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At Building Knowledge, our mission is to improve the performance, quality, comfort, durability, and energy efficiency of homes across Canada.
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.
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 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 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 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
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
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
Report: Achieving Real Net-Zero Emission Homes
New report from Natural Resources Canada and Builders for Climate Action!
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
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
FarSight Homes – It’s All about the Building Science: Performance Path SB12 Success at Bee
FarSight has reserved one lot within the current project for a full Net Zero Energy discovery home. Applying technologie
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.
National Building Code
This digital version of the Canadian National Building Code of Canada 2015 has been published to make building codes and
Summer 2020 Edition - BKC Builders Digest
Summer 2020 Edition: Building Knowledge Canada's Builders Digest
Virtual Advanced Building Science Spring Camp 2020
VIRTUAL ADVANCED BUILDING SCIENCE SPRING CAMP 2020 – WEBINAR MINI-SERIES
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)
National Building Code Section 9.36: A New Day for Energy Efficiency
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