Early Design Analysis & Challenges of High-Performance Buildings

A Living Labs Lecture, November 1, 2.30pm-4pm, NE01-Room 239

BCIT’s new Buildings are designed to reduce the Institute’s Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and to meet the highest level BC Energy Step Code 4.

To achieve this requires buildings that minimize energy use and maximize operational efficiency. But what does design for a high-performance building really entail?

This lecture brings together experts from leading firms Patkau Architects, Focal Engineering, and Introba who are working on the Trades and Technology Complex Project to address this topical issue.

Topics will include what measurements and metrics can we use to understand building performance and how the building’s shape, form, massing and orientation contributes to its performance.  Passive design approaches mixed with active building system approaches will also be touched upon.  How they can align along with controls/monitoring of the facility.  Lastly, the lecture will also look at how climate change is affecting design assumptions.

Speakers.

• Patkau Architects – Greg Boothroyd, Architect AIBC FRAIC, LEED AP
• Focal Engineering – Riley Beise P.Eng., BEMP
• Introba – Kevin Shea, P.Eng., CPHD, LEED Green Associate & Sean Casey, MFA, Assoc IALD + IES | Associate

Patkau Architects: We are an architecture and design research studio based in Vancouver, Canada. The practice was founded in 1978 by Patricia and John Patkau. We deliver a wide variety of project types, ranging in scale from art installations to custom homes and major urban buildings.

Focal Engineering – Zero Carbon: Focal Engineering was established in 2015 and has provided energy services to hundreds of projects. As independent energy modellers, we take a whole building perspective to energy analysis, balancing the importance of the building envelope, mechanical and other building systems.

Introba – Mechanical: Is one of the world’s largest building engineering and consulting firms with more than 1,000 employees in offices across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Serbia, and Australia.  Introba is the coming together of Integral Group, Ross & Baruzzini, Elementa Engineering, and Elementa Consulting.

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