and additionally as exterior use under recent fire code and WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) regulation updates. We will look specifically at wood products that increase fire protection for…  Read more

City of Vancouver - Protecting Public Health Through Architectural Design: Legionella Awareness and Prevention Legionnaires' disease is the leading cause of waterborne illness and death in the United States. It is preventable with proper design and maintenance. This seminar will discuss Vancouver Building By-law amendments aimed to help prevent the disease, with an emphasis on…  Read more

Wood WORKS! BC - Getting to Yes with Alternative Solutions The first wave of mass timber buildings are starting to come to fruition. Toronto has seen mass timber as the chosen material for residential and commercial projects. These projects are intended to address market demands for sustainable buildings and the efficiency of panelization and fast…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - The Intersections of Race and Other Identities Racialized people are not one dimensional. A person is not simply “Black” or “South Asian” no more than a person is simply “White.” We are made up of a multitude of parts that are interconnected and interrelated, and cumulatively, those parts change our…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Combustible Windows & Facade Components in Non-Combustible Construction 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 also happen to be combustible—at least,…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Fiberglass: Simple & Cost-Effective Solutions to Stringent Energy Code Requirements Today, most existing – even modern – buildings have surprisingly low thermal performance from their building envelope. This increases the ever-growing, and unnecessary strain on the environment and our society’s energy infrastructure. Building codes and energy standards are incrementally becoming…  Read more

RDH Building Science - How to Plan and Build Multifamily Passive House for Less As stretch codes, green standards, and other requirements take effect across North America, a growing number of developers and builders are concerned about how these requirements will impact construction costs. Passive House is where the puck is headed; in British Columbia,…  Read more

BC Wood - Architectural Wall Panels - From the West Coast Floor to Project Site This presentation tells the story from the tree, specifically the Western Red Cedar, through sustainably managed processing into beautiful engineered wooden panels for exterior and interior walls, garage doors, and cabinet doors. Wood is warm and aesthetically pleasing, but as…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - How to be an Ally to Racialized People Racism is a complex topic and it’s important that learners have the full picture to ensure they become active participants in dismantling systemic racism. It’s not enough to just be an armchair ally— we need people to be active! This webinar helps…  Read more

BC Wood - Specifying of Western Red Cedar and Yellow Cedar Products The all-natural beauty of Western Red Cedar and Yellow Cedar products from British Columbia adds value and prestige to construction projects. This presentation will describe the aesthetic, durability and long-term performance qualities associated with both wood species. It will explain the cedar products,…  Read more

BC Wood - Factory Pre-finishing of Exterior Building Materials, A Sustainable Practice Cladding products start with the most natural, healthy, and sustainable resource available to the building trades – wood. That wood is then engineered, machined, and coated to create a full line of siding and trim products that deliver performance, stability, and beauty. The…  Read more

BCIT - Zero Energy Building Enclosures: Assembly Details (for Residential Buildings) (CESA 1120) Focused on Part 9 residential construction, this course will examine assembly solutions to achieve the ‘envelope-first’ performance requirements of the BC Energy Step Code. Under the guidance of an expert instructor and using real mockups, learners will virtually evaluate assembly solutions. The…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Effective Thermal Performance of the Building Enclosure - Exterior Walls Today, new buildings must meet the BC Step Code, ASHRAE 90.1 or National Energy Code for Buildings' requirements for thermal performance. This is a tough objective, since documented proof is required. Effective R-values must be met, not just nominal values,…  Read more

BC Wood - High Technology Windows & Doors: Developing Fenestration for Tomorrow, Today As the fenestration industry moves towards goals set under the Pan Canadian Framework on Climate Change for 2032, we are seeing dramatic changes, performance demands, and advances in North American fenestration. How is this impacting the fenestration manufacturer? How are BC window…  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

BCIT - Community-Based Renewable Energy, CESA 5210 This course provides an introduction to sources of renewable energy for heat and power and how they can support sustainability, energy and greenhouse gas management goals across the community. Students will be able to identify sources of renewable energy for heat and power and how they fit into…  Read more

Women in Architecture - Career Paths in Architecture There are many directions one can take with one's career following an architectural education. A dynamic group of women working in and around the field of architecture will each do a brief presentation of the varying paths on which architecture has taken them. Presentations to be followed…  Read more