Passive House Canada - Pathway to Passive House Trades Certification (150P) This three-part course teaches practical Passive House building techniques and theory about this high-performance building standard. This course includes online lectures and hands-on workshop experience, incorporating actual building of Passive House elements relevant to the Canadian construction industry. Date: February 9, 16 & 23;…  Read more

Passive House Canada - A Pattern Language from Passive House How to Design and Build High-Performance Multi-Unit Buildings at the Lowest Possible Cost. "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. This workshop has limited seating for 20 people only.…  Read more

Passive House Canada - Achieving the Passive House Standard for Existing Buildings Buildings shape the lives, health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. Unfortunately, too many of the buildings across Canada often have significant problems: from drafty building envelopes, to mold and moisture problems, to inefficient HVAC systems. The Passive House standard has evolved over…  Read more

EPIC Training - Developing Performance Models for Pavement Management Roadway owners across North America have collectively constructed trillions of dollars of roadway infrastructure including pavements, bridges, safety appurtenances, drainage structures, etc. Our focus over the past 30 years or so has changed from the construction of new transportation infrastructure to maintenance and rehabilitation of existing…  Read more

Cascadia Windows & Doors - Combustible Windows & Façade 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

Engineers and Geoscientists BC - Adopt a Powerful Presence In this session, participants will learn about presence. Here they will learn that the purpose of true leadership presence is to inspire, not to entertain. They will explore the concept of authentic presence, and learn how to connect what they say to how they say it.…  Read more

Passive House Canada - Pathway to Passive House Designer/Consultant Certification (120P) The Pathway to Certification starts on February 2nd, 2022 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…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Lead to Succeed: Leadership Skills for Foremen Lead to Succeed is an eight-hour interactive course designed to help you discover a more effective way of leading your team — starting with yourself. The course is broken into four 2-hour sections delivered twice weekly over two weeks, in which we will…  Read more

Vancouver Regional Construction Association - Construction Drawings 101 Are you new to using construction drawings? This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals! Join us for this four-hour session and learn the basics of how to interpret information from plans, elevations, sections, details and notes contained in typical construction drawings. Date: February 2, 2022 Time:…  Read more