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This course introduces the principles, procedures and benefits of energy modelling to enable building professionals to usefully and efficiently incorporate energy modelling into the design process. This will include a … Continued
Building Smart with BC Energy Step Code (Climate Zone 5) Learn to build homes to a higher energy standard using cost-effective, applied best practices. This province-wide training series is … Continued
In August 2016, the Province of British Columbia announced plans to encourage the development of net-zero buildings, and develop consistent energy-efficiency requirements for new buildings that go beyond the minimum … Continued
The Climate Leadership Plan sets a target that every new building must be net-zero ready by 2032. The B.C. Energy Step Code, launched last summer, is intended to provide a … Continued
Join the City of Campbell River, Comox Valley Regional District, and the Community Energy Association at the Coast Discovery Inn, Campbell River, on February 21, for a Mid-Island Regional Energy Step Code Builders' Workshop & Consultation Session (Part 9 buildings only). This free workshop & consultation is primarily aimed at builders and building officials. Other … Continued
A conversation presented by the Board of Change Granite countertops? Pfft, so 10 minutes ago. The “must-have” features of a new home in 2018 deliver thermal comfort, durability, better indoor … Continued
The 2018 BCBEC - BC Housing half-day workshop Building Smart with High Performance Concrete Envelopes will be taking place in Vancouver on February 27, 2018 at the Italian Cultural Centre. This half-day … Continued
Introduction: Why are we here- connections to Building Code, Step Code, green building programs, market niches, etc. What is Building Science: House as a System: heat/air/moisture and interrelations The envelope, environmental separation and protecting it from damage (mainly moisture) Unintended consequences and avoiding issues (increasing thermal resistance, vapour barrier materials, moisture-sensitive materials, in attention to … Continued
This province-wide training series is designed to support builders, designers, building officials and others to meet BC Energy Step Code requirements (as per Section 5 of the Building Act). Participants will obtain information on the following topics: Introduction to the BC Energy Step Code Working with an energy advisor Requirements of energy modelling Optimizing building envelopes … Continued
The BC Energy Step Code establishes a roadmap for building towards net-zero energy construction. This new voluntary standard in the Building Code may be required by local governments for some projects as soon as December 2017. The federal and provincial governments have also committed to moving building codes towards net-zero energy ready (the highest steps … Continued