Community Energy Association

Zero Carbon Step Code: Energy efficiency in Part 9 buildings

Builders, designers, housing managers, HVAC technicians, energy advisors, building officials:

Join the Community Energy Association to learn about the Building Code changes implemented province-wide on May 1st through the BC Step Code. Talk to Builder/developer and CHBA BC Vice President Mark Bernhardt about proven, cost-effective strategies to improve energy efficiency in new construction using the performance pathway.

Building Science Fundamentals: A virtual lab

Join us for a two-hour live virtual demonstration of building science fundamentals and how it applies to retrofit and new build scenarios.

Instructors James Bourget and Geoff Kirkpatrick will take us through building envelope considerations and best practices in their virtual lab, using roof to wall, window, and wall penetration mock-ups designed to demonstrate real-world scenarios and solutions.

Ensuring Quality Heat Pump Installations: Verifying F280 Load Calculations

A webinar series to support builders, designers, HVAC technicians, energy advisors and building officials in building an understanding around crucial factors and industry standards that should be adhered to for ensuring the utmost quality in heat pump installations.

This webinar focuses on how to understand an F280-12 report and use its results to determine whether the proposed heat pump for installation is appropriate in both new build and retrofit scenarios.

Quality Heat Pump Installations: Commissioning & Performance Verification

A webinar series to support builders, designers, HVAC technicians, energy advisors and building officials in building an understanding around crucial factors and industry standards that should be adhered to for ensuring the utmost quality in heat pump installations.

This webinar dives deeper into proper commissioning and performance verification of heat pumps. Topics include commissioning the heat pump to ensure it is operating at its optimal performance, equipment start-up procedures and documentation of results, and the importance of homeowner education.

Ensuring Quality Heat Pump Installations: Balance Point Calculations

Join our monthly sessions to gain insights into top-notch heat pump installations. Every month, Rob Pope from Ecolighten Energy Solutions will guide us through crucial factors and industry standards that should be adhered to for ensuring the utmost quality in heat pump installations. This second webinar will focus on understanding and applying balance point calculations to your heat pump installs.

Ensuring Quality Heat Pump Installations: HVAC Guide for Part 9 Homes

Join our monthly sessions to gain insights into top-notch heat pump installations. Every month, Rob Pope from Ecolighten Energy Solutions will guide us through crucial factors and industry standards that should be adhered to for ensuring the utmost quality in heat pump installations. This first webinar will focus on understanding the HVAC Guide for Part 9 Homes (CSA SEP-17:23) and how HVAC installers and other building professionals can use the guide to ensure proper design, sizing, installation, and commissioning for HVAC systems.

F280-12 in Practice

This full day session includes a review of the practical application of heat pump load calculations using F280-12 software and a site visit to discuss the pre-changeout processes and data collection for reviewing existing HVAC equipment performance.