Presented by: Building Sciences Seminars Ltd. Building Science Fundamentals 2007 is an advanced two-day seminar (Nov. 13/14, 2007) about optimizing building performance. That is, designing buildings that perform as they should: efficiently and without assemblies that spall, decay, corrode, peel, blister, mold, condense water, leak air and water and otherwise annoy occupants, clients and authorities with jurisdiction. You will learn how to correct these problems in existing buildings and how to avoid them in new buildings. You will learn fundamental…

There has been a recent trend in the North American building market towards green buildings. This trend has resulted in the development and increased popularity of green building assessment tools. The tools attempt to measure the "greenness" of a project, typically by awarding points or credits for achieving certain prescriptive or performance based requirements. The majority of green building assessment systems focus on the design to the constructed building, with little focus on the effect of the building system's life…

Andrew Pape-Salmon is the manager of energy efficiency initiatives with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. He is a professional engineer with training in energy system technologies, economics and policy. He is the provincial lead for energy efficiency initiatives, including equipment standards under the Energy Efficiency Act, and input to the BC Building Code on energy efficiency standards. Andrew has also worked extensively with local governments and First Nation communities across BC to promote energy efficiency and clean energy…

About the presenter: Alex McGowan, P. Eng. is a professional engineer with a diverse background in modeling energy loss in buildings. Alex is the co-author of the FRAME and FRAMEPlus software package used to model the energy performance of glazing and frames, and developed a whole-building energy simulation program called ENERPASS. He is a member of the CSA A440.4 Window Standard Committee and a member of ASHRAE technical committees TC4.4 (Building Materials and Building Envelope Performance) and TC 4.5 (Fenestration). He was also…

Ken Cameron joined the Homeowner Protection Office as the Chief Executive Officer in September 2004 after 26 years in senior planning and management positions in local government in the Greater Vancouver area, most recently as Manager of Policy and Planning with the Greater Vancouver Regional District. In addition to his role at the HPO, Ken is the Past Chair of the International Centre for Sustainable Cities, a member of the Board of the Residential Construction Industry Training Organization and Chair of…

Just when we though there was light at the end of the tunnel, the performance of the building enclosure of houses has come into question. This presentation has two functions: first as a reminder of the mechanisms of how any building envelope actually works including the factors that affect performance, and second as a summary of the new requirements of Part 9 for all of Canada . Is it possible that designing and constructing the building envelope under Part 9 requires more…

Bill McEwen is a Professional Engineer who has over twenty five years of experience in the B.C. masonry industry. He chairs the CSA A371 committee on Masonry Construction, and has served on CSA S304.1 Masonry Design, CSA A370 Masonry Connectors and the Structural Design committee of the National Building Code of Canada. He is a former director and long time BCBEC member, and is also a LEED ® Accredited Professional. He has provided technical assistance to designers in his role as…

Proposed revisions to the BC Building Code will reference ASHRAE 90.1 for Part 5 buildings. This presentation will outline the ASHRAE 90.1 Standard, with a brief sidebar discussion on R-values and U-factors. The focus will be on implications of adopting ASHRAE 90.1 in the design and construction of the building envelope. Alex McGowan is the Office Manager in the Victoria office of Levelton Consultants Ltd. He is also the Practice Area Leader for the Building Science Division of Levelton Consultants Ltd.…

BC Housing has developed an environmental sustainability plan that includes aggressive targets for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in their housing stock.  This presentation will focus on BC housing's experience in trying to meet these aggressive targets in low income new construction and renovation projects including building envelope related sustainability measures. Craig Edwards is the Director of Energy and Sustainability at BC Housing.  He is responsible for developing and implementing environmental sustainability initiatives at BC Housing, including setting energy performance and environmental targets for…

This presentation will provide an update on the Research projects that RCABC is presently engaged in as well as a review of the recent changes to the guarantee standards for roofing & sheet metal installed in the RGC Guarantee Program. Jim Watson has been in the commercial roofing industry for 40 years. Mr. Watson is a trade qualified Journeyman who spent 16 years as Co-owner and President of a Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia (RCABC) member commercial contracting firm on…

Patrick Roppel , P.Eng. is a building science engineer and project manager with Morrison Hershfield in the Vancouver office. Patrick specializes in the analysis of building envelope performance through research and heat-air-moisture modeling. Thermal performance of the building envelope has not been a high priority in the past in our temperate climate; however the requirements of sustainability programs such as LEED, energy codes such as ASHRAE 90.1 and new regulations are leading architects to ask for building envelope systems that provide…

Contingency Reserve Fund Planning for Stratas is a hot topic in BC as our legislation is weak, resulting in the need for special levies to manage repairs and replacements. Reserve Fund planning is a form of Capital Planning which has been embraced by many commercial and institutional property owners for years. In Alberta , Ontario and Nova Scotia , Reserve Fund Studies are mandatory for all Strata type properties. Some feel that BC is suffering from a "Reserve Fund Crisis"…