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Medgar Marceau, Senior Building Science Engineer, will be presenting on Passive House standards, common in residential construction, and how they can be applied to commercial projects at the 2017 SeaBEC Symposium. Course Overview: The accelerating growth of Passive House across the US and Canada is leading a change in the building envelope industry across the Pacific […]
Stéphane Hoffman, Senior Building Science Specialist and Vice President, will be presenting Science of Water at this year's CSI West & Northwest Bi-Regional Conference. The session will take place at 10:30 […]
David Kayll, Principal and Director, will be presenting OBC Part 5: Understanding Durability at the annual Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) and Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) joint conference. Presentation Overview: OBC Sentence 5.1.4.2 (3) requires that: "...assemblies exposed to the exterior shall be in accordance with good practice such as described in CSA S478: […]
Mark Lucuik, Senior Sustainability Specialist, and Alex Blue, Building Energy Consultant, will present Building Envleope Strategies to Achieve Net Zero at this year's Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) annual conference. Course Overview: Net Zero Buildings are often achieved by maximizing the benefits of passive technologies, such as the building envelope, but it is difficult to know […]
Mark Lawton, Vice President, will present Air Leakage Control in Buildings: A Canadian History at this half-day seminar jointly presented by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists (APEG) of BC and the British Columbia Building Envelope Council (BCBEC). Session Overview: Control of air leakage in buildings has been an obsession of Canadian building science for about […]
Christian Cianfrone, Building Energy Specialist, will be presenting the session Energy Modeling Tools and Methods for Developing Zero Carbon Buildings Policy at this year's Building Simulation 2017 Conference, which takes place August 7-9, 2017 in San Francisco. Christian's presentation will take place on Day 2 of the conference, August 8, at 10:20 a.m. Session Overview: […]
Stephen Thwaites, Building Science Consultant, will be co-presenting High-Efficiency Fenestration. Enjoy breakfast while Mr. Thwaites and Jeff Backer (WESTLab) provide insights into various trends in the high-efficiency fenestration industry. A short presentation followed by Q&A sessions and networking will make for an intimate learning experience focused on up-and-coming technologies, sustainable best practices, and more. As […]
Christian Cianfrone, Building Energy Specialist, will be presenting the session Energy Modeling Tools and Methods for Developing Zero Carbon Buildings Policy at this year’s 2017 AHSRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference, which takes place August 7-9, 2017 in Atlanta. Christian’s presentation will take place on Day One of the conference, September 27, at 11:15 a.m. Session Overview: Net-zero […]
Russell Raymond, Senior Building Envelope Consultant, will be co-presenting the Architectural Sheet Metal Flashing Design course in Denver on October 6. The all-day session will take place from 8am to 5pm, and is eligible for 8 AIA Learning Units or 8 Continuing Education Hours from RCI. Session Overview: The RCI Architectural Sheet Metal Flashing class is a one-day […]
Christian Cianfrone, Building Energy Specialist, will be presenting a session titled The BC Energy Step Code: What Engineers and Geoscientists Need to Know Today at 3:45 p.m. on October 20. Session Overview: B.C.’s Climate Leadership Plan set a goal to ensure all new buildings will be net zero within 15 years and introduced the BC Energy […]