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Passive House Pattern Language
Passive House Pattern Language
Hosted by ZEBx, this online workshop teaches you how to design and build high-performance apartment buildings at the lowest possible cost. About this event Overview "A Pattern Language from Passive House" is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing. This four-part workshop presents design problems common … Continued
CESA 1505 Zero Energy Buildings All-in-1
CESA 1505 Zero Energy Buildings All-in-1
Online Delivery January 9 to March 23, 2020 Offered by BCIT, this 48-hour course will provide a comprehensive study of Part 9 residential Zero Energy Buildings (ZEB's) to ensure that that builders, designers, consultants and tradespeople have the applied knowledge to build to the Upper Steps of the BC Energy Step Code, Net-Zero Energy-ready or … Continued
Best practices for working with an energy advisor
Best practices for working with an energy advisor
Free webinar offered by the Community Energy Association, This webinar is part of a series. This event will highlight regional experience of a co-presenter but is applicable province wide. Watch for more dates to come Description BC building codes are evolving, and we want you know how to benefit. This webinar will help the building industry … Continued
Passive House Pattern Language
Passive House Pattern Language
Hosted by ZEBx, this online workshop teaches you how to design and build high-performance apartment buildings at the lowest possible cost. About this event Overview "A Pattern Language from Passive House" is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing. This four-part workshop presents design problems common … Continued
CESA 1501 Passive House Tradesperson – Envelope Specialization
CESA 1501 Passive House Tradesperson – Envelope Specialization
Online Delivery January 21 to March 18, 2021 Offered by BCIT, this 48-hour course will provide a comprehensive study of residential Passive House construction to ensure that that builders, site supervisors, general contractors, tradespeople, and designers or consultants have the applied knowledge to build to the Passive House standard. Students will learn from industry experts … Continued
Reducing costs for step code through design and planning
Reducing costs for step code through design and planning
Course offered by Canadian Home Builders’ Association of British Columbia. Offered January 29 and March 12, 2021. About the webinar This webinar will take a deeper dive into some of the BC Energy Step Code metrics and how to achieve them through design and building techniques to minimize extra cost. Using real world examples from local climates, … Continued