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The 2024 Georgie Awards Gala is Sold Out!
CHBA BC
The room is going to be packed and the excitement is building! We'e looking forward to an incredible night of celebrating the best in BC's homebuilding industry on May 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver.
The Georgie Awards wouldn't be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Their support ensures the annual gala continues to be BC's premier homebuilding awards program.
Click here to learn more about the 2024 awards and to see the finalists.
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Net Zero Renovation Training Coming to Vancouver Island
CHBA VI
All three levels of the Canadian Homebuilders' Association will partner on April 10 and 11 in Nanaimo to present the 'Towards Net Zero for Renovations' initiative to local participants.
Hosted by CHBA Vancouver Island this unique training session will introduce the latest developments on approaches to Net Zero/Ready Homes focused on optimizing performance and costs.
To register for the event, please get in touch with CHBA VI or CLICK HERE. Attendees who attend both days will earn 12 CPD. Knowledge of building science is a prerequisite for this training.
For more information on the Net Zero Renovation Program, please CLICK HERE.
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CHBA VI Partners with Vancouver Island University to Showcase Trades Careers
VIU
Coming up on Saturday, April 6, CHBA Vancouver Island is sponsoring a great event which will showcase the 20 different trades and technology programs on offer at Vancouver Island University (VIU).
The showcase takes place at the VIU Trades Discovery Centre in Nanaimo from 10 am to 2 pm. Attendees will be able to try out a fun activity related to each of the trades offered.
Faculty and current students will be there to run demos, answer questions about career pathways and share more about what each program is like.
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Last Chance to Register: Residential Enclosure Retrofits: A Hands-On Experience (Nelson)
CHBA BC
Unlike new builds, retrofit projects come with many challenges from unknowns that must be met with creativity, adaptation, and a strong knowledge of best-practice retrofit solutions.
Coming to Nelson, BC and presented in partnership with RDH Building Science, the new Residential Enclosure Retrofits: A Hands-On Experience course specifically focuses on the limitations and challenges contractors face when undertaking enclosure retrofits on existing homes.
Location: Nelson
Date: April 10
Cost: $299 (25% for CHBA BC members. Email [email protected] for details)
7 CPD Points
*Registration will close soon
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.
Register 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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Upcoming Workshops Provide Opportunity for Feedback on Changes to Electric Tariff
BC Hydro
Over the last year, BC Hydro has been engaging with stakeholders about proposed changes to the Electric Tariff. You can learn more about the changes being considered and share your feedback at upcoming workshops that BC Hydro is hosting:
- April 9 — Section 8: Distribution extension — 35 kV or less
- Updates to cost allocations between you and BC Hydro and BC Hydro's contribution allowance to improve customer cost certainty and reduce connection costs.
- April 11 — Section 4: Metering of multi-occupancy residential buildings
- Update to the metering requirement for multi-occupancy residential buildings to require new residential buildings to provide individual meters for each unit.
If you'd like to receive an invitation to attend either (or both) workshops, please email [email protected].
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Request For Proposals: Designs for Standardized Infill Housing
BC Government
The Ministry of Housing is seeking design services from those with experience and knowledge in small-scale multi-unit infill housing for the Ministry's Standardized Housing Design Project. The anticipated outcome of the Project is a provincially owned catalogue of standardized, customizable small-scale building designs that local governments, builders, and small-scale developers can employ to help streamline development approval processes.
The Contractor will assist the Ministry by producing a minimum of ten (10) small-scale multi-unit housing designs in accordance with the design parameters set out in this RFP. The contract is expected to begin in April 2024 and end in August 2024. Draft and final designs will be reviewed and approved by the Ministry with support from Ministry design consultants. Final designs are expected to be delivered by August 2024.
More information may be found here.
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Homebuilders in the Okanagan, don't miss your chance to register for the popular hands-on 