Latest Past Events

    AB IN PERSON: Passive House Construction Training Course for Trades Theoretical & Practical

    SAIT 1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary

    This course includes lectures and hands-on workshop experience, incorporating actual building of Passive House elements relevant to the Canadian construction industry. The following topics will be covered: Passive House criteria and principles Building ecology, comfort and economic efficiency Introduction to Passive House design tools (e.g. PHPP) Construction process and quality assurance Thermal insulation Thermal bridge-free […]

    $1309

    Building Operators Training

    Zoom

    To introduce custodians, maintenance personnel, and building operators from the affordable housing sector to energy efficiency, new technologies and facility retrofits, FCM partnered with the Saskatchewan Environmental Society and the Community Housing Transformation Centre to develop a revised and customized version of a Building Operators Training (BOT) program for the affordable housing sector across Canada. […]

    Building Our Way to Net Zero

    Zoom

    Targets have been laid out for the construction industry – get new buildings to Net Zero by the early 2030’s. Not long afterwards, we’ll do the same to existing buildings in Canada. But how are we going to achieve that? What are the practical hurdles that the construction industry faces? Many builders and renovators are […]