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CHBA BC Making an Impact at Home Building Week in Canada
CHBA BC
 This week, home builder associations from across the country are gathered in Banff for CHBA National’s Home Building Week in Canada. The week is an important opportunity for CHBA BC to meet with our colleagues to share best practices, exchange ideas and set the priorities of the national association for the next year.
We are pleased to share the news that at Wednesday’s Annual Meeting of Members, CHBA BC’s Past President and Sea to Sky member, Alex Tavuchis, was named to the CHBA National board as a Presidential Appointee. In addition, CHBA CI’s Matt McCurrach will serve as 1st Vice President for the next year before moving into the role of President.
Both Alex and Matt are amazing representatives of CHBA BC as well as their local associations and we know they will have a great impact at the national level.
The finale of the week is tonight’s CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence. We’re looking forward to hearing which CHBA BC members will be bringing home one of these prestigious awards.
Details on the national awards are here.
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BC Takes Two at Association Leadership Awards!
CHBA BC
Some great news for two of our hardworking Executive Officers at the Association Leadership Awards taking place at CHBA National’s 2023 Housing Week in Canada.
CHBA CI’s Executive Officer Rose Choy has been named Executive Officer of the Year and CHBA VI’s Kerriann Coady scooped up the Community Service Award.
Congratulations Rose and Kerriann! Your recognition is well deserved for your hard work and dedication to your members and community!
 
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CHBA BC Education Takes the Show on the Road
CHBA BC
 Last week, our education team was on the road to Penticton, Nelson and Cranbrook to deliver a one-day training session, Mind the Gap: Preventing failures in HVAC and Airtightness. This marks the first in-person training session CHBA BC has delivered since the start of the pandemic.
Icon Homes founder, Joe Hart and Mark Bernhardt, President of Bernhardt Contracting took attendees for a deep dive into the BC Energy Step Code metrics for Part 9 buildings and how to achieve Step 3 and higher through design and building techniques to build better and minimize costs.
The highlight of each training session was an on-site visit for attendees at each location to conduct a blower door test at an active home-building project.
The roadshow also included a member engagement event in Cranbrook, where Pauline Rupp delivered an update on the BC Building Code and Carbon Pollution standard. The event brought both members and non-members together to discuss industry issues at a local pub.
Additional dates have been added to this roadshow, including April 28, 2023, in Kelowna. For more details, please click here.
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From the luxury appliances we sell to the relationships we keep, we value quality in all its forms. More than just high-end ranges, professional refrigeration, and laundry appliances — you can count on our dedicated sales teams to help build a dream home worth living in.
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Upcoming In-Person Training: Reaching Future Performance Targets Using Fundamental Enclosure Concepts
CHBA BC
BURNABY
Date: March 30, 2023
Location: Holiday Inn Express Metrotown
NELSON
Date: May 11, 2023
Location: Prestige Lakeside Resort
7 CPD points
Does the mindset for residential construction today correlate with the performance targets of tomorrow ... simply put ... No! High-performance residential buildings need to be highly durable, but what type of enclosure assemblies will meet future energy demand requirements? What are the renewable details associated with typical 15-20-year building enclosure assets (e.g., deck/balcony membranes and sloped roof systems)? How can you gain experience with new high-performance building performance methods before taking on your next project?
- Gain hands-on experience with high-performance air and water barrier membrane installation detailing known to improve efficiency, increase durability, and reduce installation costs
- Build the fundamental knowledge required to be successful in evaluating and implementing high-performance enclosure design demanded by current and future code requirements
- Learn cutting-edge renewable detailing approaches that can be implemented on even today’s projects
This event will provide multiple hands-on opportunities, including:
- Work to install an exterior sheathing membrane strip-in on a window rough opening penetration mock-up.
- Work to execute sheathing membrane starter penetration detailing for typical vent and electrical/mechanical vent penetrations.
Please ensure you register for the session in your preferred location:
Click Here to Register Now for Burnaby
Click Here to Register Now for Nelson
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Upcoming In-Person Training: Mind the Gap: Preventing failures in HVAC and Airtightness
CHBA BC
KELOWNA
Date: April 28, 2023
Location: Four Points by Sheraton Kelowna Airport Hotel
7.5 CPD points
This one-day course will take a deeper dive into the BC Energy Step Code metrics for Part 9 buildings and how to achieve Step 3 and higher through design and building techniques to build better and minimize costs. The content will focus on practical strategies for effective design, proper selection and installation of mechanical systems, and airtightness. Using real-world examples and different housing archetypes from local climates, we will examine why some projects fail while others pass easily.
Topics covered include:
- Design and material considerations for Step Code compliance
- Tips for communicating with mechanical designers and mechanical trades to ensure properly sized and installed HVAC equipment
- Airtightness best practices, testing process and checklist
This course will include an onsite component at the end of the day. Using a local real-world onsite home, the class will participate in a blower door test. This will include hands-on preparation for the test, highlighting common problem areas as well as strategies for improvement and repairs. This session will also discuss airtightness best practices and strategies for renovations.
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Upcoming Webinars
CHBA BC
Marketing & Project Sales
Date: March 2, 2023
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
4 CPD points
This session covers the process to design an effective sales and marketing strategy to better promote your business, earn referrals and sell new projects. Participants will analyze current promotional materials chosen by the instructor to identify the marketing and sales goals and strategies within an advertisement. From there, the group will identify their own current goals and strategies to align with their current market demographics, geographics and psychographics and work on a plan to refresh their sales strategies for 2023.
Register Now
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De-mystifying Construction Contracts: Key Terms to Protect and Grow your Business
Date: March 9
Time: 9:00 am-11:00 am
2 CPD points
This course will use the CHBA BC contract and other sample contracts to help viewers identify important contractual terms for their specific business.
Register Now
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Share Your Opinions on BC's Labour Market Shortages
BC Chamber of Commerce
 British Columbia’s workforce challenges are top of mind for most employers and a roadblock to growth, investment and success.
With that in mind, the BC Chamber of Commerce has launched a new two-phase study – Addressing the Labour Market Gap - that will seek to understand the disconnect between employers and job seekers and identify appropriate solutions.
Funded by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, the work will be undertaken in two phases through to January 2024:
- Phase 1 kicks off with the launch of the unique “Addressing the Labour Market Gap” survey that will seek to understand the needs of both employers and job seekers.
- Phase 2 will comprise community engagement activities in each of the seven economic regions of the province to identify appropriate solutions to the data findings.
The survey will run from February 7-24, 2023, at 5.00 pm PT. Access the survey here
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Pace Of Housing Starts Drops to Lowest Since 2020 Despite Supply Shortage
Vancouver Sun
 The pace of housing starts slowed in January to its lowest level since September 2020, according to data from CMHC.
The decline comes amid growing concern that a chronic housing supply shortage has driven up real estate prices and rents to unaffordable levels in recent years.
In June, the CMHC projected Canada would need to build 3.5 million additional housing units by 2030 to make housing affordable for all — a target that would require the pace of housing starts to more than double its current level.
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Energy Advisor Member Company Looking to Hire for Two Roles
E3 Eco Group
One of CHBA BC’s Energy Advisor member companies, E3 Eco Group, is seeking to fill two roles: Field Technician/Energy Advisor and Site Tester.
E3 Eco Group is an industry-leading consulting firm specializing in the performance and sustainability of buildings. Their core competencies include project management, energy modelling, air tightness testing and building science expertise.
The company supports builder clients to fulfill green building programs such as LEED, Step Code and Low Emission Green Buildings and delivers valuable services throughout the project’s lifecycle.
For more details, including the full job descriptions, please click here.
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