2011 BCBEC Conference & AGM Building the Enclosure – Innovation and Transformation

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 buildings, air barrier testing and commissioning of large buildings, and reserve fund case studies.

Funding Partners : Government of British Columbia, Homeowner Protection Office, Branch of BC Housing and CMHC-SCHL

Conference Presentations:

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND THE FUTURE OF BUILDING SCIENCE	John Straube University of Waterloo, Building Science Corporation	Sept 2011
MONITORING RESULTS FROM 4 EQUILIBRIUM™ PROJECTS – LESSONS LEARNED TO DATE	Allan Dobie  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Sept 2011
ENERGY IMPACTS OF ENVELOPE UPGRADES TO EXISTING HOUSES THROUGH LIVESMART BC	Andrew Pape-Salmon and Ryan Nowell BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, Energy Efficiency Branch	Sept 2011
ENERGY EFFICIENCY TUNE-UPS FOR MID- TO HIGH-RISE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS	Graham Finch RDH Building Engineering Ltd.	Sept 2011
THE CONCEPT OF LINEAR AND POINT TRANSMITTANCE AND ITS VALUE IN DEALING WITH THERMAL BRIDGES IN BUILDING ENCLOSURES	Mark Lawton Morrison Hershfield	Sept 2011
DURABILITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MID-RISE WOOD CONSTRUCTION	Jieying Wang FPInnovations	Sept 2011
BCIT UPDATE	Fitsum Tariku British Columbia Institute of Technology	Sept 2011
AIR BARRIER COMMISSIONING OF LARGE BUILDINGS PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION	Rob Bombino RDH Building Sciences	Sept 2011
AIR BARRIER COMMISSIONING OF LARGE BUILDINGS PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION	Mario Goncalves Patenaude – Trempe Inc.	Sept 2011
AIR BARRIER COMMISSIONING OF LARGE BUILDINGS PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION	Martin Houston Walsh Construction	Sept 2011
AIR BARRIER COMMISSIONING OF LARGE BUILDINGS PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSION	Ed McNamara Turtle Island Development	Sept 2011