CAGBC

Tuesday November 14 and Wednesday November 15 2023 from 10:00am-12:30pm PST

DATES: Tuesday October 3, Thursday October 5, Tuesday October 10 and Thursday October 12
DURATION: 10hrs - 4 sessions of 2.5hrs each

Tackling embodied carbon is critical to addressing the climate crisis and minimizing the overall footprint of the built environment. Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials and also typically the single largest contributor to a building’s embodied carbon. 

This webinar will be delivered in French, with English interpretation available*

(FR) Rejoignez Francis Fortin et Élodie Simard pour une présentation décrivant comment ce projet inspirant s'est concrétisé, suivie d'une table ronde et d'une séance de questions et réponses ouverte à l'auditoire. Vous apprendrez comment l'équipe du projet a réussi à réduire le carbone intrinsèque pendant la construction, à réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et l'impact que cela a sur les utilisateurs de l'espace.

To close out our first Accelerating to Zero In-Person Learning session, we’re inviting CAGBC members & other green building professionals in the area to gather at Tap & Barrel Convention Center location between 4-9pm PST.

As building electrification efforts expand to reduce GHG emissions, distributed energy resources are also transforming the grid’s value proposition. New technologies—such as electric vehicles, distributed renewable generation, and energy storage—require the Transmission and Distribution system to accommodate them in a fast, safe, and low-cost manner.

The Accelerating to Zero Best Practices Exchange (BPX) is a newly launched series of conversations with Canada’s leading zero-carbon experts. The series focuses on exploring the innovative solutions, strategies and technologies that will help advance the sector along the path to a net-zero future. Each ask-the-expert interview invites meaningful dialogue to tackle both the technical and market challenges inherent in designing, constructing, and managing resilient, zero-carbon buildings.

Our in person adaptation of the popular online Zero Carbon Workshop includes important foundational knowledge for zero-carbon buildings, with an emphasis on the latest versions of CAGBC’s Zero Carbon Building standards.  The ZCB-Design Standard v3 and the ZCB-Performance standard v2 apply to all new buildings except single and multi-family residential buildings that fall under Part 9 of the National Building Code.  The requirements for both new and existing buildings will be addressed and participants will have the opportunity to participate in a live Q&A and interactive activities to r

This is a 4-part course (all taking place at 3:00-5:30pm PST:

Session 1: August 8th

Session 2: August 10th

Session 3: August 15th

Session 4: August 17th

These workshop webinars will review important foundational knowledge for low-carbon buildings, with an emphasis on the latest versions of CAGBC’s Zero Carbon Building standards. The requirements for both new and existing buildings will be addressed. Topics include:

- The zero carbon balance,
- The zero carbon transition plan,
- Embodied carbon,
- Thermal Energy Demand Intensity (TEDI),
- Energy use Intensity (EUI),
- Peak demand, and
- Renewable energy