In partnership with FortisBC’s BUILT BETTER program, HAVAN and CHBA Fraser Valley presented the fourth full-day session of a four-part series, “A Holistic Approach to Improving Airtightness.”
With buildings being the leading source of GHG emissions in Canada, new building standards like Passive House and the BC Energy Step Code are becoming norm to achieve sustainability targets and address climate change – and we are seeing dramatic changes, performance demands, and advances in North American fenestration.
Westeck’s Composite Door Frame PVC is maintenance free, resists swelling, rotting and splitting Up to 70% more thermally efficient to wood.
Future versions of the National Building Code (NBC) are expected to be mimicked by the provinces, providing a regulatory push that will increase product demand from larger, mid-level projects and make a persuasive business case for more manufacturers to invest. In the meantime, “Unless it is a high-end multi-unit or…
