This technical presentation will review the new Ontario Building Code provisions applicable to mid-rise wood construction. The background to these new Code provisions will be presented to understand the objectives of this significant Code change. Presenter Judy Jeske, Principal, Director of the Code and Life Safety Group and Senior Code Specialist, was the PM and […]

Join Jamie McKay for this one and a half hour webinar to learn how new envelope design philosophies have begun to integrate building conditioning goals, and discuss the benefits, hurdles and considerations in pursuing building envelope commissioning. Jamie McKay, P.Eng., LEED Fellow, is a Principal in our Ottawa office. He has worked across Canada on […]

The design of air and vapour barriers is fairly straightforward for the “perfect” or “universal” wall, where the moisture, air, and vapour barrier are a single membrane installed outboard of the building structure along with exterior insulation. This wall design works for any environmental condition. However, the universal wall is not always practical and there […]