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Week of Events
Building High-Performance Homes with Gord Cooke
You're invited to join renowned building science expert Gord Cooke, President of Building Knowledge Inc., at a special Greater Vancouver Home Builders' Association (GVHBA) event. During this in-depth two-day seminar, Gord will provide attendees with essential technical knowledge, best practices and expert marketing insight to successfully build and sell high-performance homes in Metro Vancouver. Earn up … Continued
ZEB Enclosures: Assembly details (for Residential Buildings) (BCIT)
This course will develop building science knowledge and construction skills through in-class activities and self-directed online learning. The course will present building enclosure assemblies, construction methods, and solutions for managing control barriers with a focus on residential buildings (Part 9 Buildings). Students will develop their knowledge of building enclosure solutions to meet the BC Energy … Continued
110: Introduction to Passive House High Performance Buildings
110: Introduction to Passive House High Performance Buildings
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
BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Training – Squamish, November 24
BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Training – Squamish, November 24
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. The training covers … Continued
BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Training – BCIT, Burnaby, November 24
BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Training – BCIT, Burnaby, November 24
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. The training covers … Continued