This full-day conference takes place on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Toronto Don Valley in Toronto, from 8:00am until 4:15pm. Attendees will earn 7.5 self-directed learning units from the Ontario Association of Architects.
Conference sessions in Toronto include:
* Understanding the Building as a System: From Design to Use
* What Are Your Envelope Retrofit Options, and What Will They Cost?
* An Overview of Rating Systems and Net Zero Buildings, and the Effect the Building Envelope has on a Green Building
* Moisture Management of the Vertical Building Envelope
*High-Performance Buildings: An Open Forum Focusing on What Can and Can’t be Achieved?
The conference repeats two weeks later, on Thursday, April 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, from 8:00am until 4:15pm. Attendees will earn 6 core learning units from the Architectural Institute of British Columbia.
Conference sessions in Vancouver include:
* The Building Envelope: How Passive Design and Envelope Affect Comfort and Energy
* What Are Your Envelope Retrofit Options, and What Will They Cost?
* An Overview of Rating Systems and Net Zero Buildings, and the Effect the Building Envelope has on a Green Building
* Mould, Moisture and Related Problems
* Litigation and the Building Envelope: An Assessment of the Critical Issues
Continental breakfast, refreshments, and a networking luncheon are included in the conference. The cost for each conference is $350 plus GST.
For more information, please visit www.buildingenvelopeforum.com.