Public Lectures
PlanTalk — Issues and Implications of six-storey wood
frame construction
Date:Thursday, September 24, 7 pm
Venue: SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
Tickets: $10. Students: $5. Payable by cash or cheque at door.
Boon or boondoggle? Building codes will allow for the construction of six-storey woodframe buildings. Is this good news for planners who want to densify cities, developers who want floor space, and residents who want affordable housing? Or are we setting ourselves up for another fiasco? Our expert panel will analyse and discuss.
Dr. Guido Wimmers, Dipl.Ing. LEED AP, Equilibrium Consulting Inc.
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Listen to audiorecording
Dave Ramslie, MSc LEED AP, Cascadia Region Green Building Council
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Murray Frank, Constructive Home Solutions Inc.
Co-sponsored by Planning Institute of British Columbia — South Coast Chapter, Metro Vancouver RAIC Chapter, and SFU City Program.
PIBC members: 2 CPD units
RAIC / AIBC members:
2 Core LU
