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Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 2: Carbon Reduction Strategies for Canadian Homes: An Expert Panel – Embodied, Operational and Beyond

Building science considerations every stakeholder needs to understand. Do new tiered energy codes help OR hinder real emissions reduction? What are the next, real challenges on the horizon regarding climate change? Industry experts identify future trends, challenges and opportunities every home builder and renovator should be aware of.

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 play a role in every home AND the important unintended consequences of NOT using good building science/House As A System Thinking (HAAST) when designing and selecting solutions.

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 8: Intentional Design for Occupant Comfort in Homes

Believe it or not, ensuring homeowners are actually "comfortable" in a home is not part of the building code. As new home buyers continue to increase their expectations, every designer and builder needs to understand the science behind human comfort in the indoor environment. What are the simple parameters, tools or design references that can help? (ASHRAE 55). Learn some of the simple rules and guidelines that are available in our October webinar with Gord and Angela.

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 10: Historical Homes & Deep Energy Retrofit (NZ Reno) Challenges

It takes a deep appreciation and understanding of cold climate building science to perform a deep-energy/NZ ready renovation on a historical home. Join Trevor Trainor, President, Building Science Specialist of Bawating Building Science and Host Andy Oding, as they dive down into the challenges and solutions for historical home renovations.

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 11: The Growing Barriers NZ Builders and Communities Face With Renewables, PV, Energy Management and More

Join energy generation, storage and management expert, Wil Beardmore, President and Founder of Bluewater Energy. Wil and team have been working with large builders/developers for 10 years, implementing renewable and storage tech into NZ homes and communities.

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.

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Critical Canadian Building Science Webinars

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 2: Carbon Reduction Strategies for Canadian Homes: An Expert Panel – Embodied, Operational and Beyond

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 6: HVAC & Ventilation

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 8: Intentional Design for Occupant Comfort in Homes

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 10: Historical Homes & Deep Energy Retrofit (NZ Reno) Challenges

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 11: The Growing Barriers NZ Builders and Communities Face With Renewables, PV, Energy Management and More

CHBA NZ Home Program: 1,000 Homes and Counting—5+ Years of Lessons Learned

Sign up for our Building Science Digest

Critical Canadian Building Science Webinars

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 2: Carbon Reduction Strategies for Canadian Homes: An Expert Panel – Embodied, Operational and Beyond

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 6: HVAC & Ventilation

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 8: Intentional Design for Occupant Comfort in Homes

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 10: Historical Homes & Deep Energy Retrofit (NZ Reno) Challenges

Critical Canadian Home Building Science Part 11: The Growing Barriers NZ Builders and Communities Face With Renewables, PV, Energy Management and More

CHBA NZ Home Program: 1,000 Homes and Counting—5+ Years of Lessons Learned

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