What are Lunch and Learn Seminars?
BC Wood Specialties Group is a not-for-profit trade association representing British Columbia’s value-added wood manufacturing industry. The BC Wood Lunch & Learn program centers on increasing knowledge and experience related to designing and building with wood – with a desired outcome that the architectural and development community accelerates the adoption of existing and innovative wood-based products and building systems, as well as maximizing the appropriate use of wood in design and construction.
Our Lunch and Learn sessions are offered through live hybrid webinar or in-person presentations directly with Architectural, Developer, and Builder firms located in British Columbia. Hosted by BC Wood, all topics will be presented by industry professionals from BC’s value-added wood sector, and accredited for educational learning units.
BC Wood is a Recognized Educational Provider with the Architectural Institute of BC (AIBC), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and BC Housing.
BC Wood offers selected topics for individual participation. Go to the Calendar for upcoming sessions and registration.
List of Seminars
LUNCH AND LEARNS AVAILABLE FOR BOOKINGS IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2023:
1 LEARNING HOUR | AIBC 1 CORE LU | AIA 1 LU/HSW |BC HOUSING 1 CPD, INFORMAL
Description:
As buildings are increasingly designed for environmental, occupant health, and well-being in mind, there is a growing requirement for ventilation openings between enclosed spaces. Ventilation pathways are notorious for transmitting sound, and there is also the challenge of creating airflow pathways without the complexity of modifying ceilings and walls to accept ducting, vents, and grilles.
This presentation reviews ventilation and acoustical challenges associated with creating comfortable interior environments. It also discusses the latest in ventilated door solutions that addresses these challenges.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from VANAIR DESIGN.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore industry, environmental and health influences motivating the increased use of ventilation openings between spaces.
- Compare common ventilation openings, analyze their requirements, and the implications they have on acoustics.
- Learn about an integrally ventilated door and explain how acoustic design elements were incorporated to contribute to its acoustical attenuation.
- Identify factors to be considered when specifying ventilation openings.
1 LEARNING HOUR | AIBC 1 CORE LU | AIA 1 LU | BC HOUSING 1 CPD, INFORMAL
Description:
With the global imperative to move to a low carbon economy, the way buildings are designed, manufactured, and built is a key component. In this session, we will look at the considerations for low embodied carbon and high carbon sequestering buildings, at prefabricated interlocking wood building systems and with a specific focus on lodges (e.g., cultural, golf, fishing, yoga), cabins, and off-grid retreat projects.
In particular, we will learn about the structurally durable and aesthetically beautiful material of choice: Western Red Cedar, which is sustainably sourced and processed in British Columbia. Further discussion will be around the architectural design guidelines of prefabricated interlocking building systems – perfect for building on islands, water-access lots or other remote locations, while leaving a low ecological impact.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from Panabode International Ltd.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the designing and building advantages of using Prefabricated Interlocking Building Systems for Lodges, Cabin and Off-Grid Retreat projects. Particular attention will be made for off-grid and remote building considerations.
- Learn about common log wood species, the particular benefits of using Western Red Cedar– including how the wood is sustainably sourced, the machine milling process, the air- drying method, and care and maintenance.
- Learn why we need to consider more than operating emissions for designing low embodied carbon and high carbon sequestering buildings, and why wood is the material of choice.
- Discuss the architectural design guidelines of interlocking building system packages – including design trends and styles, thermal properties, natural settling of logs, care and maintenance, and other building materials required to complete the enclosure.
1 LEARNING HOUR | AIBC 1 CORE LU | AIA 1 LU/HSW | IDCEC 1 CEU
Description:
Forests play an important role in our lives. On the negative, they can be a significant source of global greenhouse emissions and a contributor to climate change through deforestation and poor forest management. On the positive, certifying forests and managing them sustainably is one of the best strategies to help in the fight against Climate Change. This course will explain the environmental importance of sustainable forest management, forest certifications, chain-of-custody certifications, forestry carbon cycles, certified sustainable wood products, and how to spot greenwashing claims by some manufacturers.
People are trying to align their lifestyles with the concept of reducing their carbon footprint and wonder what they can do to make a difference in the age of Climate Change. The good news is that specifiers and influencers are in a position to make a positive impact by aligning their values with those of sustainability – putting pressure on manufacturers, who in turn put pressure on lumber suppliers, who in turn put pressure on loggers and landowners to value sustainability and sustainable forests. And by educating customers on the environmental benefits of specifying certified sustainable wood products, they are doing their part to align their customers’ values to make the world a better place for us and for our children.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role that forests play in our lives, and the important role they play in combating Climate Change.
- Learn about the different third-party forest certification organizations and Forest Management Standards.
- Learn about Chain of Custody certification and specifying for products made from sustainable wood sources.
- Learn how to spot greenwashing claims made by some wood product manufacturers, and how to identify the manufacturers who are fully committed to sustainable sourcing. Furthermore, find out where to find certified wood, and how to incorporate it into project specifications.
