Learn more about embodied carbon, why it plays a significant role in building decarbonization, and how CLF BC can be a resource to support the BCABD community in achieving our mission of providing safe, affordable, and sustainable buildings.

The Building Officials’ Association of BC has invited members of BCABD to attend a Lunch and Learn Webinar explaining the new revision to the BC Building Code allowing single stair egress in multifamily buildings up to six storeys in building height.

BCABD|BC Members welcome at PIBC Member Price!

In this webinar, we bring together planners, designers and builders from across the Province to discuss policy and process challenges to delivering missing middle housing.

Cascadia Windows and Doors is an industry leader in Building Envelope product innovation and manufacturing. Cascadia Windows have developed some of the key cutting edge technologies that have enabled Builders and Designers access to cost effective product solutions to meet increasing stringent Energy Codes and Passive House Standards. Some examples of the key technologies developed by Cascadia include: the first passive house certified windows and doors ever designed in North America, the first fiberglass thermal spacer ever designed for exterior insulated walls, and the first fiberglass windowwall system in the world.

Cascadia has customized an educational presentation specifically for the BCABD. It is mainly focused on Part 9 Construction in BC.

How “involved” to be in choosing engineered lumber. Since Engineered Lumber Products are proprietary, there is a range of opinions about how much information to show on a set of Structural drawings. Should the framing choices be left to a supplier (similar to roof trusses), or should specific sizes and grades be specified?

ONLINE Zoom Meeting: BC Association of Building Designers Annual Meeting. BCABD will update members on new developments and the direction for the association moving into the next year. Important information about upcoming changes to membership fees will also be discussed.

FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP: Unlock construction innovation with our webinar, Guidance for Using Alternative Solutions. Navigate the unique pathway outside of traditional building solutions with a focus on the process in BC. Learn who to engage and when. Our experts provide insights into effective communication, the right information to include, and crafting compelling rationales for both designers and municipalities. Revolutionize your approach to construction compliance and embrace a new era of building possibilities!

The BC Architects Act has been repealed. This special BCABD webinar will give an overview of the new Architects Regulations.

Join us for this panel discussion on the key elements of housing design to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and complex mental health. This webinar provides best practices in construction and rebuild models (renovations). Speakers will share recommendations on building materials, architectural design considerations for purpose-built homes. Attendees will also learn how to modify existing spaces and create comfortable environments that improve the quality of life for occupants.

The WoodWorks® 2020 Software is a structural engineering software package, produced with technical guidance from the Canadian Wood Council, developed to simplify and enhance the wood design process. It allows designers to experiment and explore the feasibility of using wood in structural applications following the NBC 2015 (BCBC 2018) and the CSA O86-19/14. This webinar includes a presentation that will discuss the key capabilities of the WoodWorks® Shearwalls software, followed by a brief live demonstration to showcase the design process and results of the software.

Learn about the emerging functional needs of buildings and the new Climate Ready Housing Guide that will be published soon. Building professionals can use the guide to adapt residential buildings to climate stressors and shocks. It will also help protect investments throughout a building’s lifespan. Understanding these concepts can help communities minimize displacement when a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or pandemic, occurs.

The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and WoodWorks! have provided many useful tools, publications, and software applications to help designers in sizing structural wood members. The Span Book is an essential tool for designers in sizing floor joists, roof joists, rafters, and beams. Other Design Software is very helpful in sizing beams or other structural members to ensure proposed designs are feasible. This program will be of interest to all designers at every level of experience.

This session will present key aspects of structural analysis, design and detailing of the building on a zero-lot line site. Focus will be on structural particularities of the building, including structural system, the lateral load-resisting system with CLT shearwalls and Tectonus hold-downs, CLT floor with the innovative CLT adhesive system, connections for gravity and lateral load transfers, and structural robustness. The presentation will also touch on the importance of structural design and coordination with other disciples which enabled prefabrication of components for fast erection. Finally, the session will highlight the main lessons learnt during the design and construction.

The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) and WoodWorks! have provided many useful tools, publications, and software applications to help designers in sizing structural wood members. The Span Book is an essential tool for designers in sizing floor joists, roof joists, rafters, and beams. Other Design Software is very helpful in sizing beams or other structural members to ensure proposed designs are feasible. This program will be of interest to all designers at every level of experience.

The interest in mass timber construction in commercial projects is growing globally as developers and designers seek out more environmentally friendly and cost-effective building materials. Compared to concrete and steel construction, wood construction offers many benefits, including reduced carbon footprint, accelerated construction time, and enhanced building performance.

The workshop will introduce you to a series of viable and innovative structural wood systems developed for low rise commercial real estate using Light Wood-Frame, Heavy Timber, Mass Timber and Hybrid Systems. From the speakers you will also gain insight into the low rise commercial market, design, and construction.

This Important BCABD General Meeting is for BCABD Members only. This meeting will bring everyone up to date with what has been accomplished over the last year and what is happening this year. Subjects will include the end of the BC Architects Act, the new Professional Governance Act, and other topics of interest to our members.

WoodWorks! BC has put together this presentation specifically for BCABD members. Sound transmission between dwelling units is becoming a more important consideration in designing multi-family dwellings as well as homes with secondary suites or residences by highways. The BC Building Code has added requirements for increased sound transfer protection in areas where it was not required before. Understanding the technical aspects of sound transfer and how wood relates to sound assemblies will allow designers to be better equipped to manage these situations.