Construction Canada e-Newsletter: August 20, 2008

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Breaking News

Conserval Engineering worked with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the Olympic Village developer to bring this solar hybrid system to Beijing.

Photos courtesy Conserval Engineering

Made in Canada, the world's first photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) hybrid solar system is breaking ground at the Beijing Olympic Village. Mounted atop a service centre for Olympic athletes, the PV/T technology is one of the first commercially viable solar systems.

CSC News

Online PCD course begins in mid-September

Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is currently offering an online version of its Principles of Construction Documentation (PCD) course, with classes set to begin September 15.

CSC Conference news: photos from Halifax, updates from London

Attendees wanting to relive the 2008 CSC Conference can now download over four days of digital images, from seminars and dinners to Fun Night boat cruises and lobster feasts.

EIFS

Curtain Walls & Glazing

Acoustics

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Top Stories

Forecast calls for building code changes

Amidst predictions of heavy rains, flash floods, and tornadoes, the impact of climate change is expected to factor into the 2015 National Building Code of Canada (NBC) .

Canadians steel second place in design competition

Ontario's University of Waterloo students took second place at the eighth annual Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture/American Institute of Steel Construction (ASCA/AISC) Steel Design Student Competition.

Radon risks and the National Building Code

Health Canada estimates radon in single- and multi-family homes is responsible for 1900 deaths each year in Canada. The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) has created a task group to review current requirements in Part 5 and Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) for protecting building occupants from radon ingress.

Building permits take surprising plunge

According to Statistics Canada, a weak non-residential and residential sector pulled Canadian building permits down 5.3 per cent from May to June. This plunge was unexpected, as analysts had predicted an average decline of only one per cent.

Calendar

September 4-7
Global Conference and Expo Ageing & Design Montréal
International Federation on Ageing
Montreal, Que.
Palais des congrès de Montréal
www.ageingdesignmontreal.ca

September 7-10
FIDIC Annual Conference
International Federation of Consulting Engineers of Canada
Quebec City, Que.
Chateau Frontenac
www1.fidic.org/conference/2008

September 9-10
2008 Green Building Festival
Innovolve Group
Toronto, Ont.
Toronto Congress Centre
www.greenbuildingfest.com

September 24-27
MCA/World Plumbing/Canadian Institute of Heating International Conference
Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada
Calgary, Alta.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
www.mcac.ca

September 25-26
IIDEX/Neocon
Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario
Toronto, Ont.
Direct Energy Centre
www.iidexneocon.com

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