Just when you think Spring Camp topics can’t go any deeper or broader—here comes 2026. This year, applied building science expands in both detail and scope, making this the most comprehensive Spring Camp yet.
Over 12 years, Spring Camp has driven critical industry learning grounded in cold-climate Canadian building science. It has launched challenging but essential conversations among industry stakeholders, created a safe space for exchanging real-world insights and experiences, and fostered a truly Canadian spirit of collaboration. We're also thrilled to announce we'll be maintaining conference pricing at 2025 levels.
New for 2026: Have an innovation you’d like to showcase at Spring Camp? We’re introducing Innovation Tables for participants interested in sharing new ideas, tools, or technologies. Contact Rachel Oding to learn more.
Meet & Greet Hospitality + Registration
Breakfast
Welcome
Applying Building Science to Get it Right Now and Forever (Part 1)
Break
Applying Building Science to Get it Right Now and Forever (Part 2)
Lunch
We Talk About Thermal Comfort—Now Let's Apply It to Our Homes
Low Load Homes (Efficient or Small) Challenges and Solutions
Break
Resilience, Carbon & Retrofits
Canadian Wood Council Guide
Wrap-Up
Dinner
Open Mic: Building Science Unplugged
Breakfast
Welcome Back
How Robots Might Build Your Next House
Break
Electrification and Grid Loads: We're Making Progress!
The Future From Our Friends & Housing Program Developers In Ottawa
Embodied Carbon & the Homebuilding Industry: Are We Still Moving Ahead?
Panel: A Thought Provoking NAIMA Study Stirs Up a Good Debate!
Lunch
Hygrothermal Geek-Out: Moving Past the Dew Point Discussion
Break
A Presentation of Stunning Luxury Homes and the Building Science Challenges They Present
Phase Change Materials Are Now in Canadian Homes!
Wrap-Up
“I appreciate the organization of the Building Science Spring Training’s forum, the open dialogue, and the entertaining presenters who, instead of lecturing, deliver engaging, relatable presentations targeted to the audience to keep them focused."
