Mark Holland
Sustainability Planner
 Holland Barrs Planning Group

As a measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, last year the BC Government announced a new BC Green Building Code to be implimented in spring 2008.

Trudy Rotgans and Bob Thompson from the Building and Safety Policy Branch will discuss greening of the BC Building Code and how the new BC Green Building Code will affect the building industry. Learn what regulatory changes we can expect in the short and long term.

 GreeningBCBuildingCode_TrudyRotgans.pdf

Trudy Rotgans
Manager
Building & Safety Policy Branch
Office of Housing & Construction Standards

Green Buildings BC: Local Government Program is an initiative of the Province to assist local governments in carrying out comprehensive energy efficiency retrofits of their facilities. This presention will introduce the program and outline some of the benefits local governments can expect to see from undertaking such an initiative.

 ComprehensiveRetrofits_MichaelWilson.pdf

LEEDing the Way: Partnerships in Planning a 500 acre Green Community
Westhills in Langford will be one of the first LEED neighbourhoods in Canada.  Learn how this project has built a successful partnership with the City of Langford to achieve common goals and objectives. And all within a remarkable short time for rezoning (12 months)!
www.westhillsbc.com/vision

Jordan Fisher
Manager of Sustainable Development
Westhills

Emilie Adin
Deputy Planner
City of Langford

Shaping the Future - Ucuelet's Off the Grid Vision
Mayor and Council of Ucuelet are taking a leadership role in sustaining themselves for the future. From adopting a LEED Gold rating systems for all new developments, to a progressive affordable housing strategy, to examining how to get themselves off the Hydro Grid using wave technology, this small rural town has already received International awards for their community planning initiatives.

 Ucluelet_DianneStJacquesFeliceMazzoni.pdf

Dianne StJacques
Mayor
District of Ucluelet

Felice Mazzoni
Director of Planning
District of Ucluelet

Building with Balance - Back to Common Sense - Hornby Island
A green builder for over 30 years, Alan Fletcher will take us back to the basics by focusing on the reality of building with balance and using common sense. Rather than relying on heavy handed regulation, he proposes we need to re-assess how we think about our homes and move away from them just being technical systems and back to a sense of place within the home and community for the long term. Alan will also address form and function relating to the environment the home may exist in.

Alan Fletcher
President
AFC Construction

As the Climate Change agenda comes to the forefront, Conservation Strategies and Green Bylaws are becoming key tools to a community's success.  This session will review the Comox Valley Conservation Strategy, the new Green Bylaws Toolkit by Ducks Unlimited and the Green Shores rating system to help understand how best practises for environmental stewardship can be incorporated into local government.

 CVConservationStrategy_JackMinard.pdf

 GreenBylawsToolkit_GerardLeBlanc.pdf

 GreenShores_HarrietRueggeberg.pdf

Jack Minard
Executive Director
Comox Valley Land Trust

Gerard LeBlanc
Representative
 Ducks Unlimited

Harriet Rueggeberg
Green Shores
 

Imagine living in a home where you provide your own electricity from the sun that shines on your roof and the wind that blows past your front door. Rob Baxter, director at the Vancouver Renewable Energy coop, will share his hands-on experience of how to successfully tie solar and wind in the Hydro Grid. 

 TyingSolarWindintoHydroGrid_RobBaxter.pdf
 

Rob Baxter
Director
 Vancouver Renewable Energy Co-op

Powersmart Energuide for New Homes is one of the first steps  builders can take to greening their projects.This techical session will examine the steps residential builders (single family & multi) can take to achieve Energuide rating and the incentive programs available.

 Powersmart_ChrisHannahDougOverholt.pdf

Hear how Parksville builder Aaron Vega has achieved the highest Energuide Rated home (88) to date.

 Energuide88_AaronVega.pdf
 

This session will look at the how the Tseshaht nation took a leadership role in their community with hands-on construction training of local band members to build and incorporating green architectural features (site environment design, natural lighting, use of local materials) in building the masterpiece Tseshaht First Nation Multi-Plex Building on the Somass River in Port Alberni.

