British Columbia Building Envelope Council (BCBEC)

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NBEC LOGO COMPETITION

NBEC is looking for a new logo …

Founded in 1987 and after over twenty years of existence, the National Building Envelope Council (NBEC) is looking to renew its corporate logo.

NBEC is reaching out to all members and friends to submit ideas for a new corporate logo. The logo shall incorporate the NBEC letters and name. The logo should also symbolise the building envelope and Canadian character of NBEC.

The deadline for submittals is June 9, 2008. Submittals are to be sent to NBEClogo@cebq.org. The NBEC board of directors will be selecting a winning logo by June 16, 2008. The creator of the winning logo shall be awarded a free registration to the upcoming 12th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology (12CCBST) to be held in Montreal, Quebec on May 7 and 8, 2009 (valued at $485). More info on the 12CCBST is available at: www.cebq.org/NBEC.

About NBEC

The National Building Envelope Council (NBEC) is the National organization of Regional Canadian Building Envelope Councils (Regional BECs). There are presently a total of six Regional BECs spanning from the east to west coast of the country (Quebec, Ottawa, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia). NBEC and the Regional Building Envelope Council’s main focus are:

i) to encourage the pursuit of excellence in the design, construction, and performance of building

envelopes;

ii) to advance educational and technical standards within the building envelope industry;

iii) to contribute to the forwarding of the exchange of relevant technical information relating to the

design, construction, and performance of the building envelope;

iv) to do anything which is necessary to encourage the pursuit of excellence in the design,

construction, and performance of the building envelope;

v) to sponsor Canadian Building Science and Technology Conferences including the upcoming

12th Conference on Building Science and Technology.

More information on NBEC and the Regional BECs available here: www.nbec.net

GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!

HPO Building Envelope Guide for Houses

The Homeowner Protection Office (HPO ) is selling a guide entitled Building Envelope Guide for Houses - Part 9 Residential Construction.

This new, easy-to-use, Guide provides practical information on the design and construction of the building envelope for new homes constructed in accordance with Part 9 of the 2006 British Columbia Building Code (BCBC)and the 2007 Vancouver Building By-law (VBBL).

This Building Envelope Guide for Houses provides practical information on the design and construction of the building envelope for new homes, and should prove to be an invaluable resource for homebuilders.

The Guide contains:
* Step-by-step construction detail descriptions
* More than 150 full colour 3-D images
* Current building science principles and building code
requirements

Cost: $55 + shipping + taxes

You can preview and order the Guide on-line at www.hpo.bc.ca under "What's New".