Critical Canadian Building Science Webinars

December 19, 2024

OBC 2024: New Updates for Ventilation Requirements in Homes

OBC 2024 is harmonizing ventilation guidance with the NBC 2020 and you need to know what's in, what's changed, what's better, and what will need some work.

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December 19, 2024

Drain Water Heat Recovery + Net Zero Ready Homes: A Passive Technology Comes of Age

As programs and building codes push towards Net Zero Ready, energy, and low-carbon emission homes, Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) is technology on a major growth trend.

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October 7, 2024

Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Is Coming to a Building Code Near You

Homebuilders in North America are about to experience significant building code changes tied to the current and future impacts of extreme weather from climate change. Insurance companies and global underwriters have signaled to the Canadian homebuilding and renovation industry that change has to happen or the impact on homeowners' premiums or ability to insure their dwellings will be challenged.

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October 7, 2024

WUFI on the Side: A Quick Intro to Hygrothermal Modeling of Standard Walls and Why Code Walls With 6 Mil Poly VB May Be the Riskiest for Builders

Join Building Science Expert Trevor Trainor as he presents some simple hygrothermal modeling scenarios for standard walls across various Canadian climate zones. A bit of myth-busting along with some cautionary tales about building-to-minimum-code. A dive into why Poly as a VB (vapour barrier) is a poor choice in many regions of Canada—and the importance of vapour diffusion retarder technologies and products.

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October 7, 2024

2030 Window Technology Hits the Market in 2024: An Affordable High Performance Window for Cold Climates Goes Public

Join the BKC Building Science team and Lisa Bergeron from JELD-WEN Windows as they unveil the latest product modeling and analysis results of a new high-performance window and explore its impact on single detached homes across climate zones 4-7.

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October 7, 2024

Sizing & Selecting ASHPs for Canadian Homes & Cold Climates: There's an App for That!

Join Jérémie Léger from Natural Resources Canada’s LEEP team and BKC's HVAC design team as they review how this new ASHP sizing and selection app works.

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