TECA Member Meetings

The CleanBC Better Homes Program Overview presentation will provide key details on the program, as well as program updates as of Oct 1.

The presentation will also discuss the contractors role in the process and the tools available to help navigate the program requirements.

We will also overview common HVAC rebate questions and provide answers to ensure program clarity.

Lastly, we will look into the future of the program and electrification of BC.

The presentation will summarize the eligible customer requirements, space heating rebates, water heating rebates, bonus offers, energy advisor support and the contractors role in the process. Grant will also discuss the benefits of the program for contractors and the home owner.

An informal discussion / question & answer session for TECA members to better understand the City of Vancouver's VBBL requirements and improve communication with City staff. We will also discuss Secondary Suites and how both the Provincial and Municipal Building Codes apply now or intend to be.

By:

Robert Melnyk, Design Studio Production Manager of Draft on Site Services Inc.

Robert Melnyk is the Production Manager of the Design Studio at Draft On Site Services. Robert has been in and around construction his entire career – starting with an Architectural Drafting Certificate from Red River Community College in Manitoba in 1976 – and has educated himself continually from then. Robert has worked in a wide variety of construction related professions: CAD support technician; structural steel detailer; modular building designer at a Fraser Valleybased manufacturer; BCIT instructor in the Architectural Building Technology programs (full time and part time); and not least of all - residential design and coordination. He has a very broad knowledge base encompassing most construction design aspects.

Draft On Site Services Inc. (DOS) has a team of multi-disciplined Designers and Drafters, including a Certified Passive House Designer (CPHD) and a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Practitioner. DOS actively participates in a variety of Training Programs each year to stay on top of all of the changes that occur Municipally and Provincially. DOS also engages outside Professionals at all levels to ensure that quality Plans are produced for all projects. This belief in quality and the requisite attention to detail gives DOS the ability to design small to large scale projects efficiently and effectively, maintaining a 100% City Permit approval rate. DOS specializes in Residential projects, especially Character Projects but they also do Commercial Projects, and submits a large number of projects each year. The number of projects submitted each year and the approval rate has lead to different members of the DOS Team being requested to advise Companies and Cities on a variety of topics.

1. Step Code, airtightness requirements and the HVAC Contractors role in maintaining a good air barrier system

• Principles of Moving Air / TECA’s Quality First POMA course has been completely overhauled from its 2008 origin. The new POMA manual has over 100 photos, 150 illustrations, charts and graphs. Presenter: David Hill of Eneready Products will provide a 10 minute overview of this new and improved course. We hope that those of you who wish to problem solve low flow or noisy duct systems, avoid problems in new construction or simply gaining a basic understanding of  how fans and duct work together, you will find this course very worthwhile.
• Heat Recovery Ventilator / TECA’s New Quality First HRV Course / TECA is preparing to launch the newly developed HRV course. This presentation will touch on some of the important aspects of the course including: HRV & furnace or air handler integration, appliance selection, primary governing parameters and proper balancing and measurement techniques. Proper ventilation of increasingly air-tight homes is becoming extremely important, as it effects everything from occupant comfort, building envelope longevity, and even health and safety. The TECA course will enable successful attendees to properly design, install & balance an HRV/ERV system. Presenter Christopher Dawe, B.Eng., Energy 1 Design will provide a 10 minute overview of this new course.
  
  
• Heat Loss / Heat Gain, as per CSA F280-12 / TECA has designed a simple heat loss and heat gain excel-based tool that summarizes the calculation methods described in the CSA F280-12. This tool will enable users to properly calculate the heating and cooling loads of a home in compliance with the BC Building Code; explicitly requiring the CSA F280-12 calculation methods. This will be available in the fall, 2018 as a stand-alone heat loss course, and will also replace the current heat loss sections of the hydronic systems design course, and the forced-air guidelines course. The program will also be available for purchase online through the TECA website.

This 20 minutes presentation will discuss the three components of the TECA-designed heat loss program:

1: Construction Details – includes the local environment, mechanical systems in the home, number of occupants and construction details of all building elements. User can input manufacturer data , wherever known, or select construction types from a list.

2: Floorplan – the room-by-room dimensions, location, specified construction types, occupant loading and present heating system.

3: Results – includes the building loading, mechanical system requirements, and room-by-room loads. All user input and assumptions are stated on the results page and cannot be adjusted by the program user; a critical component of any heat loss and heat gain.