AIBC Newsletter | April 3, 2025

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Registration Now Open for 106th Annual General Meeting

The 106th Annual General Meeting will be held online on June 3, 2025, from 12–1:30 p.m. AIBC Registrants and the public are invited to attend and must register in advance. Registration is now open, and will close on May 26, 2025. Read more.

Only 1 Day Remaining for PD Day 2025 Early Bird Pricing

Tomorrow is the last day for early bird rates for AIBC PD Day 2025! Don’t miss out – this one-day virtual professional development event features 10+ learning opportunities, which all explore topics impacting and shaping today’s
architectural professional practice. Read more.

Regulatory Review | Staying Ahead in Compliance –
Registrants’ Marketing and Promotional Materials

This Regulatory Review will examine recently identified issues concerning
Registrants’ advertising, marketing, and promotional materials. Specifically, it will focus on the incorrect assignment of reserved titles and display of
information that is not compliant with AIBC Bylaws. Read more.

Registration Now Open for 2025 Post-Disaster Building
Assessment (PDBA) Workshop

The AIBC is hosting the Spring 2025 PDBA Training Workshop virtually on May 21 and 28. Taking place over two half-days, the workshop will prepare
participants to perform rapid post-disaster building assessments. Read more.

AIBC Happenings
  • In accordance with AIBC Bylaws, Architects AIBC in Good Standing are invited to submit an Advisory Resolution by April 17, 2025.
  • Save the date: the Spring Certified Professional Update Seminar is taking place virtually on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Intern Architect Happenings

  • Intern Architects AIBC receive subsidized pricing for AIBC PD Day 2025. Tomorrow is the last day to receive early bird rates – learn more on the PD Day 2025 website.

AIBC Volunteer Opportunities
  • Municipal Advisory Design Panels: City of Nanaimo and University of British
    Columbia.
  • Oral Exam Panelists
  • BEA Assessors
  • Qualifications Advisory Group

Recognized Educational Provider Events

The AIBC welcomes REPs: Celerity Engineering Ltd., Genyk Polyurethane, VUE Glazing, Inc.

 

  • AcousiTECH

    Acoustic 101 & Sound Insulation in Multi- Storey Buildings (French Version), April 3

  • Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC)

    CCDC Seminars 2025, April 30

  • Cascadia Windows & Doors

    Closing the Gap: Leveraging Cladding Attachments to Deliver High-Performance Exterior Wall Assemblies, April 10

    From Restoration to Innovation, April 17

  • Design Victoria

    Narratives: The Storytelling Power of
    Design    , April 3

  • EGBC

    Application of Multi-Criteria Decision
    Making in Water Treatment Process
    Selection    , April 9

  • K2 Stone

    Building with Natural Stone Materials | Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America, April 30

  • Martin Knowles Photo/Media

    Architectural and Interior Photography for Awards and Media, April 21

  • RAIC

    Financial Management for Architects, April 7

    Contract Negotiations, April 15

  • Scranton Products

    The Demand For Privacy in the Modern
    Commercial Restroom    , April 24

  • Total Space Inc.

    New Innovative Systems for Sustainable and Efficient Space Planning (3-Part Series),
    April 8

    New Innovative Systems for Sustainable and Efficient Space Planning (3-Part Series),
    April 22

  • Township of Langley

    Builder Forum Series: Step 4 and EL-3 for Part 9 Homes, April 29

  • Women in Architecture

    Guiding The Way: Wayfinding Strategies for the Built Environment, April 24

Industry News
  • New BC Building Code 2024 provisions for adaptable dwellings and seismic design came into effect on March 10. The adaptable-dwelling requirements will be introduced in a phased approach, starting at 20% of units in large residential buildings, as opposed to the previously proposed 100%.
  • Registration is open for a webinar taking place on April 24 regarding the upcoming
    UK-Canada Mutual Recognition Agreement.
  • Learn about how to hire a student through UBC SALA’s Architecture, Landscape Architecture + Urbanism Co-Op Program. For more information, email apsc.bd@ubc.ca.

Upcoming Events

  • Webinar: Urban Natural Infrastructure Planning, hosted by the David Suzuki Foundation – April 15, 2025

  • Facades+ Vancouver: Sustainable & High-Performance Building Enclosures Conference, hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper – May 6, 2025

Classifieds
  • Yamamoto Architecture Inc. – Intern
    Architect
  • Simon Fraser University – Project Manager
  • Waissbluth Architecture Office Inc. – Architect
  • Percept Architecture Inc. – Architectural
    Technologist

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