1 LEARNINGHOUR/ AIBC 1 CORE LU/ AIA 1 LU/ BC HOUSING 1 CPD INFORMAL
Description:
Cladding products start with the most natural, healthy, and sustainable resource available to the building trades – wood. That wood is then engineered, machined, and coated to create a full line of siding and trim products that deliver performance, stability, and beauty.
This session identifies causes for on-site exterior paint failure issues and how these factors can be eliminated through factory pre-finishing. Then examines the factory coating process for pre-finished exterior woodworks and substrate materials from an industry leader that supplies exterior cladding solutions across North America. Case studies of exterior building materials in multi-family, education, custom homes, resort/hospitality, production homes, and commercial developments will also be studied.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from Woodtone.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about factory coating process for pre-finished exterior building materials
- Identify causes for on-site exterior paint failures and how to eliminate them through factory pre-finishing
- Discover the durable wood and substrate exterior building material profiles available in North America and their applications
- Learn about the sustainable resources and environmental practices applied in the factory pre-finishing process
1 LEARNING HOUR | AIBC 1 CORE LU | BC HOUSING 1 CPD, INFORMAL | AIA 1 LU
Description:
Fire Retardant Coatings and Building Code compliance is the hot topic of late in specification writing. Fire retardant coating technology has made great advancements in both safety and environmental issues. With building codes allowing for taller wood structures and as wood is gaining more popularity again for its occupant health, beauty and sustainability benefits- the role of fire-retardant protection grows in importance and increasingly becomes a standard construction material.
This seminar will give an overview of the latest in technology for fire retardant coatings, their viabilities and limitations for residential and commercial applications. Also discussed will be environmentally friendly coating and LEED compliant factory finishing options, and its advantages over on-site finishing.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from Fire Retardant Canada, A Division of Door Painters.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the different types of fire retardants and how they work.
- Understand the limitations of various fire retardants and how to specify alternative products.
- Learn about the Architectural Woodworkers Institute Coatings Compliance; Properties and Applications.
- Learn about how to earn LEED points with factory pre finishing versus on-site finishing
1 Learning Hour | AIBC 1 Core LU | AIA 1 LU/HSW | BC Housing 1 CPD, Informal
Description:
More Architects, Designers, and Homeowners are gravitating towards wood and other natural materials. Sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint continues to be a growing influence in consumers’ product choices, and innovative wood products are now at front and center. This presentation tells the story from the tree, specifically the Western Red Cedar, through sustainably managed processing into beautiful engineered wooden panels for exterior and interior walls, garage doors, and cabinet doors.
Wood is warm and aesthetically pleasing, but as a natural product there are concerns about its durability against the elements, finishing, and maintenance. This presentation also looks at how engineered edge-glued and cross-laminated Western Red Cedar panels can address these concerns, and how it compares with other cladding materials.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from Silva Timber Products.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how engineered wood panels are edge-glued and cross-laminated processed for performance and durability in extreme environments – against humidity, dryness, delamination, splitting, and termites.
- Learn about the sustainable processing cycle of the Western Red Cedar Tree from its salvage from CSA/PEFC Certified Forests, through milling, its zero-waste application, to its value-added production into engineered wooden panels for exterior and interior walls, garage doors, and cabinet doors.
- Understand the Architectural applications of engineered wood panels and its aesthetic and health benefits in comparison with other cladding materials.
- Gain knowledge of the natural weathering aspects of engineered wood panels, and options available for finishing and fire proof coatings.
1 LEARNING HOUR | AIBC 1 CORE LU | AIA 1 LU | BC HOUSING, 1 CPD, INFORMAL
Description:
This talk will outline deconstructing buildings instead of demolishing them, and the reclaimed building product possibilities created from the salvaged goods. The talk will be broken into 3 sections: Unbuilding, Reclaimed wood & products, and the future of the industry. We will begin by outlining the construction waste problem plaguing our industry and cities before showing existing solutions and the exciting future ahead.
The unbuilding section will outline the difference between traditional demolition, ‘green’ demolition and deconstruction. Visuals of all 3 services will be shown and the facts and figures of how impactful the transition to deconstruction will be – economically, environmentally and socially. Unbuilders’ business models will be presented – donation & acquisition model. The business models are contingent on material outlets and with the wave of deconstruction coming, large scale reclaimed wood manufacturing is required.
This transitions into reclaimed wood and reclaimed wood product offerings – all from locally salvaged buildings. Displayed will be typical materials that are salvaged (initial salvage and structural), their value, and their destination. We will outline and have physical examples of current and near term product offerings. We will leave room open to discuss and explore other products that may be of interest for our team to consider in the future.
Lastly the talk will explore how to design with reclaimed materials – the benefits and the challenges. The session will end by looking at the future of both deconstruction and construction with the urge for the professionals in the room to start designing with product and building end use in mind – design for disassembly.
This session will be presented by an industry professional from Unbuilders and Heirtage Lumber
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding why it is important to transition to deconstruction & using locally salvaged reclaimed materials
- How to speak about and convince clients that deconstruction is important and the method to utilize on redevelopment and renovations
- Selecting, specifying and designing with reclaimed materials
- Design for disassembly – making the buildings of the future circular – no more single use buildings.