| The Homeowner Protection
Office was a sponsor of all three Canadian Home Builders' Association awards competitions
which promote excellence in the residential construction industry. A list of award winners
is available on the following CHBA web sites:CHBA BC - Georgie Awards
CHBA Kelowna - Thompson Okanagan Housing
Awards
CHBA
Victoria - CARE Awards
The Building
Envelope Solutions Theory and Practice Courses previously known as the
Builder’s Tool Box, is currently underway. This set of courses was developed by the
Homeowner Protection Office in partnership with the Canadian Home Builders’
Association of B.C. and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Here is the Registration form
Building Envelope
Research Symposium
October 2, 2001
Executive Airport
Plaza, Richmond, B.C.
The Homeowner
Protection Office and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation hosted B.C.’s
first Building Envelope Research Symposium. Contributing partners included the Building
Envelope Research Consortium (BERC), the Urban Development Institute (UDI) and the BC
Building Envelope Council (BC BEC).
The one-day event was attended by over
400 key industry representatives from British Columbia and Washington state including
builders, developers, building officials, architects, engineers, building envelope
consultants and renovators, building trades, building inspectors, home warranty insurance
providers building product suppliers and manufacturers and government agencies.
Key themes included research test
results and applications, quality assurance procedures, building envelope renovations,
high-rise construction and advanced systems. A trade show is also planned.
For more information and
registration forms:
Building Envelope Research Symposium brochure 
Building Envelope Research Symposium trade
show
Building
Envelope Research Symposium list of speakers 
Homeowner Protection Office
and Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation news release
Last Updated: July 29, 2003 |
