Vancouver Luncheon: Shou Sugi Ban – Exploring the Characteristics and Aesthetics of Charred Wood as a Cladding Material
January 19, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenters: Jason Hirnschall, Dipl.Tech, LEED Green Associate, Morrison Hershfield Jason Hirnschall is a building envelope consultant at Morrison Hershfield. He has experience with design and field review for most aspects of the building envelope including roof and wall assemblies, glazing systems, and below-grade waterproofing. He has been involved with residential and commercial construction of […]
2017 Half-Day Workshop: Building Smart with Safe and Durable Wall Assemblies
February 2, 2017 @ 7:00 am
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
Half-Day Workshop Online Webinar (video): 2017 Half-Day Workshop:Building Smart with Safe and Durable Wall Assemblies Online Webinar (video) February 2017 Building Smart with Safe and Durable Wall Assemblies Brochure Presented by the British Columbia Building Envelope Council (BCBEC) and BC Housing This half-day workshop focuses on the thermal and moisture performance of […]
Vancouver Luncheon: A Loss Prevention Case Study Workshop
March 16, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenters: Cameron Elder, Partner, Harper Grey LLP Cameron Elder is a Partner with Harper Grey and the Chair of the firm’s Construction & Engineering Law Group. Cameron’s civil litigation practice is diverse, spanning the areas of health law, construction, commercial litigation, and real estate disputes. He has appeared in all levels of BC […]
Victoria Luncheon: A Loss Prevention Case Study Workshop
March 22, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
About the Presenters: Cameron Elder, Partner, Harper Grey LLP Cameron Elder is a Partner with Harper Grey and the Chair of the firm’s Construction & Engineering Law Group. Cameron’s civil litigation practice is diverse, spanning the areas of health law, construction, commercial litigation, and real estate disputes. He has appeared in all levels of BC […]
Victoria Luncheon: NBC Code Tool for Above Grade Walls
April 19, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
About the Presenters: Les Yard, Technical Sales Representative – Western Canada Dow Building Solutions Les Yard is a Senior Technical Sales Representative for Dow Building Solutions covering Western Canada. Les is a frequent speaker and has co-authored a number of technical articles. Les is the current Past President of the British Columbia Building Envelope Council and […]
Vancouver Luncheon: NBC Code Tool for Above Grade Walls
April 20, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenters: Les Yard, Technical Sales Representative – Western Canada Dow Building Solutions Les Yard is a Senior Technical Sales Representative for Dow Building Solutions covering Western Canada. Les is a frequent speaker and has co-authored a number of technical articles. Les is the current Past President of the British Columbia Building Envelope Council and […]
Vancouver Luncheon: CLT Firewall Penetration Performance
May 24, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenter: Conroy Lum, Research Leader, Advanced Building Systems FPInnovations Conroy Lum is a structural engineer by training and oversees the work of the research groups on structural performance, durability, and sustainability in the Advanced Building Systems department of FPInnovations. His research contributions have been in the areas of developing methods for evaluating wood products […]
APEGBC and BCBEC Event – Vancouver Half-Day Seminar: Air Tightness in Buildings
June 21, 2017 @ 7:00 am
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
This half-day Seminar will be taking a holistic look at air barriers and air leakage. First looking at the history of air barriers, we will review the science behind it and the significances and/or consequences of their introduction back in the late 70’s early 80’s. We will then hear of the new City of Vancouver […]
Vancouver Luncheon: The Energy Step Code: BC’s ‘envelope first’ approach to Net Zero Energy Ready buildings
September 25, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenter: Zachary D. May, MBA A/Director, Policy and Codes Development Building and Safety Standards Branch Zachary May is the acting Director of Policy and Codes Development with the Building and Safety Standards Branch. He is a member of the national standing committee for housing and small buildings (Part 9) with the National Research Council […]
Victoria Luncheon: The Energy Step Code: BC’s ‘envelope first’ approach to Net Zero Energy Ready buildings
October 31, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
About the Presenter: Zachary D. May, MBA A/Director, Policy and Codes Development Building and Safety Standards Branch Zachary May is the acting Director of Policy and Codes Development with the Building and Safety Standards Branch. He is a member of the national standing committee for housing and small buildings (Part 9) with the National Research Council […]
CCBST 2017
November 6, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
The 15th Canadian Building Science and Technology Conference (CCBST) was held from November 6th through 8th, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, BC. This three day conference featured a multi-stream technical program for building science practitioners and researchers and much more! Attendees comprised of existing and new BEC members from across Canada with international […]
CCBST 2017 – Picture Gallery
November 6, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
The 15th Canadian Building Science and Technology Conference (CCBST) was held from November 6th through 8th, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver, BC. This three day conference featured a multi-stream technical program for building science practitioners and researchers and much more! Attendees comprised of existing and new BEC members from across Canada with international […]
CCBST 2017 – Sponsors
November 6, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
Thank you for the support of our sponsors! The sponsors below have made generous investments in support of building science in Canada and have helped ensure the viability of the Conference. Please take the time to check out the sponsors below and click on their logo for more information about their products or services. […]
CCBST Conference Past & Present Plus Past Proceedings Information
November 6, 2017 @ 12:00 am
Hyatt Regency Vancouver
HISTORY The inaugural Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology was held in London, Ontario in March of 1982. The conferences continued biannually until the 6th Conference in 1992. These six were organized under the direction of Dr. Eric Burnett and Mr. Vlad Stritesky. In March of 1997 the conference (7th Conference) was re-energized under […]