AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Metric Modular: Advances in Modular Multi-Unit Residential Construction in British Columbia The following topics will be discussed: Shop fabrication, economic efficiency, and quality; unit transportation to Vancouver Island; multi-unit integration in larger architectural forms; semi-shop fabrication and semi-field assembly; achieving design diversity, etc. How pre-manufactured housing can be orchestrated for…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Implementing Tall Wood Construction in BC The next 2020 National Building Code is set to include encapsulated mass timber as a new construction type, and will allow its use in Residential and Business and Personal Service buildings up to twelve storeys in height. In the spirit of innovation, the Province…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Affordable Housing Development in Victoria This session is presented by Kaye Melliship, Executive Director at Greater Victoria Housing Society (GVHS). Kaye will define affordable housing, discuss the unique challenges of developing and financing affordable housing and describe the GVHS design needs. She will use case studies from the GVHS portfolio…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Pathway to Net-Zero Energy Construction The BC Energy Step Code establishes a road-map for building towards net-zero energy construction. The federal and provincial governments have also committed to moving building codes towards net-zero energy ready as soon as 2030. This new standard lays out significant transformation for new buildings over…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Integration of Security and Life Safety There is a common misconception that security and safety conflict when applied to the built environment. After all, security conditions can impose limits on people movement that may be in conflict with planned evacuation paths to conform to applicable Codes or hardware that is…  Read more

Roofing Contractors Association of B.C. - Updated RCABC Roofing Practices Standards and Online Manual AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter in association with the Roofing Contractors Association of B.C. is pleased to present and discuss the latest changes to the RCABC RoofStar Guarantee Standards as well as guide you through the newly reformatted online RCABC Roofing Practices Manual.…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Integration of Security and Life Safety There is a common misconception that security and safety conflict when applied to the built environment. After all, security conditions can impose limits on people movement that may be in conflict with planned evacuation paths to conform to applicable Codes or hardware that is…  Read more

AIBC Vancouver Island Chapter - Understanding Commercial Low Slope Roofing Systems At the completion of this presentation, the participant should be able to: - Identify different types of roof assemblies - Learn the advantages and disadvantages of various systems and components - List the components of an insulated roof system - Gain a better understanding…  Read more