AIBC Newsletter | June 5, 2025

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On-Demand Version of the Mandatory Firm Registrants Course Now Available

The on-demand version of the Mandatory Firm Registrants Course is now available in the AIBC Course Portal. The course provides an overview of baseline responsibility and requirements of holding a Certificate of Practice and operating an architectural Firm in B.C. Read more.

New Process for Setting Up Notarius Digital Seals

A new streamlined process is in place for setting up a Notarius digital seal. As of May 26, 2025, once an Architect has been approved by the AIBC for issuance of a digital seal, Notarius will generate and provide a unique digital seal file for the Architect directly through the platform. Read more.

New Volunteer Opportunities Available

Several new volunteer opportunities are now available, including with the
Nomination Committee (both Registrant and lay positions), as well as Oral Examiners and BEA Assessors. Those who are interested are encouraged to learn more and apply on the website. Read more.

AIBC Happenings
  • The 2024 BC Building Code Part 3 Checklist has been updated.
  • Thank you for attending AIBC PD Day 2025!

Intern Architect Happenings
  • The registration period for the 2025 Examination for Architects in Canada (ExAC) is now open, and closes on July 11, 2025 at 12 p.m. The deadline for experience submissions is June 30, 2025.

AIBC Volunteer Opportunities
  • BEA Assessors
  • Oral Exam Panelists
  • Nomination Committee – Registrant and Lay Volunteers

Recognized Educational Provider Events

The AIBC welcomes REPs: Vetta Windows, Nick Bray Architecture.

  • AcoustiTECH

    Don't Let Your Good Sound Isolation Go Up in Smoke, June 26

  • BC Wood Specialties Group

    Thermally Modified Pacific HemFir,
    June 17

  • Cascadia Windows & Doors

    From Restoration to Innovation, June 18

  • K2 Stone

    Building with Natural Stone Materials | Sustainably Sourced Building Materials Within North America, June 25

  • Martin Knowles Photo/Media

    Architectural and Interior Photography for Awards and Media, June 16

  • Total Parking Solutions

    New Innovative Systems for Sustainable and Efficient Space Planning (3-Part Series), June 17

  • TransCana Construction and Building Materials Society

    Aperture – Pioneering Missing Middle Transit Density in Vancouver, June 14

Industry News
  • Effective July 1, 2025, in the City of Vancouver, most new low-density developments will require on-site rainwater management.
  • A digital version of the 2024 BC Building Code is now available in Trax Codes.

  • The Architecture Foundation of BC is hosting architectural walking tours this summer of downtown Vancouver – see the schedule, learn more, and purchase tickets.

  • View the winning 2025 Canadian Green
    Building Awards     projects.

Upcoming Events

  • Webinar: Vienna House Design and Construction Innovations, hosted by BC Housing – June 17, 2025

  • Webinar: Proposed Modifications to Rainwater Management Requirements in January 2026, hosted by City of Vancouver – June 19, 2025

  • Conference: Building Lasting Change – Actionable Solutions for Decarbonization, hosted by Canada Green Building Council – June 18–20, 2025

Classifieds
  • Chernoff Thompson Architects – Intern Architect
  • Arcadis Architects (Canada) Inc. – Contract Administrator
  • Cutler Architecture Ltd. – Architect
  • Longpre Architecture Inc. – Architectural
    Technologist

In Passing

  • George Humphrey Honorary Registrant AIBC (Legacy)

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