National Building Code (Illustrated Guide)
Training & Events
Stay up to date with online workshops, courses, webinars and events designed to help you learn about best construction practices, high performance buildings, and provincial regulations such as the Energy Step Code.
Following is a list of upcoming training opportunities offered in the Regional District of Central Kootenay. To register or for additional details, please contact the training provider directly.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND COURSES
RDCK Information Sessions: New 2024 BC Building Code:
The RDCK building inspection service provided an information session on the new 2024 BC Building Code:
Any permits submitted on or after March 8, 2024 will be applicable to the 2024 Code
Ensuring Quality Heat Pump Installations Webinar Series
Join Ecolighten Energy Solutions monthly to gain insights into top-notch heat pump installations. All those working in the new build and retrofit space are welcome
F280-12 in Practice
Rossland, BC
April 23, 2024
This full day session includes a review of the practical application of heat pump load calculations using F280-12 software and a site visit to discuss the pre-changeout processes and data collection for reviewing existing HVAC equipment performance.
Manufactured Homes Webinar Series
Join Ecolighten Energy Solutions for this two-part webinar series focused on retrofitting manufactured homes.
RECORDED WEBINARS
BCBC 2018 Code Changes - Information Session
As of May 1, 2023, BC has mandated an increase in the base energy efficiency requirement for new buildings by 20 per cent over an equivalent 2018 base building. This is equivalent to Step 3 for Part 9 (simple) buildings, and Step 2 for Part 3 (complex) buildings. Please see the Step Code page for more information.
On April 13, 2023, the RDCK and RDKB co-hosted a webinar detailing these changes. The recorded webinar can be see on the RDKB website.
Kootenay Clean Energy Transition - Information Sessions for Contractors
The Clean Energy Transition has been hosting webinars for contractors and homeowners on topics relating to energy efficiency in new and existing homes. You can access the recorded webinars at www.shiftshappening.ca.
Home Performance Stakeholder Council – Energy Retrofits Training
The Home Performance Stakeholder Council (HPSC) is a not-for-profit society that supports the growth of the home performance industry in BC. The HPSC offers free online training with the goal to enrol retrofit contractors in their Home Performance Contractor Network (HPCN). HPCN registration is valuable as homeowners are required to work with a HPCN registered contractor in order to qualify for CleanBC home energy efficiency rebates.
CEA Building A Legacy Webinar Series:
CEA Building A Legacy Webinar Series put on a series of webinars in 2022 on high performance building and Step Code. Recordings of these webinars can be seen on their ‘Building a Legacy Toolkit’ website, along with some other great resources at: https://www.communityenergy.ca/bal/.
You can access webinars on these topics:
• Marketing High Performance Homes
• Building a House as a System: Achieving Net Zero in Cranbrook, BC
• Residential Solar PV Systems: Demystified
• Cold Climate Heat Pumps: Mysteries Unraveled
• Working with an Energy Advisor
• Mechanical System Solutions (3 Part series)
• Enclosure & Airtightness Solutions
BCIT Zero Energy/Emissions Buildings Learning Centre
Online webinars and microcredentials available on zero emissions construction and high performance building.
BC Housing Learning on Demand
E-learning modules on several ‘Building Smart’ topics, including: insulating walls and roofs, airtightness, indoor environmental quality, evaluating thermal comfort, etc.
The content on this page was last updated April 17 2024 at 9:07 AM