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Building Smart with Airtightness Testing: Part One – The Essentials – Vancouver or Online

Simon Fraser University (SFU) Harbour Centre 515 W Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Attend this BC Housing training session in Vancouver in person, or join the online webinar. A building enclosure with good airtightness can provide major energy savings. Potential heat loss due to air leakage through an enclosure with poor airtightness has a significant and measurable impact on the required heating energy for a building. Building codes require … Continued

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CESA 1110 – ZEB Enclosures: Airtightness (for Residential Buildings)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is offering a suite of courses tailored to busy construction professionals allowing you to enhance your toolbox with the knowledge and skills to build to the BC Energy Step Code. The new courses focus on hands on training and construction problem-solving ensuring your learning occurs by practicing activities … Continued

Energy Step Code Industry Panel – District of Lake Country

Lake Country Municipal Hall 10150 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country,, British Columbia, Canada

Event Description Do you have questions about the BC Energy Step Code? Ask your questions of the Energy Step Code Expert Panel at this Industry Engagement Session featuring: Ashley Lubyck – Community Energy Specialist, City of Kelowna Gilles Lesage – Energy Advisor, Total Home Solutions Peter Robinson – Chief Technology Officer, Community Energy Association Zara … Continued

CESA 1120 – ZEB Enclosures: Assembly Details (for Residential Buildings)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is offering a suite of courses tailored to busy construction professionals allowing you to enhance your toolbox with the knowledge and skills to build to the BC Energy Step Code. The new courses focus on hands on training and construction problem-solving ensuring your learning occurs by practicing activities … Continued

Passive House Trades Course – Vancouver (BCIT)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

It is essential that those working on Passive House buildings can properly install components, accurately implement design details, and also assess the impact that changes from planned work will have on the performance of the building. Mistakes during construction can be costly, especially in high performance buildings where certification is being pursued. This five-day course … Continued

BUILT GREEN® Technical Workshop – Courtenay

3571 Marriott Rd Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

BUILT GREEN® Technical Workshop  BUILDING ENVELOPE, MECHANICAL HEATING SYSTEMS, AND HRVS—July 17 You’re invited to a BUILT GREEN® Technical Workshop, as industry readies itself for the incoming BC Building Code and moves toward more sustainably built homes. The workshop will take place at a build-in-progress and will focus on: Step 4 of the BC Energy Step … Continued

120B: Understanding and Working with the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) – Vancouver

BCIT Downtown Campus 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Course Details Understanding and Working with PHPP will enable you to take on your first Passive House project. It provides step-by-step instruction for using the PHPP energy modelling software, which is essential for designing a Passive House building. Participants will learn the structure, inputs and outputs of PHPP, and how to select appropriate climate data … Continued

Passive House Trades Course – Vancouver (BCIT)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

It is essential that those working on Passive House buildings can properly install components, accurately implement design details, and also assess the impact that changes from planned work will have on the performance of the building. Mistakes during construction can be costly, especially in high performance buildings where certification is being pursued. This five-day course … Continued

120C: Exam Preparation for Passive House Designer/Consultant Exam (online) – Vancouver

Online

Full course runs August 1 to August 28, 2018 Course Details The Passive House Designer/Consultant Exam is challenging, even for experienced architects and building professionals, so thorough preparation is essential. This online exam preparation course is specifically designed for those who have completed courses 120A and 120B (or equivalent), and who wish to write the … Continued

Passive House Tradesperson – Envelope Specialization (BCIT)

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

This five day course provides the knowledge and practical hands-on skills that building contractors, designers, consultants and advanced students need to build to the Passive House standard; an internationally recognized ultra-low energy standard. This course focuses on building enclosure optimization and provides a foundation in passive house principles, while stressing the importance of construction fundamentals … Continued