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May 2017
Vancouver Luncheon: CLT Firewall Penetration Performance
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 and structural adhesives, and implementing such methods in standards to support product development and manufacturing. About the Topic: CLT Firewall Penetration Performance The results and…
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APEGBC and BCBEC Event – Vancouver Half-Day Seminar: Air Tightness in Buildings
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 policy surrounding new buildings air tightness requirements, a policy that is somewhat mirrored in the BC step Code. To complement this, we will also review…
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Vancouver Luncheon: The Energy Step Code: BC’s ‘envelope first’ approach to Net Zero Energy Ready buildings
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 and participates in a number of provincial construction-related committees. In his role with the Building and Safety Standards Branch he leads a technical team responsible…
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CCBST 2017
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 attendees as well. The audience included representatives from builders, developers, architects, engineers, renovators, trade contractors, warranty providers, building suppliers, manufacturers, government and industry associations, etc.…
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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 attendees as well. The audience included representatives from builders, developers, architects, engineers, renovators, trade contractors, warranty providers, building suppliers, manufacturers, government and industry associations, etc.…
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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. CCBST2017 SPONSORS Diamond Level Sponsor $20,000 Platinum Level Sponsors $10,000 Gold Level Sponsors $7,000 Associate Level Sponsors $5,000 …
More InfoCCBST Conference Past & Present Plus Past Proceedings Information
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 the Directorship of Mr. Hitesh Doshi and the 8th Conference was presented under the auspices of the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) in February 2001,…
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Vancouver Luncheon: Hot New Trends in Building Cladding: Code Requirements for Fire Rating Assemblies in Building Envelope
About the Presenters: Jeff Harris & Andy Lianto, Jensen Hughes Jeff Harris is a licensed architect in the states of Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Hawaii who provides forensic analysis of design and construction defects related to property damage and personal injury on behalf of attorneys, insurers and property managers. He has particular expertise in building enclosures, exterior wall coverings, windows, roofs, structures, mechanical systems; water damage resulting from construction defects; and injuries resulting from design, construction and maintenance defects on floors, sidewalks,…
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2018 Half-Day Workshop: Building Smart with High Performance Concrete Envelopes
Half-Day Workshop Online Webinar (video): 2018 Half-Day Workshop:Building Smart with High Performance Concrete Envelopes Online Webinar (video) February 2018 Building Smart with High Performance Concrete Envelopes Program Presented by the British Columbia Building Envelope Council (BCBEC) and BC Housing This half-day workshop focused on concrete envelopes for Part 9 and Part 3 construction. Energy and thermal requirements play an increasingly important role in residential construction. Industry experts discussed the latest research on how concrete envelopes can help deliver results…
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Vancouver Luncheon: Understanding Step Code for Part 9 Buildings
About the Presenter: Einar Halbig, B.A.Sc., Energy Advisor (EA), E3 Eco Group Inc. Einar Halbig has over 20 years of education and experience in residential construction. He specializes in practical solutions that make a house more efficient, safe and comfortable. Trained as a civil engineer, he has evaluated over 2000 existing homes across the Lower Mainland. As one of the principals of E3 Eco Group, Einar now works with dozens of Builders and Developers on their new homes. Practicing what…
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Vancouver Luncheon: Single Ply Roofing Membranes
About the Presenters: Hamish Matheson, RRO, TQ, IP Josh Jensen, AScT, CHI, RRO, RRC and Leonard M. Coughlin Hamish Matheson is Trade Qualified from ITA (TQ) and a Red Seal Ticketed Roofer, an RCI Registered Roof Observer (RRO), and brings roofing and project management experience from New Zealand, Scotland, North West Territories, Yukon, Alberta and British Columbia. Hamish provides technical support to the design community through reviewing roof details, assemblies, specifications, inspection reports. His role is to help design authorities…
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BCBEC & EGBC present: Combustible Windows and Combustible Façade Components in Non-Combustible Construction – Testing, Research, and Expanding Methods for Compliance
Time: 11:00 AM–11:20 AM: Registration 11:20 AM–11:50 AM: Combustible Cladding Supports 11:50 AM–12:30 PM: Lunch 12:30 PM– 2:00 PM: Combustible Window Frames ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: David Steer, M.Eng P.Eng, CP, Principal, LMDG Building Code Consultants AND Michael Bousfield, Technical Director of Cascadia Windows & Doors David Steer is a Professional Engineer with over 13 years of experience in fire protection and life safety building code consulting services. He has provided building code and fire protection consulting services on hundreds of projects…