 Tseshaht_LES-GERRY-LUBOR.pdf

Les Sam
Chief Councillor
 Tseshaht First Nation

Gerry Boyko
Construction Manager
Tseshaht First Nation

Lubor Trubka 
Principal
 Lubor Trubka Associates Architects 

Renewable energy is the next step in ensuring our homes or buildings are self-reliant. Join two reputable Vancouver Island distributors in understanding the how to's of Geo and Solar Thermal energy.  Learn the basics of how these systems work and how they can be seamlessly integrated into your home or project.

 Geothermalheating_WilfScheuer.pdf 

 SolarWaterHeating_GregWhite.pdf
 

Wilf Sheuer
Principal
Prostar Mechanical


Greg White
President
SolarCrest

With weather patterns changing all over the world, heating solutions for commercial and residential projects must address local climate conditions. Learn from two reputable local distributors about gaining heat efficiency in our Vancouver Island climate by using air source heat pumps (commercial & for homes), air thermal and water on demand. Let an experienced builder help answer the how to on site questions.

 AirsourceHeatpumps_TimoLucas.pdf

 SpaceandWaterHeating_MatthewSalkeld.pdf
  

Timo Lucas
Sales
Trane

Matthew Salkeld
Owner
Energywise Technologies
Certified Energy Advisor

Chris Erb
Owner
Superb Construction

What is 'Net Zero' and can we achieve in our buildings? Mechanical engineer, Albert Bicol, will discuss the net-zero design approach using project examples. Speaking on human comfort, energy use, passive design, microclimate analysis and project modelling, he and his firm are at the forefront in shaping the mechancis of energy efficiency.

 CanWeAchieveNetZero_AlbertBicol.pdf

Albert Bicol
Partner
Cobalt Engineering

Sustainability can make money, not just add cost. Chris led the world's first study of the value of green buildings and has advised governments, developers and lenders on how green can be turned into gold, making sense not only for the environment, communities but also to the bottom line. He will provide real world examples of how green can be made to work.

Chris Corps
Principal
Asset Strategics

Timber is one of British Columbia's most important building materials. How can the timber products used contribute to green buildings and a more sustainable world? Find out how timber certified under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - the world's premiere green certification - contributes to the LEED and Built Green Rating Systems.

 FSCBCSupplyandDemand_JohnCathro.pdf

 FSCCanada_TonyMarcil.pdf

 LEEDforHomesandFSC_ChrisHiggins.pdf
  

Mike Vitt (panel moderator)Forestry Program Mgr
  Ecotrust Canada

John Cathro
Forester

Antony Marcil
President & CEO
FSC Canada

Chris Higgins
LEED for Homes Coordinator
Canada Green Building Council

Built Green is an industry driven voluntary program that promotes 'green' building practises to reduce the impact building has on the environment. This technical session will focus on what is Built Green, how does it work and how to become Built Green certified. Two Vancouver Island builders will discuss their Built Green homes and why they have chosen to work with this rating system.

Richard Kadulski
Principal
 Kadulski Architects

Chris Erb
Owner
Superb Construction
CHBA BC President

Gordon English
Owner
Genco Construction

To compliment its Nanaimo research facility, the Malaspina University/College Center for Shellfish Research is developing a Shellfish Aquaculture Research and Training farm in Deep Bay. Focused on sustainable design, Ron Kato and Brian Kingzett will showcase the proposed Deep Bay Field Station.

 DeepBay_RonKato.pdf

Looking to the future, architect Carsten Jensen has designed and nearly completed construction of an environmentally responsible pre-fab house called E3 in Qualicum Beach. Highlighting pre-fab systems, he will discuss the key features of building environmentally responsible homes.

 E3_CarstenJensen.pdf

Builder Paul Witt of Nutmeg Homes was selected to build one of two Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) Homes with a Difference in British Columbia in 2007. Showcasing this recently completed home in Comox, Paul will highlight the benefits of using concrete.

Carsten Jensen
Architect
 Jenesys Buildings

Ron Kato
Architect
Larry McFarland Architects

Brian Kingzett
Field Station Manager
Centre for Shellfish Research

Paul Witt
Owner
Nutmeg Homes

Jim Dumont
P.Eng, P.Ag
 McElhanney Engineering

Alan Hampshire
P.Eng
McElhanney Engineering

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a market-based rating system that facilitates and certifies hgher energy and environmental performance of buildings and communities.  This technical session will focus on giving participants a broad understanding of what LEED is, how it works and how projects qualify.

