New Products in Building Envelope Evolution (Testing and Certification of Building Products)
January 27, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
The building enclosure is always evolving in response to the home owner’s requirements and a number of those requirements are linked to Building Code(s) compliance. The speakers will present an overview of the Intertek testing facility, and provide examples of tests, marks and services of tested products. The presentation will also shed some light on […]
Recent BCBC Appeal Board Decision #1682 (Use of combustible building materials in non-combustible wall assemblies)
March 24, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
Please come and join BCBEC members and guests by taking in this informative luncheon topic that affects all of us in the design and construction community! The BC Building Code Appeal Board (BCAB) issued a contentious ruling on December 16, 2010. This ruling directly implies that no combustible insulation can be used in non-load bearing […]
Specifying Preservative Treated Wood
April 21, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
The 2010 National Building Code of Canada now references the 2008 edition of the CSA standards for treated wood which has a new approach to classifying treatments for different end uses. Topics to be covered: Treated wood requirements in the 2010 NBCC, other situations where treated wood may be needed, overview of CSA O80 Series […]
Cladding Attachment Over Continuous Insulation
May 25, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
Policy makers around the world are looking at what impact buildings have on energy consumption. With the advent of new energy and building codes, the building industry is increasingly challenged to build more energy efficient structures while maintaining high structural, fire and safety standards. ASHRAE 90.1 explicitly calls for “ci” or continuous insulation as one […]
Legal Structure and Property Allocation of Contingency Reserve Fund Studies
June 22, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
With new amendments to the Strata Property Act in British Columbia (Bill 8 – 2009) coming into effect soon, there seems to be a lack of understanding regarding the legal structure and property allocation of strata corporations. This presentation will discuss items that are routinely relevant and required for reserve fund studies. These are as […]
2011 BCBEC Conference & AGM Building the Enclosure – Innovation and Transformation
September 22, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
This one-day conference by the BC Building Envelope Council will focus on emerging trends in building enclosure design, integrated energy efficient solutions, thermal performance and regulatory issues. National and local experts will share lessons learned on themes such as building enclosure impacts on the energy performance of new and retrofit buildings, design considerations for wood-frame […]
Victoria Luncheon: Bid Central: A Project Delivery Solution
October 19, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
About the Presenter: Greg Baynton is a past Director of BCBEC and his involvement in the construction industry has spanned a number of decades. As a native Victorian and tradesman Greg has built his experience in the construction industry through owning and operating trade contracting and general contracting firms on Vancouver Island. Currently Greg is the […]
Vancouver Luncheon: Invisible Green: Passive Design, Indoor Environmental Quality and Materiality
November 10, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
The Italian Cultural Centre Society
About the Presenter: Bruce Haden is a principal at Dialog, an integrated design firm with architecture, urban design, engineering and sustainable design capability. The firm has studios in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto. His architectural and urban design work has been recognized globally, particularly for the Governor General’s and World Architecture Festival winning design of the […]
Victoria Luncheon: Fenestration Energy Performance Requirements
November 19, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
Presenter: Dave Ricketts, M.Sc., P.Eng. RDH Building Engineering About the Presenter: Dave is a leader in the building enclosure field throughout Canada and the U.S. Dave’s expertise is utilized in the design of new buildings, the restoration of historic buildings, and the investigation and design of remedial work for buildings that have experienced premature enclosure […]
Victoria Luncheon: Building Monitoring
December 15, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
Harbour Towers
Presenter: Jason Teetaert, P.Eng. SMT Research Ltd. About the Presenter: Jason Teetaert , P.Eng, is the VP of Business Development at Structure Monitoring with 15 years of project management and electrical engineering construction design experience and currently working with the application of structure monitoring systems. He holds patents in the areas of moisture detection, and patents pending […]