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It's been another excellent HPO partnership under the banner of the Building Smart series of seminars. A half-day workshop on window installation presented in partnership with the BC Building Envelope Council (BCBEC) on January 19 attracted well over 250 industry professionals from all over B.C. as well as participants from as far away as Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the US.
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BC Building Envelope Council would like to congratulate British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) .
The Building Science Centre of Excellence at BCIT was awarded funding support from Western Economic Diversification Canada, to expand its research infrastructure.
Further information here.
Builder Insight #9: Fenestration Energy Performance: A Roadmap for Understanding Requirements for Residential Buildings in British Columbia is now available. The Homeowner Protection Office, a branch of BC Housing, has released a new technical bulletin that looks at the energy performance requirements for windows, glazed doors and skylights used in residential buildings, and provides a roadmap for compliance. Energy performance requirements for fenestration have become more stringent in recent years. This bulletin will help clarify the building code and BC Energy Efficiency Act requirements and the supporting standards.
BCBEC is proud to support BCIT's 2011 Building Science Project competition. First place in the competition went to "Thermal Breaks Reduce Heat Loss Through Externally Insulated Walls" (Michael L'Arrivee, Joshua Wiebe, Benjamin Plasche). Second place to "Thermal Bridging in Concrete Floor Slabs" (Nataliya Matiushkova). Third place to "The Energy Efficiency of Single Family Homes" (Trevor Vilac, Brandon Carreira, Logan Brown).
BCBEC supports educational programs which provide learning opportunities for students in the field of building science.
BCBEC would like your feedback on past luncheons, future presentations, or any views that would be beneficial to the organization. All submittals will be reviewed.
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