Engineering
Electrification, building retrofits, decarbonization, and energy code changes were major focus areas for building engineers in 2024. Join your industry colleagues at BUILDEX and experience educational content and solutions to help equip your engineering practice for Vancouver’s evolving built environment.
FEATURED ENGINEERING EXHIBITORS
Airtight Solutions – Booth 907
BuildingPoint Canada – Booth 1416
Huber Engineered Woods – Booth 804
Plasti-Fab Ltd/Insulspan Division of Plasti-Fab Ltd. – Booth 711
Schneider Electric Canada Inc. – Booth 623
Spatial Technologies – Booth 1523
Vancity Electric – Booth 1137
FEATURED ENGINEERING SESSIONS
Wednesday, February 14
W07: Essential Advice on How to Electrify Multi-Unit Residential Buildings, Overcome Barriers and Access Support
09:00AM-10:00AM
W18: Scaling Up: Achieving Climate Action Targets at the Portfolio Level
10:30AM-11:30AM
W29: Decarbonization with Time-Independent Energy Recovery (TIER) Plant: What is it and how to apply it
1:00PM-2:00PM
W31: Advanced Seismic Resources for Building Structures in BC
1:00PM-2:00PM
Presenting Partner: Engineers Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC)
W43: Shallow Energy Retrofits for Single Assets or Smaller Portfolios: Preparing for Existing Building Carbon Regulations in British Columbia
2:30PM-3:30PM
Thursday, February 15
T01: Building Capacity: Overcoming the Biggest Local Barriers to Prefab Mass Timber in BC
09:00AM-10:00AM
Sponsor: LABTEST
T21: Building Design in the Age of Machine Intelligence
10:30AM-11:30AM
T24: Net Emissions Strategies for Residential Encapsulated Mass Timber Construction Buildings That Achieve BC Energy Step Code & VBBL Compliance
1:00PM-2:00PM
Presenting Partner: BC Housing
T31: From individually gas heated buildings to a low carbon district energy campus
1:00PM-2:00PM
T38: Igniting Innovation: Lessons Learned From the World’s Largest Mass Timber Fire Test
2:30PM-3:30PM
Presenting Partner: Wood Works
BUILDEX ENGINEERING KEYNOTE
Session W35 - Construction Keynote: Welcoming Skilled Workers & Newcomers to Canada to Build BC’s Workforce: Solutions to the Skilled Labor Shortage in Our Province
Wednesday, February 14
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: Tradeshow Floor- BUILDEX Mainstage (Booth 843)
Presenting Partner: Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA)
FREE TO ATTEND
MUST ATTEND SHOW FEATURES
Buildings. More Solutions, Less Carbon.
NEW for 2024: Join a stream of educational content from the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) building decarbonization programs: Building to Electrification Coalition (B2E), CLF British Columbia, and ZEBx. Discover how to best use B.C. Hydro's low carbon electricity to decarbonize residential and commercial buildings, how embodied carbon is transforming the building industry, and what City of Vancouver's upcoming requirements to measure and report energy and emissions mean for the built environment.
Dates and times:
Wed., February 14, 9:00am – 3:30pm
Thu., February 15, 9:00am – 3:30pm
BC Wood Pavilion
The BC Wood Pavilion at BUILDEX features locally sourced and produced wood products from some of BC’s top manufacturers and suppliers. Come and visit the show floor to learn more about innovative wood architecture and engineering, BC’s forest resources, wood industry advancements and services, and more.
Dates and times:
Wed., February 14, 9:30am – 5:00pm
Thu., February 15, 9:30am – 4:00pm
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