2019 Ci Live Building Science Events
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
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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
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
Spring Training Camp 2016 Was a Smashing Success!!
Water, Water Everywhere: solving the secrets of trapped moisture in walls
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
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
Healthy Air, Healthy Homes
Indoor Air Quality and the impact it has on occupant health.
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
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
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.
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 3: High Performing Mechanical
Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an
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
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,
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 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
Large Building Airtightness
Gord Cooke and Rob Johnston were joined by Scott Stevens, and provided great insights into this topic that is gaining im
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
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
NET ZERO ENERGY MURBS – The future of Multi-Unit Residential Housing in Canada
Check out this article by our own Stefanie Coleman about this groundbreaking program (where we proudly serve as energy 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
Building Knowledge to Build Better Homes
Building science seeks to improve a building’s performance through knowledge derived from various sciences including a
Advanced Building Science & Practical Application Training Camp 2022
After a two year hiatus, residential and large building professionals, building science professionals, energy advisors,
Savings By Design with Building Knowledge Canada
Developed by Enbridge and supported by Building Knowledge Canada, The Savings by Design program helps homebuilders impro
Mechanical Systems for A Passive House by Gord Cooke
Introducing AeroBarrier – An Exciting New Building Science Technology
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.
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
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,
Report: Achieving Real Net-Zero Emission Homes
New report from Natural Resources Canada and Builders for Climate Action!
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
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
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
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
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
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 3: WATER MANAGEMENT & ENCLOSURES
New Energy Codes make water control more important than ever. The #1 durability concern with new homes in North America
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
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
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
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
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
Gord Cooke’s Net Zero Cottage Design, Part 4: Product Spotlight
Discover relevant and practical information at the leading edge of high-performance residential construction, created an
Renovating? From drafty and uncomfortable to a Net Zero home the owners love to live in -
In 2017, Stephen was approached by homeowners looking to renovate their home that was built in 2002 and situated on a 10
Canada's 1st NZ Luxury Home - Shawn Marsh & Wil Beardmore
Wrighthaven Homes
As part of a pioneering group of builders, Wrighthaven Homes is leading the way again, with the announcement of their al
Large Building Air Tightness Testing - Gord Cooke & Rob Johnston
Building Science Spring Training Camp 2017 – An Amazing Success!
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