Housing Research and Education Project Highlights

Housing Research & Education TABLE OF CONTENTS

› Design Guidelines for Condominium Balconies in British Columbia................................ 55 › Heat Pumps in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings.................................................................... 56 › High Performance Builder Training.......................................................................................... 57 › Illustrated Guide – Achieving Airtight Buildings ..................................................................... 58 › Illustrated Guide ‒ R22+ Effective Walls in Residential Construction in BC (Second Edition) ........................................................................................................................... 59 › Illustrated Guide – R30+ Effective Vaulted and Flat Roofs in Residential Construction in British Columbia. ............................................................................................ 60 › Illustrated Guide – Seismic Bracing Requirements BC Building Code Part 9 ................... 61 › Illustrated Guide for Fire and Life Safety Requirements in Part 3 and 9 of the BC Building Code. ........................................................................................................................ 62 › Integrated Design Process Education Project........................................................................ 63 › Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada. .. 64 › Testing R22+ Wall Assemblies .................................................................................................... 65 › Zero Energy Buildings and Heat Pumps Science Exhibit ..................................................... 66 INDUSTRY RESEARCH › BC Energy Step Code Market Response Monitoring Project ................................................ 67 › Building Performance Monitoring and Assessment of an Innovative Six-Storey Building in Victoria....................................................................................................................... 68 › Comparison of Effectiveness of Ventilation Systems to Deliver Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Individual Suites . .................................................................................... 69 › Design Versus Actual Energy Performance in Social Housing Buildings ........................... 70 › Exploring the State of Building Sector in Non-Metropolitan Areas of British Columbia...................................................................................................................... 71 › Exterior Air Barrier Research for Highly Insulated Deep Wall Assemblies in Cold Climates. .......................................................................................................................... 72 › Field Evaluation of Roof Sheathing Surface Treatments – Asphalt Shingle Sloped . .......... Roofing Research Study (Phase 2) ............................................................................................ 73 › Impacts of Oxygen Deprivation and Noxious Gas Circulation During Fire Development in Energy Efficient Homes ................................................................................. 74 › Improving Efficiency in Hydronic Radiant Heating Systems ............................................... 75 › Indoor Air Quality in BC Social Housing Buildings . ............................................................... 76 › Innovative Procurement in Social Housing Construction – Documenting the First IPD Project in British Columbia. ....................................................................................... 77 › Monitoring Indoor Air Quality in a Six-Storey Passive Building in Fort St. John .............. 78 › Sound Transmission of Wood-Frame Wall Assemblies . ....................................................... 79 › Temperature, Airflow and Moisture Patterns in Attic Roofs ................................................. 80 › Vienna House – Innovative High Performing Affordable Housing Research .................... 81

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HOUSING RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS | JULY 2021

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