Session Details
Sunday, 27th of October
Pre-Symposium Field Trips
A selection of exemplar Bow Valley buildings putting ‘Building for Sustainability’ into practice
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Exploring Geo-exchange at the Malcolm, and Spring Creek
Dealing responsibly with construction and demolition waste
Discover Banff’s Public Pavilion
Near Net Zero Fire Station
Canmore’s Greenest Home?
Panel Discussion
Reducing carbon while increasing housing – ideas and strategies to achieve emissions-neutral buildings
Moderated by Juan Monterrosa, ENBIX - Alberta Ecotrust
6:45pm - 7:45pm, Edinburgh Castle Room
Sam Lane, Entuitive Consulting
Alkarim Devani, RNDSQR / MDDL
Scott Fash, BILD Alberta
Monday, 28th of October
Keynote Address
Old Stories, New Ways: Learning about building and design from First Nations
Keynote Address
8:30am - 9:15am, Edinburgh Castle Room
Vivian Manasc, Reimagine Architecture
Workshop A
Corporation Decarbonization at the Town of Banff: Home Runs and Headaches
Workshop Session A
9:30am - 10:15am, Balmoral Room
Michael Hay, Town of Banff
Catalyzing Low-Carbon Solutions: Insights from SSRIA's Building Demonstration Projects
Workshop Session A
9:30am - 10:15am, Inverness Room
Pam Goertzen, SSRIA
David Campbell, T5M Connect
Building Better By Wasting Less
Workshop Session A
9:30am - 10:15am, Glamis Room
Andrew Calder, Bow Valley Waste Commission
Building for Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy
Workshop Session A
9:30am - 10:15am, Edinburgh Castle Room
Mike Woodland, METAFOR Studio
Workshop B
Feasibility of Geoexchange Systems for Bow Valley Municipalities
Workshop Session B
11:00am - 11:45am, Glamis Room
Amirhossein Darbandi, University of Calgary
Lance Trewartha, Brightside Mechanical
ATCO - Gas Pathway to Net Zero
Workshop Session B
11:00am - 11:45am, Inverness Room
Adam Weir, ATCO Energy Systems
Reframing Retrofits: putting cost into context
Workshop Session B
11:00am - 11:45am, Holyrood Room
Marina Martin, HSS Design Build
Resilient Communities and How Regenerative Approaches Support the Big Picture of Connecting the Dots
Workshop Session B
11:00am - 11:45am, Balmoral Room
Joanne Sawatzky, Lighthouse
Elected Officials Panel Discussion
What does ‘Building for Sustainability’ look like where you live, what plans do you have to accelerate this work – and what has changed over the past year?
12:45pm - 1:45pm, Edinburgh Castle Room
Joanna McCallum, Deputy Mayor of Canmore
Corrie DiManno, Mayor of Banff
Lisa Rosvold, Reeve M.D. of BigHorn
Workshop C
Lessons learned from a Building Official under the BC Energy Step Code
Workshop Session C
2:00pm - 3:30pm, Balmoral Room
Andy Christie, City of Kimberly
Building Beyond Code: Exploring High Performance Residential Wall Assemblies
Workshop Session C
2:00pm - 3:30pm, Holyrood Room
Joe Henke, ENBIX - Alberta Ecotrust
Nick McIntosh, SAIT
Practical Solutions to Real World Problems: Building With Wildfire in Mind
Workshop Session C
2:00pm - 3:30pm, Inverness Room
Scott Van der Meer, VDM Fire Inc
Jason Hoerle, Exshaw Mountain Gateway
Financing Sustainable Buildings; Context, challenges, and opportunities
Workshop Session C
2:00pm - 3:30pm, Glamis Room
Brent Thumlert, BMO