Wood WORKS! BC - The Elements of Enriched Environments What if we were dedicated to building places that cause health? This is the challenging question that Tye Farrow asks in this webinar - and he provides evidence to help you answer it. Traditionally, most human cultures had a wholistic approach to wellbeing. This comprehensive view…  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

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

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

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

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

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

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