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October 2016
Vancouver Luncheon: Hazardous Materials in Buildings
About the Presenter: Geoffrey A. Clark, MSc, CIH, ROH - WorkSafe BC Geoff Clark is a Senior Occupational Hygienist at WorkSafe BC. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), a Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH) and holds a Masters degree from the University of British Columbia. Geoff has conducted thousands of assessments in many areas of occupational hygiene, including asbestos, lead and silica exposure, confined spaces, mould and bacteria contamination and indoor air quality. He is a chief author of the “Safe Work…
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Vancouver Luncheon: Hazardous Materials in Buildings
About the Presenter: Remi Charron, Ph.D., P.Eng, Assistant Chair & Associate Professor M.S. in Energy Management, NYIT-Vancouver Remi Charron obtained his Ph.D. in Building Engineering from Concordia in 2007, where his research focused on developing an optimisation tool for the early stage design of net-zero energy solar homes. He worked for three years as a senior researcher in sustainable housing at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), with many projects focused on their EQuilibrium Sustainable Housing demonstration initiative. He has been…
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Vancouver Luncheon: Shou Sugi Ban – Exploring the Characteristics and Aesthetics of Charred Wood as a Cladding Material
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 both wood-frame and concrete buildings. Jason is a graduate of BCIT's Architectural and Building Technology program and the recipient of the BCBEC Education Foundation Achievement…
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2017 Half-Day Workshop: Building Smart with Safe and Durable Wall Assemblies
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 highly insulated wall assemblies for new and retrofit buildings. Industry experts discuss the latest research with practical solutions for building durable assemblies. The use of…
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Vancouver Luncheon: A Loss Prevention Case Study Workshop
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 courts. Cameron's construction law practice is focused on defending engineers and architects against error and omissions claims, and advising on risk management, including contracts, insurance,…
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Vancouver Luncheon: NBC Code Tool for Above Grade Walls
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 the co-chair of the Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology. He has been a technical sales representative in the construction industry for over 20…
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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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