Building Smart seminars are focused on aspects of the construction or design of single detached houses and townhouses. The seminars are of interest to Licensed Residential Builders, contractors, trades, architects, engineers, building officials/inspectors, suppliers, and others involved in the home building industry.
The Building Smart Resource Guides provide more information related to the seminar.
Building Smart Seminar Series
Past Building Smart seminars
Building Smart #1: Avoiding Moisture Problems in Houses
Building Smart, Spring 2004
Building Smart #1 & #2 Resource Guide
Building Smart #2: Avoiding Moisture Problems in Houses: Building Envelope Systems and Details
Building Smart, Fall 2004
Building Smart #1 & #2 Resource Guide
Building Smart #3: Soils, Foundations, Crawlspaces and Basement Wall Finishing
Building Smart, Spring 2005
Building Smart #3 Resource Guide
Building Smart #4: Attics, Roofs, Balconies and Decks
Building Smart, Fall 2005
Building Smart #4 Resource Guide
Building Smart #5: EnerGuide Demystified
Building Smart, Spring 2006
Building Smart #5 Resource Guide
Building Smart #6: Impact of the 2006 BC Building Code - Part 9 Residential Construction
Building Smart, Fall 2006
Building Smart #6 Resource Guide
Building Smart #7: Cladding and Moisture Protection
Building Smart, Spring 2007
Building Smart #7 Resource Guide
Building Smart #8: Heating Choices - A Survivor’s Guide for Builders
Building Smart, Fall 2007
Building Smart #8 Resource Guide
Building Smart #9: Windows: Performance, Selection and Installation
Building Smart, Spring 2008
Building Smart #9 Resource Guide
Building Smart #10: 
Insulating Concrete Form (ICF) Walls in Residential Construction
Building Smart, Fall 2008
Building Smart #10 Resource Guide
Building Smart #11: Airtightness in Residential Construction
Building Smart, Spring 2009
Building Smart #11 Resource Guide
Building Smart #12: Changes to Part 10 of the BC Building Code and Emerging Green Technologies
Building Smart, Spring 2010
Building Smart #12 Resource Guide
Building Smart #13: Insulating – The 
Cold, Hard Facts Building Smart, Fall 2010
Building Smart #13 Resource Guide (will be available soon)
Building Smart #14: Making It Work: 
Design and Details for New Seismic and Envelope Requirement, Spring 2011
Building Smart #15 – Homes for Life: Building for Now and the Future, Fall 2011
