At Building Knowledge, our mission is to improve the performance, quality, comfort, durability, and energy efficiency of homes across Canada.
CHBA NZ Home Program: 1,000 Homes and Counting—5+ Years of Lessons Learned
More than 1250 homes have been qualified under CHBA’s Net Zero Home Labelling Program. The complexity and cost of achi
Canadian Home Builders: Carbon Counting Is Coming—and So Are Tiered Energy Codes
Join an expert panel to learn how leading builders and developers are cost-optimizing the most affordable specifications
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 11: The Growing Barriers NZ Builders and Comm
Join energy generation, storage and management expert, Wil Beardmore, President and Founder of Bluewater Energy. Wil and
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 10: Historical Homes & Deep Energy Retrofit (
It takes a deep appreciation and understanding of cold climate building science to perform a deep-energy/NZ ready renovation on a
Advanced Building Science Webinar Part 2: Going Beyond Net Zero Ready Energy Homes: Transi
Industry experts discuss ‘A Homebuilder’s Path Forward’. Topics include codes and programs, operational and embodied carbon reduct
Advanced Building Science Webinar Part 1: Going Beyond Net Zero Ready Energy Homes: Transi
Industry experts discuss ‘A Homebuilder’s Path Forward’. Topics include codes and programs, operational and embodi
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 9: New 2020 NBC 9.36 Tiered Energy Code: What
As the Ontario industry considers harmonizing with the new 2020 9.36 Tiered Energy Code (specifically Tier 3) builders,
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 8: Intentional Design for Occupant Comfort in
Believe it or not, ensuring home owners are actually “comfortable” in a home is not part of the building code. As new home buyers
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 7: The Great Canadian VAPOUR BARRIER controve
Do we still need “Vapour Barriers” made of polyethylene in high performance walls with continuous insulation and good air barrier
Advanced Building Science Canadian Spring Training Camp 2022 Recap
A fast and furious review of highlights from the 8th annual Spring Camp. The great carbon debate, a deep dive on window tech, how
Critical Canadian Home Building Science: Part 6 HVAC & Ventilation
New Energy Codes are about to change the typical new home residential HVAC equipment profile. Learn the key technologies that will
A New Energy Code for Ontario Homes Is Coming. What Do the Experts Think?
As the OHBA and industry experts review the proposed adoption/harmonization with NBC 2020 9.36, a variety of challenges
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 4: High Performance Attic and Roof Design
High Performance Attic and Roof Design: Best Practices for both pitched roofs AND no slope roofs. Also take a dive into
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 3: WATER MANAGEMENT & ENCLOSURES
New Energy Codes make water control more important than ever. The #1 durability concern with new homes in North America
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 2: Carbon Reduction Strategies for New Canadi
Building science considerations every stakeholder needs to understand. Do new tiered energy codes help OR hinder real emissions re
Advanced Building Science & Practical Application Training Camp 2022
After a two year hiatus, residential and large building professionals, building science professionals, energy advisors,
Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 1: IAQ Details for High Performance Homes
IAQ has become a critical concern for today’s homeowners and home buyers. The “science” is pretty clear on what wo
Top 5 Building Science & Energy Efficiency Priorities When Renovating Canadian Homes
Net Zero Ready Renovations are a hot topic these days. What are the critical building science principles every designer,
New Tiered Energy Code NBC 2020 - What are the key details for homebuilders and developers
Sponsored by Enbridge and hosted by Andrew Pride and Andy Oding on February 10, 2022. Andrew discussed the recent appro
2021 New Homebuyer Preference Study
Tim Bailey of Avid Ratings, walked us through the most recent AVID/CHBA New Homebuyers Preference Study. Learn what your clients w
Ring in the New Year – with a New and Improved New Home Sales Team!
Set your brand apart by insuring your salespeople know how to sell all of the benefits and advantages that you have built into you
Airtightness: Do we really need to know the ACH?
A look behind the science of airtightness measurements and why this simple test is critical if you want to build high performance
Energy, Emissions and Sustainability in Canadian Houses
Join Stefanie Coleman, Chris Magwood and an expert Builder Panel in this 4-part series Energy, Carbon Emissions and Sustainability
Healthy Air, Healthy Homes
Indoor Air Quality and the impact it has on occupant health.
