This bulletin series provides practical information on new technologies, research results, good building practices and emerging technical issues in residential construction to Licensed Residential Builders and others in the industry. Check out the Builder Insight online Resource for links to more information related to the bulletin topic.
#9: Fenestration Energy Performance: A Roadmap for Understanding Requirements for Residential Buildings in British Columbia
The HPO’s newest Builder Insight bulletin looks at the energy performance requirements for windows, glazed doors and skylights used in residential buildings, and provides a roadmap for compliance. Energy performance requirements for fenestration have become more stringent in recent years. This bulletin will help clarify the building code and BC Energy Efficiency Act requirements and the supporting standards.
#8: Compatibility of Fasteners and Connectors with Residential Pressure Treated Wood
Builder Insight #8 bulletin provides builders
, designers, and those specifying treated wood for residential construction with the most up-to-date information available and best practice. In recent years, several studies have been conducted to examine recommendations for types of fasteners and connectors to be used in contact with treated wood.
Some of the most relevant reports are identified in this bulletin for easy reference.
#7: ASHRAE 90.1 – Requirements for the Building Enclosure: Understanding the Compliance Paths for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Understanding the requirements for the building enclosure and the compliance paths for multi-unit residential buildings under ASHRAE 90.1 is the focus of Builder Insight #7. While heat flow through the building enclosure cannot be prevented, it can be controlled to reduce the total energy consumption and improve comfort.
#6: Rainscreen Walls: Field Monitoring and Performance in Coastal British Columbia
Highlights the results of an industry-sponsored program that was performed to verify the long-term performance of rainscreen walls in multi-unit residential construction in British Columbia.
#5: No longer available – outdated
#4: No longer available – outdated
#3: Poured-in-place Concrete - Moisture Management Strategies
Highlights various strategies and steps that can be taken to facilitate continued effective design and construction practices for exposed poured-in-place concrete walls.
#2: 2006 BC Building Code - Part 9 Changes for Residential Builders
Provides an overview of the major changes contained in Part 9 of the 2006 BC Building Code, including the new objective-based code format as well as major technical revisions that you will need to know.
#1: : No longer available – outdated