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Vancouver Luncheon Seminar: Selecting Windows for the Step Code, how U values and solar heat gain achieve specific Step Code Tiers and common missteps
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Anton Van Dyk, Centra Windows Anton Van Dyk has 20 years of building envelope related consulting and construction experience. Anton is currently the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Centra windows as well as being involved its Research and Development department. Anton has been actively involved in overseeing the implementation of new windows standards into its manufacturing and sales departments. Prior to his involvement with Centra Windows, Anton was actively involved in the building science…
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2018 BCBEC Conference & AGM
Stepping into the Future: Forging the Path Toward Better Buildings Friday, October 26th, 2018 JW Marriott Parq 39 Smithe Street Vancouver, BC 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Click here for Directions: Getting to the Conference BCBEC invites you to stay connected, current — and inspired! As a new provincial Building Code cycle begins, there is an ever-increasing emphasis on energy demand and building envelope performance. In response, we have prepared an exciting program and range of topics for our 2018…
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Friday, October 26th, 2018 JW Marriott Parq 39 Smithe Street Vancouver, BC 7:00 am – 5:00 pm (Updated September 27, 2018 8:50am) Conference Program: Click on picture for larger view Speakers' Bios and Detailed Conference Presentation Summaries: Tim Ryce City of North Vancouver Tim Ryce is a Professional Engineer and Deputy Chief Building Official for the City of North Vancouver. He developed the City of Vancouver's first Green Homes Program in 2008, instituting North America's first mandatory building energy efficiency…
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Step Code Implementation Issues Tim Ryce City of North Vancouver Oct 2018 Step Code Implementation Issues Norm Connolly City of New Westminster Oct 2018 Professional Practice Guidelines for Whole Building Energy Modelling Services Curtis Hepting EnerSys Analytics Inc. Oct 2018 Professional Practice Guidelines for Whole Building Energy Modelling Services Harshan Radhakrishan Engineers and Geoscientists BC Oct 2018 Adventures in Large Building Airtightness Testing: Lessons Learned from 7 years of Testing in Seattle Lorne Ricketts RDH Building Science Inc. Oct 2018…
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Stepping into the Future: Forging the Path Toward Better Buildings Friday, October 26th, 2018 JW Marriott Parq 39 Smithe Street Vancouver, BC 7:00 am – 5:00 pm 2018 Annual Conference and AGM was held on Friday, October 26, 2018. Topics for this conference included: • Discussion around the new BC Energy Step Code and upcoming BC Building Code changes as they relate to building envelope requirements • New guidelines on TEDI and energy modelling • Whole building airtightness testing •…
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BCBEC Vancouver Luncheon Seminar: Designed and Actual Energy Performance of Green Buildings
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, University of Victoria, BC Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya, PhD, PEng, Associate Professor, University of Victoria, BC is an applied engineering researcher and started his research career in 1997, immediately after finishing his doctoral studies from the University of Sheffield, UK. Initially, his research focused on new construction materials and structural strengthening techniques. Soon thereafter, he expanded his research horizon towards the heat-air-moisture responses of exterior building envelope materials and systems. Hence, in a true sense, he is…
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BCBEC Vancouver Luncheon: Building Smart with Site and Foundation Drainage
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS: Karen Savage, P.Eng., FEC, Horizon Engineering Inc. Diane Meehan, EIT, Horizon Engineering Inc. James Higgins, AScT, RDH Building Science Inc. Karen Savage, P.Eng., FEC Karen is the founding principal of Horizon Engineering, is the BC/Yukon delegate to the Engineers Canada Qualification Board, Chair of EGBC Professional Practice Committee (2016-present), and has served as an EGBC Councillor and ACEC Board Member. She has 30+ years of experience practising in geotechnical engineering and thinking about how water moves through…
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2019 Half-Day Workshop: Building Smart with High Performance Building Design
Half-Day Workshop Online Webinar (video) 2019 Half-Day Workshop:Building Smart with High Performance Building Design Online Webinar (video) February 2019 Workshop Presentation R30+ Effective Roofs in Residential Construction in B.C. Lorne Ricketts, RDH Building Science Inc. February 2019 Presented by the British Columbia Building Envelope Council (BCBEC) and BC Housing This workshop will focus on innovation and building design considerations required for multi-unit buildings. It will explore concepts and design rules of thumb to achieve higher standards for…
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