Topic: Extremely Energy Efficient & Sustainable Industrial Buildings Presenter: Guido Wimmers, Dr.Tech, Dipl.Ing., Arch (NL), MRAIC, LEED AP Chair, Associate Professor Master of Engineering, Integrated Wood Design University of Northern British Columbia Register Online: http://www.peia.biz/

This unique conference will focus on the new challenges, ideas, solutions and applications in green Civil Engineering. While submissions in all areas of Civil Engineering construction and practice are welcome, priority will be given to issues related to: Impacts of climate change and mitigation strategies for Civil Engineering construction Future technologies, materials and methods for next-generation sustainable and resilient Civil Engineering constructions Recent developments in green buildings, wood engineering, smart buildings, intelligent structures, sustainable cities, industrial ecology, environmental engineering, ground…

Problems with foundation drainage and moisture can have many consequences, ranging from being a minor nuisance to resulting in serious structural damage or health issues. It can be difficult to diagnose the causes of such moisture, as well as challenging and expensive to remediate them due to access limitations and the invasive nature of some repairs. However, you can prevent these problems by incorporating best practices into the original design, construction, and site grading of the building. This half-day workshop…

The BCIT Building Science Class of 2018 will hold their Open House on Tuesday, May 8 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The graduating students will be displaying their Term Projects in the High-Performance Building Lab (Building NW3) located just off of Canada Way east of Willingdon Avenue in Burnaby. Come and meet the graduating students, share beverages and snacks, and check out the latest student research and the Building Science program. Topics include: • Performance and Use of Vacuum…

Facade Tectonics is a curated speaker program that includes diverse voices in the creation of advanced building facade systems, showcasing new perspectives on the opportunities for innovation in the design and delivery of the building skin. Multiple emergent drivers are forcing a step change in the performance demands on buildings, and most particularly on the facade system. These demands mandate an innovative response to issues ranging from systems and materials to design and delivery strategies. The Facade Tectonics Forum: Vancouver…

Sign up now to learn about the Part 9 regulatory requirements applicable to fire and life safety in low-rise residential buildings across British Columbia. The workshop will explore building size limits, compartmentation, fire separations and firewalls, spatial separation, egress, and stair dimensions. Some of the regulatory requirements are challenging in their application, such as the spatial separation requirements relative to fire department response time. Others, such as stair dimensions, are likely to change in upcoming editions of the BC Building…

Learn about changes in Part 9 of the BC Building Code that will come into force at the end of 2018. These changes will include new provisions for stairs, guards, sound transmission and seismic requirements, accessibility, energy and water efficiency standards, and other design elements. This session will explore a variety of approaches to comply for each of the coming changes. The focus will be on the requirements that apply to single family and low-rise residential buildings. The seminar was…