RDH Building Science - Connecting the Dots: Detailing for Better Wood-Frame Buildings Wood-frame construction is still the default for new low- and mid-rise multi-unit residential buildings, and conventional framing and materials can still meet the higher insulation and airtightness requirements coming into place all over North America. But as expectations rise, attentive detailing work and…  Read more

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Conflict Resolution - How to Respect, React, Respond and Resolve Conflict Whether in the workplace or your day-to-day life, conflict is inevitable. It occurs between individuals who care about a particular matter, but have opposing views. As professionals, caring about your quality of work, schedule, scope, cost, risk, team, and…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - ZEBx: A Pattern Language from Passive House "A Pattern Language from Passive House" is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing. The patterns presented in this workshop are drawn from the hundreds of affordable multi-unit buildings constructed to the Passive House…  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

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Permeable Pavement Design, Maintenance, and Construction The use of permeable pavements for stormwater management is gaining rapid acceptance across North America. While permeable pavements have been around for a long time, poor performance is not unusual. This webinar highlights best practices for the design, construction, and long-term maintenance of asphalt,…  Read more

City of Vancouver - Rainwater Harvesting & Non-Potable Water System Design How can rainwater harvesting help a new building meet its on-site rainwater management requirements? This seminar addresses the use of rainwater and groundwater for non-potable applications (such as toilet flushing, irrigation and cooling towers) from the perspectives of the Vancouver Building By-law and Vancouver…  Read more

Township of Langley - Builder Forum Series: Airtightness and Heat Pumps On November 19, 2020, the Township of Langley will be hosting a FREE builder forum series event to share information related to airtightness techniques for Steps 3, 4, and 5, and heat pump best practices. This webinar will be presented by Einar Halbig of…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - ZEBx: CleanBC NZER Workshop Series: Navigating to Net-Zero Energy-Ready Join ZEBx and Integral Group for a discussion on these and other hurdles faced by developers and design professionals on their road to net-zero energy-ready buildings. The presenters for this webinar will share insights on the obstacles and the ways to successfully…  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

Peikko - Designing with Mass Timber Slabs and Composite Structures During this session, we will outline how composite beams can significantly reduce floor-to-floor height and minimize the carbon footprint of a building by doing more with less materials. We will also examine how composite beams utilized in mass timber projects can reduce total floor thickness…  Read more