BUILDEX
Attended Buildex Vancouver to listen to keynote speakers regarding future energy modeling needs, passive house, and the preparation for net-zero ready homes for 2032. Additionally walked the floor and interacted with various individuals promoting their environmentally friendly products. Seeing that the majority of the booths that were in the conference center consisted of new innovated environmentally friendly options to replace the environmentally harmful materials that were the products of choice during the 90’s-20 building era.
Points gained: 1
TCC Pool Renovation
Was brought on a field trip to examine the upgrades and systems that were being installed at the TCC pool in Kamloops. The guide showed and explained how these upgrades would reduce its carbon footprint that the pool produces. These upgrades are important because the pool uses a massive amount of energy to heat the pool water and to regulate the temperature in the building. Simple upgrades such as a heat retraction system that removes the water as it goes thru the filtering system to warm help warm up the fresh water prior to entering the pool significantly reduces the energy use for the pool building.
Points gained: 1
Energy Advisor Seminar
The guests talked about the implications that the step code has in relation to the Building Code and how it effects future residential and commercial buildings. In the next few years all buildings will need to have energy advisors and modelers to approve buildings in BC so that the buildings will be ready to accept the required mechanical systems such as: heat exchanger, solar panels, high efficiency heating systems that are necessary to have no building footprint.
Points gained: 1