 LEEDRatingandbeyond_JordanFisher.pdf

 AchievingLEEDPlatinum_RonKato.pdf
      

Jordan Fisher, LEED AP
Cascadia Region Green Building Council - VI Chapter

Ron Kato
Associate Architect
Larry McFarland Architects

Quality indoor air is essential to healthy living. With off gasing from building materials, water condensation and lack of fresh air from air tight homes, proper ventilation is critical now than ever before. Two builders and an architect discuss their approaches to creating and building breathing houses.

Richard Kadulski
Principal
 Kadulski Architects

Alan Fletcher
President
AFC Construction

Gordon English

Owner, Genco Construction

Living on the smaller islands, residents often have to find creative ways to support their everyday living. With frequent hydro brown outs, water shortages, limited external food supply, going local is a literal reality for Island residents. Home builders Trevor Billy from Texada Island and Ed Hoeppner will showcase sustainability from the ground up. 

 IndepentGreenCottage_TrevorBilly.pdf

 Hydro-lodge-icalCycle_EdHoeppner.pdf
 

Trevor Billy
Consultant
 Green Planet Consulting

Ed Hoeppner
Owner
Aquarian Systems

Green building rating systems give credits for certified wood used in projects. LEED specifically requires that the wood be FSC certified. This moderated panel tells us who is producing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber in BC and what FSC certified wood products are available for green buildings on Vancouver Island.

 FSCcertificationISSAAK_MikeVitt.pdf

 EcotrustCanada_OrrinQuinn.pdf
 

Mike Vitt 
Forestry Program Mgr
 Ecotrust Canada

John Cathro 
(panel moderator)
Independent Forester

Orrin Quinn
Forestry Program Mgr
 Ecotrust Canada

Steve Roscoe
Owner
Woodland Flooring

With labour shortages increasing, construction costs rising and the need for more efficiency on job sites, the call to using Pre-Fab Building Systems is getting stronger. This session will present two different pre-fab building systems available to builders and home owners.

 PacificHomes_TorNawrot.pdf

 SIPPre-BuiltComponentsandAssemblies_LarryCroome.pdf

Tor Nawrot
Marketing
 Pacific Building Systems

Larry Croome
Owner
SIP Building Systems

There is no doubt that BC’s Forest Industry has undergone major changes over the last decade or more. Some of these changes have been particularly difficult for communities and companies, and for many the industry’s future is uncertain. However, there have been important developments and trends worldwide that are not as well known as those that have captured the local headlines. Consumers’ increasing concern about the environment and the source of the wood products they purchase is resulting in a growing demand for environmentally certified or “green” timber. These facts will have a profound impact upon the future shape of the BC Forest industry. 

In addition to his duties as the head of FSC Canada since 2005, Antony Marcil is known internationally for his leadership in industrial and urban environment, health and safety policy and practices. He was the President and CEO of the World Environment Center for 10 years. In 1997, the Earth Times reported Mr. Marcil as one of the world’s Top 100 Figures in Environment, Sustainable Development and Social Issues.  

 FSCCanada_Lunch_TonyMarcil.pdf
  

Antony Marcil
President & CEO
FSC Canada

This roundtable is a cross dialogue to get a better understanding about the costs associated with building green and any capacity issues around skilled labour and green building materials that are arising. Moderated by Kim Stephens, this dynamic group of builders, consultants, program directors and Green Buildings BC will discuss what the market reality of building green on Vancouver Island looks like, what are the barriers to building more green projects, how are these overcome?

Moderated by Kim Stephens & John Finnie (CAVI)
Bernie Gaudet,Green Buildings BC xxxxxx Development Services
  John Knappet, Knappet Projects
Bruce Blair, Ellis Don
Chris Erb, Superb Construction
Alan Fletcher, AFC Construction Gordon English, Genco Construction
Tom Plumb, Kinetic Construction
Aaron Vega, A. Vega Contracting
Les Sam, Les Sam Construction Ron Kato, Larry McFarland Architects
Martin Golder, Golder Architects Les Brown, RBE Engineering Douglas Campbell, North Island College
John McNestry, Discovery College