Architecture Foundation of BC - Power of Hand-Sketching 2.0: Facade Detailing for Architects This is a two-part workshop designed to strengthen architects' ability to communicate and develop building details through free-hand drawing and model making. Led by Shinobu Homma former technical principal of Revery Architecture, participants will study and sketch façade details on-site at Surrey…  Read more

Vancouver Urbanarium Society - City Debate #21: Share the Load or Cut the Bloat? Experts dispute the future of our region. You Decide. Should new sources of funding be identified to pay for infrastructure and amenities? Or should we reduce our expectations for what services we expect in our cities? Date: October 6, 2026 Time:…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Window of Opportunity: Leveraging Passive House Windows in Commercial & Residential Buildings As the demand for enhanced building energy performance continues to rise across North America, the Passive House standard is gaining significant traction. For those new to this rigorous standard, it can appear complex—especially when it comes to integrating…  Read more

ZEIC - Decarb Lunch: The Business Case for Commercial Building Optimization This session will explore how optimizing existing commercial building systems can reduce energy use, operating costs, and emissions while helping owners make smarter capital investment decisions. Through real-world case studies and insights from the Decarb Accelerator, speakers Chris Kasianchuk of Warrington PCI and Ehsan…  Read more

BCIT - XZEB 1165 – Whole-Building Life Cycle Assessments Using Impact Estimator for Buildings This course builds on the technical foundation and basic principles of life cycle assessment (LCA) to begin practicing whole-building LCA. In the course, learners will apply their understanding of fundamental LCA standards to whole-building LCA. Date: October 14 - December 2,…  Read more

RAIC - Masonry, Embodied Carbon, and Building for the Long Term: Simple Decisions Today for Lower-Carbon, Longer-Lasting Buildings This session explores how architects and engineers can use carbon information more thoughtfully, looking at what environmental product declarations and life-cycle assessments can tell us, where their limitations lie, and why service life, durability, replacement cycles, and…  Read more

RAIC - Financial Dashboards as Leadership Tools: Driving Firm Value and Succession Planning This session positions financial dashboards as leadership tools — enabling firm leaders to translate data into insight, align decisions with strategy, and build the financial capacity required for sustainable growth and succession planning. Date: October 21, 2026 Time: 10 - 11:30 a.m.…  Read more

RAIC - The New Standard of Care: Professionalizing the Digital Project Record In this webinar, The New Standard of Care: Professionalizing the Digital Project Record, veteran principal architect and CHOP rewrite committee member David Lopes shares how to bridge this operational divide. Attendees will explore how to establish an unbroken digital audit trail that captures…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Closing the Gap: Leveraging Cladding Attachments to Deliver High-Performance Exterior Wall Assemblies Jurisdictions across North American continue to transition beyond ASHRAE standards for exterior wall assemblies, instead adopting a more comprehensive building energy performance standard (BEPS) approach to envelope design. This shift brings advantages like increased design flexibility and reduced…  Read more

The Architect's Newspaper - Facades+ Vancouver Facades+ returns with an all-new program featuring the latest developments in building enclosure design and technology Everything from high-performance facades, to new iconic projects across the city and region, and strategies for increasing climate resilience and energy performance. Date: October 27, 2026 Time: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location:…  Read more

BCIT - XZEB 1120 – Airtightness and Low-TEDI Enclosures of Zero Energy/Emissions and Passive House Buildings This course covers airtightness and low-TEDI enclosure construction for zero energy/emissions or Passive House buildings. The course will help learners develop their knowledge of airtightness and low thermal demand (low-TEDI) building enclosures with study of wood-frame construction. Date: October…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Window of Opportunity: Leveraging Passive House Windows in Commercial & Residential Buildings As the demand for enhanced building energy performance continues to rise across North America, the Passive House standard is gaining significant traction. For those new to this rigorous standard, it can appear complex—especially when it comes to integrating…  Read more

RAIC - AI and Architecture: An Introduction - Generative, Agentic and Physical AI This session will provide an introduction to the use of Artificial Intelligence in architecture. It will provide an overview of what AI is and how it works and it will examine the three types of AI that architects may encounter – generative,…  Read more

RAIC - Designing Without Limits: Unlocking Complete Design Freedom in the Kitchen with Mass Customization Mass customization is a manufacturing strategy that delivers personalized or tailored goods to individual customers. It combines the unique, custom-fit benefits of bespoke manufacturing with the value proposition of low unit costs and high efficiency of traditional mass production. Simply…  Read more