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Pushing the Canada West Coast Wood Frame Construction Pushing the Envelope A publication of the Ontario Building Envelope Council Canada Spring 2012 West Coast Wood Frame Construction Canada Post Publications Agreement Number: 40609661 n n n TABLE OF CONTENTS Pushing the Envelope Canada UP FRONT A publication of the Ontario Building Envelope Council Message from the President ................................................................................................. 7 Spring 2012 Published For: The Ontario Building Envelope Council FEATURES 2175 Sheppard Avenue, East Suite 310 West Coast Wood Frame Construction ............................................................................. 11 Toronto, ON M2J 1W8 Phone: 416-491-2886 Wartime Housing: An Enduring Canadian Success Story ............................................... 13 Fax: 416-491-1670 Solar Air: Using Perforated Panels in Multi-Residential Units ...................................... 15 [email protected] www.obec.on.ca Gemini in the Sky: A Retrofit Strategy for Published By: Aging High-Rise Residential Buildings? ........................................................................ 17 Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Return all undeliverable addresses to: EQuilibrium™ Housing: A Path for the Future ............................................................... 19 52 Donald Street, Suite 300 Winnipeg, MB R3C 1L6 Toll Free: 1-866-999-1299 Toll Free Fax: 1-866-244-2544 MOVERS AND SHAKERS www.matrixgroupinc.net OBEC Dinner Seminars Expand Reach ........................................................................... 20 Publications Agreement Number 40609661 President & CEO NEWS AND VIEWS Jack Andress Genge’s Gripe ...................................................................................................................... 21 Chief Operating Officer Jessica Potter Building a Better Tomorrow Begins Today! Part I: [email protected] Buildings, Climate and Energy ........................................................................................ 24 Editor-in-Chief Technical Committee Update ............................................................................................ 27 Shannon Savory [email protected] BEC Roundup ..................................................................................................................... 28 Editor OBEC 2012 Award Winners .............................................................................................. 29 Alexandra Walld [email protected] TAKE ACTION Finance/Administration Shoshana Weinberg, Nathan Redekop, CCBST 2014 Conference Information .............................................................................. 31 Pat Andress [email protected] Join Us at the April 2012 Housing Seminar ..................................................................... 33 Director of Marketing & Circulation Shoshana Weinberg Sales Manager – Winnipeg .......................................................................................................... 34 Neil Gottfred BUYER’S GUIDE Sales Manager – Hamilton Brian Davey ON THE COVER: The “TamaRACK” project, devel- Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Account oped by Polygon, is located in Executives Coquitlam, British Columbia. Brandon Burke, Brian Davey, Brian MacIntyre, Situated at the base of Co- Brittney Black, Chantal Duchaine, Christopher quitlam’s Westwood Plateau, Smith, Colleen Bell, Dean Guzzo, Declan O’Donovan, Jeff Boyle, Jim Hamilton, Joe TamaRACK has views over Town DiBenedetto, Joel Lemieux, Kaylee Shallow, Ken Centre Park and is conveni- Percival, Kyle Yewman, Miles Meagher, Nathan ently close to every urban and Sellar, Patrick Lymburner, Peter Schulz, Rick natural amenity. It is the final Kuzie, Robert Choi, Theresa Teixeria, Wilma collection of apartment homes at Gray-Rose Coquitlam’s sought-after master- planned community of Dayanee Layout & Design Travis Bevan Springs. Photo credit: © Constructive Advertising Design Home Solutions. James Robinson ©2012 Matrix Group Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. OBEC does not specifically endorse the editorial, products or services contained within this magazine. These products and services are Contents may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or presented here as an indication of the various possibilities in the Marketplace. OBEC wishes to advise the reader that sound Building in part, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Science Practices should be applied to any and all product or service selections. OBEC does not make or imply any warrantees as to the The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily suitability of any of these products or services for any specific situation. Furthermore, the opinions expressed in this magazine’s editorial those of Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Printed in Canada. content may not necessarily reflect the opinions of OBEC. Pushing the Envelope Canada 5 n n n UP FRONT Message from the President OBEC President Sandra Burnell, BES, B.Arch, OAA t was on a bright sunny February ski attendance. Given that our January din- Board of Directors day when someone cheerfully intro- ner meeting was attended by more than duced our new season, “Sprinter.” 