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120A: Passive House Design and Construction – Vancouver

Vancouver

Full four-day course runs September 13 - September 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Course Description 120A: Passive House Design and Construction is a four-day course that covers the technical, economic and policy elements of Passive House buildings. Participants will learn how to apply Passive House principles in the context of building … Continued

ZEB Enclosures: Airtightness (for Residential Buildings) (BCIT)

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

This course helps the students advance their construction knowledge and skills with respect to building envelope design, construction and performance verification. The course focuses on specific strategies to ensure airtightness of final assembly with an emphasis on detailed solutions for managing critical control barriers in various assemblies with a focus on residential buildings (Part 9 … 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

Nelson Builder Workshop – Building Better with Energy Step Code

Prestige Lake Resort, Nelson 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Hosted by the Community Energy Association with support from the Regional District of Central Kootenay, City of Nelson and the City of Castlegar, this is a workshop for builders, tradespeople, designers and building officials to learn how to practically apply the BC Energy Step Code – a new provincial framework aimed at more efficient, healthier, … Continued

$142 – $175

Builders’ Education Summit Building Envelope Workshop

Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver 655 Burrard St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of CHBA BC's Builders' Education Summit at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver. Description This hands-on and interactive workshop will cover building science fundamentals, benefits to improving the building envelope, and strategies to reduce risk and future issues. This session includes: • How to control heat and moisture flow with proper … Continued

Nelson – Annual Green Home Energy Show

Prestige Lakeside Resort 701 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

Learn about green and sustainable ideas for building, renovating and transportation. The Community Energy Association will give a presentation about the BC Energy Step Code at 7:45 p.m. More Information Visit the event website.

Performance Pathway– Castlegar

Castlegar Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of the Community Energy Association's Building Better with Energy Step Code Workshop Series. This FortisBC-sponsored event is for building and development staff in RDCK/RDKB. This event … Continued

Performance Pathway – Cranbrook

Cranbrook Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

This event is part of the Community Energy Association’s Building Better with Energy Step Code Workshop Series. This BC Hydro-sponsored event is for building and development staff in RDEK. This event is not open to industry. More Information and Registration Visit the Community Energy Association’s website.

110: Introduction to Passive House High Performance Buildings

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

Course description An Introduction to the Passive House High Performance Buildings provides an overview of the core principles of Passive House design and building energy efficiency regulations in Canada. The course also covers the history of energy efficient buildings, energy consumption data and environmental impact, case studies and the economics of creating high performance buildings. … Continued

$295 – $375

Step Code Airtightness Training – BCIT, Burnaby Sept. 29

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

This one day class was developed in 2016 to help builders meet the City Of Vancouver requirements of 3.5 ACH50 by the air-tightness experts at RDH Building Science, and Small Planet Supply. Since then, over 300 builders, architects and inspectors have been trained to plan and build projects with complete air barriers. BCHousing 6 CPD … Continued