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A full-day event designed to help builders protect their businesses while enhancing construction performance. This hands-on, practical session is tailored for builders, owner-builders, and trades looking to strengthen both their operations and their builds.
Learn how IDP helps builders and owner‑builders align trades and energy advisors early to deliver efficient homes on budget. Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 Time: 8–10 a.m. PT Location: Zoom RSPV for Free About This Event Builders, contractors, energy advisors, designers, owner-builders: this session introduces the Integrated Design Process (IDP) as a practical framework for delivering higher-performing,...
Learn how to achieve home energy independence—starting with solar electricity generation—in this first of a three-part webinar series. If you dream of a day when you’re no longer paying utility bills, solar panels could be the solution for you. With solar panels, you can harness free, plentiful sunlight (yes, even in the Lower Mainland) to...
Real‑world lessons on meeting BC’s Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code. Tune in to join a panel of building professionals sharing their real‑world experience implementing BC’s Energy Step Code and Zero Carbon Step Code. Attendees will learn practical solutions, cost‑effective strategies, and ways to improve energy efficiency outcomes. Discussion will focus on code‑compliant...
Learn how battery storage and EV charging can help you achieve home energy independence—in part two of our webinar series.
Northeast BC is a renewable energy powerhouse. Learn what’s happening, why more energy is needed, and how communities are involved.
The Fest encourages guided and self-exploration through a series of hands-on educational stations.
Join your peers in the retrofit industry for a day of networking, engagement, and learning.
Learn about BC's grid resilience and the different ways homeowners can get involved and benefit through the Peak Saver Program. About this event Building a resilient energy grid is a critical priority as our reliance on electricity grows and weather patterns become increasingly unpredictable. This session explores the strategies and technologies necessary to safeguard our...
Real‑world lessons on selecting construction materials for an energy efficient build that also limits embodied carbon emissions. Tune in to join a panel of building professionals explain what you need to consider when choosing materials for a high-performance home. Panelists will discuss supply chain realities and decision‑making in different contexts, including rural and remote communities,...
Discover how Integrated Design Planning supports collaboration, cost savings, and reliable results in new build and retrofit projects. This charette will use assessment data from real homes to map out the priority actions, sequence and costs of healthy home energy retrofits using an envelope-first and house-as-a-system approach.
Learn how buildings in the North can use less energy, cost less to build & operate, last longer, look better, and respond to climate change. Decisions about energy and energy-efficiency are critical for determining up-front capital costs and long-term affordability, as well as how long a building will last, how comfortable it will (or won’t)...