70 individuals, I would say that our first President I Sandra Burnell, BES, BArch, OAA To some, this may be considered amus- attempt was a success. ing; to others who are aware of the impact Revay and Associates Ltd. the depleting ice surface is having on our For those interested Past President historical weather patterns, this may be Gerald R. Genge (Jerry), P.Eng., C. considered alarming. in contributing to the Eng., BDS, BSSO, C.Arb., Q.Med. I would expect no one dreams we can GRG Building Consultants Inc. reverse the effects the industrial age has growth and influence President Elect had on our climatic conditions; however, Paul J. Pushman, B. Tech. (Arch. Sc.) I am aware of a contingent of individuals of OBEC, feel free to exp. who are focused not only on halting the impact but also providing practical, cost- join one our technical Secretary/Treasurer effective solutions that will extend the life Alen Vrabec, P.Eng., BSSO Halsall Associates of a building structure while increasing committees lead by the comfort of its inhabitants. A major- Director of Marketing ity of these solutions start with the build- Jeremy Nixon or Scott Wylie ing envelope. To help us appreciate the Wytech Building Envelope Solutions dilemma we currently face, the University consider providing Technical Committee of Toronto’s Kim Pressnail will launch input into our fall Jeremy Nixon, P.Eng., BSSO the first of a series of articles in this issue. Brown & Beattie Keeping this in mind, in addition to edition of Pushing addressing the development of West Director of Academic/BSSO Coast wood frame construction practice, Committee the Envelope Canada, Kim Pressnail this issue of Pushing the Envelope Canada University of Toronto, Department of will focus on current developments in the which will focus on Civil Engineering single dwelling and multi-tenant housing industry. Issues ranging from the revital- roofing. Director at Large ization of wartime housing, the develop- Gauss Wong, P.Eng. Halsall Associates Ltd. ment of alternative solutions for multi- I look forward to seeing a further unit residential buildings (MURBS), increase in our attendance once the Director at Large the introduction of innovation products architectural community begins to ap- Ian Miller, P.Eng., LEED AP O+M exemplifying the benefits of solar air and preciate what a fabulous venue we have Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. our government’s EQuilibrium program to offer. Not only is OBEC offering the Director at Large will be addressed. dinner meetings and seminars to OAA Marco Guzzo, Dipl. Tech. Looking at OBEC’s current achieve- members at OBEC member prices, all Morrison Hershfield Ltd. ments, I am proud to announce that with OBEC sessions are eligible for the fol- the support of Scott Wylie’s sponsorship lowing ConEd learning hours: dinner Operations Manager program, OBEC has been able to re- meetings – one hour; half-day sessions Sherry Denesha OBEC duce our dinner prices, thus increasing Continued on page 8 Pushing the Envelope Canada 7 UP FRONT n n n – 3 hours; and a full-day session – seven February. With Gauss Wong’s assistance, group. We will keep you posted on our hours. The key now is to spread the OBEC is working on expanding our hor- developments. word to all your architectural friends izons by making our meetings and sem- For those interested in contributing and associates. inars accessible to a broader audience. to the growth and influence of OBEC, Ian Miller’s initiation of a South-West We are also exploring the expansion feel free to join one our technical com- Chapter is now underway; our first official of our horizons through the develop- mittees lead by Jeremy Nixon or consider Go-to Meeting presentation took place in ment of an OBEC LinkedIn discussion providing input into our fall edition of Pushing the Envelope Canada, which will focus on roofing. Alternatively, consider presenting at our GreenPrint 2013 sem- inar, which will also focus on roofing, or consider submitting papers for Toronto’s upcoming 2014 CCBST (Canadian Con- ference on Building Science and Technol- ogy) conference. I’m sure Jerry Genge would welcome the input. As we continue with our mission to make OBEC “the Source” for all building envelope related issues, we recognize our strength lies in our membership. Anyone interested in contributing to upcoming events,
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