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Come participate in a full-day interactive workshop with leading building practitioners in Canada who are working to mobilize the construction sector’s capacity to improve climate adaptation and resilience in building design and renovations.  Participants will learn how to improve buildings to mitigate the health and financial risks posed by climate change (such as flooding, overheating, … Continued

Join BCIT's Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB) Learning Centre for the launch of a Zero Energy Buildings Exhibit at Science World BC. Learn about zero energy/emissions buildings while being the first to interact with this new science exhibit. The exhibit runs until the first week of December 2019. Schedule for October 7, 2019 6:30 pm: World … Continued

Offered in-person in Vancouver and online. Description Join BC Housing's Building Smart seminar to learn about industry best practices for designing efficient, durable wood-frame building enclosures in new construction. Explore the latest edition of the Building Enclosure Design Guide now available online. Speakers will discuss the behaviour of wood as a material, the fundamentals of … Continued

Course offered by BC Housing - join online or attend in-person in Vancouver. Description Join  this Building Smart seminar to learn about industry best practices for designing efficient, durable wood-frame building enclosures in new construction. Explore the latest edition of the Building Enclosure Design Guide now available online. Speakers will discuss the behaviour of wood … Continued

Description This session is part of the Ecocity World Summit 2019 being held in Vancouver from October 7-11, 2019 This session is part of Session 06A: Green Buildings: Innovative Approaches for New and Existing Buildings and Infrastructure. Presenting Authors: Emily SInclair and Adrian Mohareb, Building And Safety Standards Branch, Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Session will … Continued