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May 25, 2006
Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BCIn this fast-paced construction industry, you need to stay current on new trends to ensure the effectiveness and durability of your buildings. There are many topics to investigate, and virtually no time to get up to speed.
From Research to Reality is your one-stop solution for finding out about: wall-to-window interfaces and rainwater, reainscreens and condensation, indoor environments and wall performance, green building, the latest on drainage and drying, vapour retarders and the drying of wood frame walls, energy trends, the Windows Best Practice Guide, poured-in-place concrete walls, and more.
Seminar Presentations & Documents:
| BUILDING RESEARCH COUNCIL UPDATE |
John Bell BRC Representative |
May 2006 |
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| ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WALL-TO-WINDOW INTERFACE DETAILS TO MANAGE RAINWATER |
Michael Lacasse, IRC Silvio Plescia,CMHC |
May 2006 |
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| MONITORING OF RAINSCREEN WALL ASSEMBLIES: EXPLORING FINDINGS OF CONDENSATION |
Brian Hubbs RDH Building Engineering Ltd |
May 2006 |
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| THE DIRT ON GREEN ROOFS: WHAT ARE YOU REALLY GETTING OUT OF YOUR ROOF? |
Jamie McKay Morrison Hershfield |
May 2006 |
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| GREEN ROOF BEST PRACTICES |
Maureen Connelly BCIT |
May 2006 |
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| NINTENDO ENGINEERING: WHERE ARE WE WITH OUR MODELING? |
Achilles Karagiozis Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
May 2006 |
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| RAINSCREEN PERFORMANCE MONITORING: CONTINUING RESEARCH |
Graham Finch University of Waterloo |
May 2006 |
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| ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO WALL PERFORMANCE |
Mark Lawton Morrison Hershfield |
May 2006 |
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| DRAINAGE AND DRYING: THE YIN AND YANG OF MOISTURE IN CLADDING SYSTEMS |
Barry Craig CMHC |
May 2006 |
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| THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOISTURE CONTENT AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GYPSUM SHEATHING |
Alex McGowan Levelton Engineering Limited |
May 2006 |
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| INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF VAPOUR RETARDERS IN THE DRYING RESPONSE OF WOOD FRAME WALLS |
Anik Teasdale-St. Hilaire Morrison Hershfield |
May 2006 |
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| LEGAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER IN DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS |
Ujjval Vyas Foran Glennon Palandech & Ponzi PC |
May 2006 |
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| ENERGY TRENDS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN BC RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION |
Innes Hood Sheltair Group |
May 2006 |
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| STUDY OF POURED-IN PLACE CONCRETE WALLS: UPDATE ON CURRENT TRENDS |
Brian Hubbs RDH Building Engineering Ltd |
May 2006 |
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| WINDOWS BEST PRACTICE GUIDE: UPDATE ON DEVELOPMENT |
David Ricketts RDH Building Engineering Ltd |
May 2006 |
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| MITIGATING SKILL SHORTAGE RISKS FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES |
Brian Clewes Industry Training Authority |
May 2006 |
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