Report: Achieving Real Net-Zero Emission Homes
New report from Natural Resources Canada and Builders for Climate Action!
Basements: Dank and damp or cozy and comfortable? Build basements your homeowners will lov
Basements can conjure up feelings of damp, dark and uncomfortable places. Today's homebuyers are using basements for rental income
Humidity Control: 3 key principles every builder and homeowner needs to know
Gord Cooke provided great insights into this topic that has long been a challenge for homebuilders and homeowners alike
Large Building Airtightness
Gord Cooke and Rob Johnston were joined by Scott Stevens, and provided great insights into this topic that is gaining im
Net Zero Carbon, Net Zero Energy, Net Zero Cost?
Gord Cooke and Andy Oding provided great insights into this topic that is gaining importance and momentum.
2020 New Homebuyer Preference Study
Tim Bailey of Avid Ratings provided great insights into what clients are looking for in their homes as well as possible
Right-Sized HVAC Equipment: Bigger is no longer better.
Now that new homes are being built tighter and more efficient than ever the heating demands are extremely low. High perf
Virtual Advanced Building Science Spring Camp 2021 - Home Edition
Annual building science spring camp that includes the speakers you want to hear from and the topics you need to know abo
Geothermal Technology: Can it compete in today’s environment?
From single family homes to community scale projects, builders are looking at all energy options. This session reviews t
Building Knowledge to Build Better Homes
Building science seeks to improve a building’s performance through knowledge derived from various sciences including a
Building Science for a Net Zero Future
Building science is the interaction of heat, air, and
moisture with the built environment. As the world
moves toward a greener f
Cracking the Building Code Webinar
Andy Oding from Building Knowledge Canada helps builders crack the SB-12 code with a better approach; saving money on co
Modelling in National Energy Codes: Flexible, transparent, and objective-oriented
Hear what Chris McClellan, Andrew Pride and Gord Cooke have to share about the National Energy Codes.
A National Tiered Energy Code for 2020: What does this mean for you?
Gord Cooke and Mark Rosen provided great insights into this evolving topic as the work of the NBC 2020 code is ongoing.
High Performance Homes: 5 ways they outshine code-built homes during a pandemic
Learn to identify the benefits of High Performance Homes over standard code built homes. Find out how Energy Star and Net
Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 3: High Performing Mechanical
Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an
Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 2: Advanced Building Technologies
Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an
Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 1: Resilient Building Design
Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an
Virtual Advanced Building Science Spring Camp 2020 - Webinar Mini-Series
For 2020, Advanced Building Science Spring Camp is going virtual. We want to provide an online webinar mini-series to co
High Performance Homes and Covid-19: Do they help during a pandemic?
Gord Cooke shares with us how High Performance Homes can help during a pandemic.
Acorn Developments Unveils New Net Zero Ready Homes
Acorn Development Corp. is on the path to performance with its Net Zero Ready model homes. Leading by example, the model
Construction Cost Savings Through Performance Path Energy Code Compliance
Energy Modeling for Performance Path Building Code Compliance (Ontario Building Code SB12 3.1.2 & NBC 9.36)
When Outdoor Air is Bad
The hazy Kelowna sky prompts me to remind all of us in the HVAC business to educate our clients accurately on the risks and opport
National Building Code Section 9.36: A New Day for Energy Efficiency
Water, Water Everywhere: solving the secrets of trapped moisture in walls
Spring Training Camp 2016 Was a Smashing Success!!
Guelph, Welland Homes First to Qualify For Net Zero Energy Label
Building Knowledge Canada helps set standard and labelling for Net Zero housing
SB12 Performance Path or ENERGY STAR® Compliance: A better home at a lower cost
It is now possible to design, construct and warranty homes that are more energy efficient than the minimum building code (and home
Building Science Spring Training Camp 2017 – An Amazing Success!
ENERGY STAR® Enrollment Deadlines You Need To Know
Angela proudly accepts the EnerQuality ‘Evaluator of the Year’ Award
Introducing AeroBarrier – An Exciting New Building Science Technology
Mechanical Systems for A Passive House by Gord Cooke
Reducing the Environmental Impact of Canadian Home Heating
2019 Ci Live Building Science Events
A new year means a brand new line-up of hands-on building science training events from the team at Construction Instruct
Library of Building Knowledge Canada's Builder Digests
