Building Enclosure: Best practices shown through three-dimensional mock-ups | Part 2

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Building Enclosure: Best practices shown through three-dimensional mock-ups | Part 2

December 3 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am PST

Free

Builders, renovators, designers, HVAC technicians, energy advisors, building officials:

Join the Community Energy Association for a two-part webinar showcasing best practices for high-performance building enclosure upgrades. This session will feature three-dimensional mock-ups to guide discussions on renewable detailing, environmental separation layers, interior and exterior insulation strategies, fire resiliency, climate adaptation, and more.

Topics will include:

  • What is “environmental separation”?
  • Renewable detailing
  • How to install the environmental separation layers on the exterior of your building enclosure, including exterior air barrier, water resistive barrier, thermal control and water shedding layers
  • High performance building enclosure retrofit and construction best practices using combined interior and exterior insulation strategies
  • Discuss installation strategies and processes
  • Outline the numerous benefits for fire resiliency, climate adaptation and more

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points through BC Housing are pending.

Event is free of charge. If you can’t attend – no problem! We’ll provide the slide deck and a link to the recording to all those who have registered.

About the Presenter

JAMES BOURGET — ABET, RRO, CPHT | Principal, Construction Specialist

James brings over 40 years of extensive industry experience, with a distinguished career spanning two decades in both the construction sector and as a building enclosure consultant. His expertise encompasses a wide range of specialties, including condition assessments, design and detail development, and field review, particularly on Existing Buildings projects.

As an accredited roof inspector with the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia, James honed his skills in investigating, designing, and overseeing complex and specialty roof renewal and replacement projects. His skill set extends across various trades, including building envelope, carpentry, masonry, concrete placing and finishing, painting, and plastering.

James is deeply committed to advancing industry standards and knowledge. He actively contributes to initiatives supporting the implementation of the BC Step Code, providing hands-on airtightness training to builders and contractors. Moreover, he shares his wealth of expertise as an instructor at the High-Performance Building Lab at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, where he has earned recognition for his exceptional dedication and teaching excellence.

In acknowledgment of his outstanding contributions, James has been honored with the prestigious BCIT Teaching Excellence Award in 2021 and the Vancouver Regional Construction Association Excellence for Educational Leadership award in 2022.

Currently, James is engaged with the Canadian Home Builders Association of British Columbia and the Community Energy Association, spearheading hands-on training programs focused on high-performance building enclosure assemblies across British Columbia. These training sessions cover topics such as building science fundamentals, constructability considerations, innovative detailing concepts that enhance primary building enclosure controls (air, water, and thermal), and building enclosure fire resiliency.

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

Community Energy Association