Upcoming Building Envelope Conference

Building Envelope Conference
Vancouver Program
UPCOMING EVENT
Building Envelope Solutions Vancouver
September 23, 2010
Vancouver, BC
Fairmont Hotel, Saturna Island Room, 900 West Georgia Street
2009 Conference Program
Event Details

Thursday, April 30, 2009
Hyatt Regency Hotel
655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC

8:45 a.m. Introduction & Opening Remarks

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Building Envelope: How Passive Design and Envelope Affect Comfort and Energy

The envelope of a building plays a big role in maintaining comfort and reducing energy consumption. This session explores how the basics of passive design and optimum envelope performance affect the energy and comfort performance of a building.

Project examples highlighting envelope and passive design of sustainable buildings will be shared along with the findings of the City of Vancouver's Passive Design Best Practice Guide. The City of Vancouver has a goal to meet for 2010 and this Passive Design Best Practice Guide will play a role in meeting these goals.

Albert Bicol, Partner, Cobalt Engineering
David Ramslie, Sustainable Development Program Manager, City of Vancouver

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What Are Your Envelope Retrofit Options, and What Will They Cost?

A building envelope retrofit can achieve the perfect balance between the economy and ecology. The financial rewards gained by using qualified professionals and trades people are long lasting, and a long-term investment approach can yield better returns than the financial markets.

Reduced energy use not only saves money, but it significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. What are your envelope retrofit options? What do they cost? This presentation will provide an overview, and correlate how building specifiers, designers, and owners can evaluate their options to pursue a green rating certification, and/or get involved in Tower Renewal; and the benefits and challenges of building overcladding will be featured

Pierre Gallant, Principal, Morrison Hershfield Ltd

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Networking Luncheon

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
An Overview of Rating Systems and Net Zero Buildings, and the Effect the Building Envelope has on a Green Building

This presentation will cover the range of building assessment systems, from LEED and BOMA BESt (formerly Go Green), through to Net Zero buildings. What is "green" or "sustainable" and what does that mean in the context of building design decisions and material choices? Understand how to design with, specify, and integrate green materials, and the environmental impact of envelope material and installation choices.

David Fookes, Principal, Morrison Hershfield Ltd

2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Refreshment Break

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Mould, Moisture and Related Problems

Perhaps the most significant statement ever made about building science was that "Except for structural failure, about 90% of all building problems are related to moisture in some way". This presentation will discuss how these moisture issues can develop into mould issues that affect the indoor environment. When building envelope fails, mitigation of issues related to the indoor environment are often overlooked. The speaker will detail guidelines related to mould affecting the indoor environment in addition to assessment and investigation techniques.

Michael Glassco, Operations Manager, Theodor Sterling Associates

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Litigation and the Building Envelope: An Assessment of the Critical Issues

This session will identify the legal issues that may arise when a building envelope is found to be defective and requires remediation. Who is exposed to building envelope litigation, and what is the underlying rationale for their liability and the insurance issues relating to their defense and indemnification? Amongst the topics covered will be the professional's responsibility, builder's responsibility for faulty work product and materials, liability of local authorities and the impact of various exclusion clauses in the insurance contracts.

John Singleton, Q.C., Partner, Singleton Urquhart

4:15 p.m. Conference Adjourns