Greater Vancouver - By Popular Demand, a 2-Day, 14 CPD Point Event!  The Fundamentals Series - #3, 4, 5 -6 - SOLD OUT, but we've launched a new event NOV 21/22, 2016

Event Overview

Where has the time gone? The Enhanced Licensing System (ELS) took effect on October 1, 2015. If your licence began or renewed soon after, you may be looking at the calendar and realizing you need a lot of CPD credits and fast! We are now pleased to deliver the final 4 seminars of our popular "Fundamentals Series" just in time.

This event will be delivered over two days at the popular Italian Cultural Centre! Choose either day or, for best value, join us for both. The Italian Cultural Centre is providing meals on site to help us keep things moving.  Register early as this will fill up fast!

BEST VALUE: 14 CPD Credits over 2 days - $595 includes lunch & dinner Day 1, breakfast & lunch Day 2 ($645 after September 15.)

Sounds great, but I can't do 2 days: 7 CPD Credits for Day 1 or Day 2 - $345 ($395 after September 15) 2 meals included per day registered.

 

I've missed Fundamentals #1 and/or #2. Where can I take them? Well fundamentals #2 is available in Vancouver and in Surrey, or check our calendar for future dates and locations Don't worry, #1 and #2 are not pre-requisites to the rest of the series.

Both days of this event have sold out. Please view our calendar for other events in your vicinity.October 5 is *SOLD OUT!*October 6 is  *SOLD OUT!*

Murray Frank has been delivering quality builder education for over 30 years.  His easy style and clear presentations are aclaimed and his passion for quality construction is obvious.

Fundamentals Series Overview

Based on an established Building Science Curriculum taught by Murray Frank at many Colleges and Universities throughout Western Canada, this series has been completely re-worked with the residential home builder in mind.

Knowing why things are done, makes it easier to avoid costly mistakes.  These are "must have" courses for building houses that conform with current building codes. This was the series recently delivered on the maiden voyage of CPD at Sea, and we received this from Dennis K who sailed with us, "The knowledge that you have, about the science of building and code requirements, is outstanding and unmatched in the education of building smart.  Thanks so much for sharing this valuable information with us."

Day 1, October 5, 2016

Fundamentals #3

Windows and Doors, A New Standard
4 CPD Credits

The 2012 BC Building Code reflects the changes in the National Code and has adopted several new and revised reference standards in an effort to reduce the reliance on hard coding of performance expectations for materials and assemblies.  In the previous BC Building Codes, Windows were required to be manufactured in accordance with CSA A 440, leaving the manufacturing of doors and skylights without any significant performance guidance.

Agenda

10:00 - 10:15 Review of Learning Objectives

10:15 - 11:30 An overview of NAFS

11:30 - 12:30 Understanding harmonization throughout North America, the additional requirements of the Canadian Supplement, and the impact of NAFS on the door industry

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch served on site

1:30 - 2:15 Digging into the Performance Grade, where the new standard applies, the scope and exemptions that apply, and how to determine the use of the “protected” provision.

2:15 - 2:45 Understanding the testing process.

2:45 - 3:15 How to read a NAFS label for conformance, and understand field coupling of fenestration.  Defining compound vs. combined units and knowing how to use both.

3:15 - 3:30 Break and informal Question & Answer session

Day 1, October 5, 2016

Fundamentals #4

Energy Requirements for Homes
3 CPD Credits 

Beginning in 2010, Canada’s National Building Code (for the first time) is legally accountable to energy efficiency.  Although BC had touched on energy efficiency through its previous codes, the new provisions adopted for the 2012 BCBC represent comprehensive and balanced provisions using the new National Code 9.36 Energy Efficiency section.The new energy efficiency requirements include almost 100 pages of new code language to describe 3 conformance paths.  This session explores the details of these requirements and explains the options for builders to conform.  Understanding the new 9.36 requirements fully will allow builders to make potentially significant cost saving choices in design and construction while offering clients even greater comfort and efficiency from their new homes.

Agenda

3:30 - 4:15 An overview of new energy requirements and an overview of the evolution of energy efficiency in homes.

4:15 - 5:15 Conformance, insulation and continuity of insulation.  Determining effective insulation values for building envelope assemblies:Calculation methodPublished values approachTesting approach.

5:15 - 6:15 Dinner served on site

6:15 - 7:30 Requirements by location and climate zone: Insulation, HVAC, Service hot water, ducting/ventingDetails and transitions

Day 2, October 6, 2016

Fundamentals #5
Putting Windows in Their Place
4 CPD Credits  

The code provisions for the installation of windows in BC is found in small referencesthroughout much of Part 9 of the BC Building Code. The 2010 National BuildingCode or Canada adopted the CSA A 440.4 Window and Door installation standard,but an acknowledged series of contradiction within the remainder of the code was recognized in the adoption of the Standard. The CSA installation standard has notbeen adopted in BC at this time and as a result, builders must rely on the relevantcomponents of Part 9 for direction. This session reviews the relevant code references along with recent studies andpractical testing to present high preforming, cost effective window and door installation detailing.

Agenda

7:30 - 7:45 Breakfast and Review of Learning Objectives.

7:45 - 9:00 An overview of window installation requirements from references within Part 9 of the BC Building Code. A review of 2 recent Canadian studies highlights key factors affecting water penetration and thermal performance.

9:00 - 10:00 Locating the window within the opening includes various options for sill and sub-sillelements, attachment methods, and window load support options. Accommodating these variables while retaining the key elements of the moistureand air barriers must be included in successful design and construction.

10:00 - 10:15 Break and informal Question & Answer session.

10:15 - 11:00 Building up the key components of several installation details with a focus on sequencing and the fine details.

11:00 - 11:30 Alternate installation details for continuous insulation and alternate wall assemblies.

11:30 - 12:00 A video review of performance testing underscoring the key installation detailing provisions.

12:00 - 1:15 Lunch Supplied.

Day 2, October 6, 2016

Fundamentals #6
The House as a Whole
3 CPD Credits 

In the past, houses worked, in part, by accident. The significant amount of heat energy flowing through the walls (through air leakage and conductance through poorly insulated assemblies) was inefficient, less than ideal for the environment and increasingly expensive. Energy flow was not all bad, however, as it provided a drying mechanism for sensitive structural materials and finishes, and it kept internal surfaces above dew point temperatures (reducing the potential for condensation within basements, walls and attics). This session builds on the previous 5 sessions to bring together a solid understanding of how to design and build a cost effective, high performance home while avoiding potentially costly unintended consequences.

Agenda

1:15 - 2:00 An overview of the key elements for each of the homes major systems and how they interact.

2:00 - 3:00 Below grade assemblies including excavation, structural considerations, watercontrol, and energy performance. Selecting successful systems for below grade assemblies.

3:00 - 3:15 Break, Informal Question & Answer session.

3:15 - 4:30 Above grade assemblies including walls and roofs. Key performance considerations, unintended consequences of increasing energy performance and selecting successful systems that optimize the construction process and facilitate increasingly complex mechanical and structural systems.