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Interview with CHBA BC CEO Closes Out CKNW's Gimme Shelter Series
CHBA BC
On Friday, CKNW wrapped up the CHBA BC-sponsored Gimme Shelter limited series on the Mike Smyth Show. Over the past five weeks, the series examined the housing crisis that has impacted not only Vancouver but the whole Lower Mainland.
The series finale featured an interview with CHBA BC CEO, Neil Moody who discussed how a lack of skilled trades has impacted the pace and cost of construction. The interview also covered how municipal and provincial approval processes have slowed homebuilding.
Listen to all the Gimme Shelter interviews here.
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Upcoming Webinar: Strategies For Compartmentalizing Attached Residential Units
CHBA BC
This two-hour online live session will help participants understand the key principles of limiting suite-to-suite air leakage in small-scale multi-unit housing. The course will include recent research on guarded vs unguarded testing of attached homes, as well as a discussion of construction techniques that can be employed to achieve improved levels of compartmentalization across party walls, floors, and ceilings.
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am PT
Cost: $99 (25% for CHBA BC members. Email [email protected] for details)
2 CPD Points
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Residential Enclosure Retrofits: A Hands-On Experience (Nelson)
CHBA BC
This new training course specifically focuses on the limitations and challenges contractors face when undertaking enclosure retrofits on existing homes. Contrary to new builds, retrofits come with many challenges from unknowns, including as-built products and materials, occupied conditions, phasing limitations, and existing structural configurations. These challenges must be met with creativity, adaptation, and a strong knowledge of best-practice retrofit solutions.
Location: Nelson
Date: April 10
Cost: $299 (25% for CHBA BC members. Email [email protected] for details)
7 CPD Points
As part of the Kootenay Clean Energy Transition project, the Community Energy Association is offering a $100 subsidy for participants from the Regional Districts of Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay, and East Kootenay, and those joining from the Columbia Basin Trust Region.
The $100 subsidy, available only for enrollments for Nelson, is to be refunded post-class.
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HAVAN Announces Finalists for 2024 Awards for Housing Excellence
HAVAN
Finalists of the Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence, presented by FortisBC, were revealed late last week, at Vancouver's The Gallery at Also The Kent.
Capturing the very best in new-home construction, renovation and design projects, the HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence places a spotlight on the accomplishments of Metro Vancouver's homebuilding industry.
Check out the 2024 finalists here.
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Buildforce Canada Report Gives Associations a 'Leg to Stand on' for Immigration Reform
Journal of Commerce
A new BuildForce Canada report brought together different groups in the construction industry, including the Canadian Home Builders' Association to provide some guidance as to the kinds of reforms needed to the current immigration system to help bolster the sector.
The report presents recommendations to ensure the construction sector can better access skilled workers from abroad to address projected shortages of skilled labour created by rising construction demands and changing demographics.
Read more here.
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Public Review on the B149 2025 Gas Code Series
CSA
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is now inviting public feedback on the draft of the next edition of the CSA B149 series which includes:
- CSA B149.2-25 — Propane storage and handling code. Consultation is open until March 25, 2024.
- CSA B149.1-25 — Natural gas and propane installation code. Consultation is open until April 29, 2024.
This is an opportunity for stakeholders in the homebuilding industry to suggest changes to the code at the national level before the code is published.
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There are just a few tickets left for this year's Georgie Awards Gala. Don't miss your chance to join us on Saturday, May 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver as we honour the standout projects in British Columbia's homebuilding and renovation industry.
