Performance Anxiety: Confessions from the Building Envelope
How does the design of the building envelope actually perform? This presentation will explore this question and show a comprehensive depiction of building performance as it relates to the building ...
Learn MoreBuilding Envelope & NECB
Alberta will soon be moving to an updated version of the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings (NECB) for energy code requirements…
Learn MoreQA, QC and QF: An Alphabet Soup of Standards is not Enough
Global procurement is often relied upon for curtain wall, window wall and other fenestration systems and components…
Learn MoreManaging Capital Budgets & Projects in Mixed-Use Developments
Examine the typical areas of overlapping use and benefit and different ways of budgeting for and managing shared repair and replacement projects…
Learn MoreFenestration Systems – It’s all about Plumbing
A few years ago the Toronto office experienced what we termed “the year of the crappy curtain wall”. In actuality it was more like eighteen months, and during that period ...
Learn MoreFramed Walls: Insulation, Humidity, and Risk
With an increasing trend towards higher building envelope insulation levels to meet more stringent building energy requirements many designers have looked to split insulated framed wall…
Learn MoreWaste to Energy Technologies
Landfilling costs are increasing and space is becoming scarce. The expense and feasibility of developing new landfills have become prohibitive…
Learn MoreHeritage Restorations Improving Energy Efficiency
The envelope is more than windows and doors. How can we improve the performance of heritage building envelopes, while respecting building science and preservation guidelines…
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