Eastern Canada Region

The mission of the Building Commissioning Association is to guide the building commissioning industry through advancing best practices and education and promoting the benefits of building commissioning by providing education and training related to the commissioning process for its Canadian members and the building industry. The mandate of the BCxA Eastern Canada Chapter is to promote the benefits of commissioning within Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic Provinces.

Since its establishment in 2009, the BCxA Eastern Canada Chapter provides leadership in the local building commissioning industry by collaborating with commissioning practitioners and other stakeholders. We uphold the highest standards and practices for the commissioning process by promoting certification programs and training.

La mission de (BCA Building Commissioning Association) est de promouvoir et apporter du support à l'industrie de la mise en service de bâtiments en faisant progresser les meilleures pratiques et l'éducation et en promouvant les avantages de la mise en service de bâtiments en offrant des formations liées au processus de mise en service à ses membres et à l'industrie du bâtiment. Le chapitre Canada Est de BCxA est a comme objectif de vulgariser les avantages de la mise en service en Ontario, au Québec et dans les provinces de l'Atlantique.

Depuis sa création en 2009, la section BCxA de l'Est du Canada assure le leadership dans l'industrie locale de la mise en service de bâtiments en collaborant avec tous les intervenants et joueurs clés du milieu.

Aussi notre chapitre s’implique dans les comités des normes et pratique de mise en service au niveau fédéral et provincial ainsi promouvoir les programmes de certification.

Chapter Events

March

The Basics of Building Envelope Commissioning

The Building Commissioning Association (BCA) Eastern Canadian Chapter (ECC) proudly presents a webinar on Building Envelope Commissioning (BECx). Many professionals are familiar with the commissioning process as it applies to MEP systems, but what does it mean to commission a building’s envelope? How is this process similar to more common MEP commissioning practices and where does it differ? Please join us for a session to examine the basics of the BECx process and learn how it can be utilized to ensure owners get the building enclosure they are paying for.

Dates
Tue Mar 22, 2022 - Tue Mar 22, 2022 EST

Time
12:00 PM EST

Location
MS Teams Meeting / Invite emailed out to all chapter members. Event was recorded and link is provided below.

Link to the recorded event

Recorded Presentation

Speaker

Caleb Teeple, P.Eng., LEED AP BD+C

Senior Project Manager at Pretium Engineering Inc.

Caleb has over 14 years’ experience in building science engineering. Caleb is heavily involved with Pretium Engineering Inc.’s BECx service group and oversees multiple BECx projects at a given time. Caleb joined the Building Commissioning Association’s Eastern Canada Chapter in 2018 and was elected as a Director in 2021.

Abstract

This introductory session is intended to provide a general overview of the BECx process at all stages of a new construction project. Learn about the benefits to owners when BECx is started during the Pre-design project phase and about how commissioning the envelope can ensure that HVAC system operate as intended. The session will include a high level overview of some test procedures that can be used to verify performance of certain elements of the envelope.

October

National Conference on Building and Facility Operations 2022

Dates
Wed Oct 05, 2022 - Thu Oct 06, 2022 EST

Time
09:00 AM EST

Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

https://ncbfo.ca/ stay tuned: NCBFO coming to Ottawa October 2022

What is NCBFO?

National Conference on Building and Facility Operations (NCBFO), brings together a group of global, national, and local practitioners, policymakers, and researchers whose focus is a reduction in energy consumption, operating cost, and environmental impact of buildings and industrial facilities.

NCBFO is an annual Canadian conference that has been hosted in alternating years by the Western and Eastern Canadian Chapters since 2014.

It is a conference with diversified presentations related to all aspects of building performance.

Give your organization significant exposure among industry leaders by joining NCBFO Conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with global and local leaders in the building and facility operations industry.