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 has provided leadership in the local building commissioning industry by collaborating with commissioning practitioners and other stakeholders. We promote certification programs and training to uphold the highest standards and practices for the commissioning process.

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

November

CO2 HEAT PUMPS IN BUILDINGS

This course introduces CO2 heat pumps as a key solution for energy-efficient and low-carbon heating and cooling in buildings. Participants will learn about market trends, refrigerant regulations, system benefits, and practical applications such as hybrid geo-exchange and waste heat recovery.

Dates
Wed Nov 26, 2025 - Wed Nov 26, 2025

Time
12:00 PM

Location
Online Webinar

Content Overview
This course focuses on the growing role of CO2 heat pumps in building decarbonization strategies. It covers the technical, economic, and environmental advantages of adopting CO2 (R-744) heat pump systems, the evolving refrigerant regulatory landscape, and real-world applications in commercial and industrial buildings.

Key Topics:
-Global trends: rapid growth in heat pump installations
-Role of heat pumps in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
-Advantages of CO2 (R-744) heat pumps: efficiency, flexibility, low GWP
-Regulatory changes: refrigerant GWP limits in Canada and Québec
-Hybrid geo-exchange systems: improving performance and peak shaving
-Waste heat recovery potential in industrial and building sectors
-Case studies: successful CO2 heat pump projects worldwide
-Grid optimization and integration benefits for utilities and building owners

To secure your tickets please use the following link:

2025 BCxA Eastern Canada Chapter/ Heat pump Webinar

Guest Speakers:

Hakim Nesreddine:

Hakim Nesreddine is currently an R&D project leader at Hydro-Quebec, a major Canadian electric utility. He is a holder of a BSc in climate control engineering and a PhD in mechanical engineering. He also earned a Master of Business administration (MBA) with a concentration in project management. Over the course of his career, he has acquired extensive experience in energy industry, both from a technical and business perspective. His expertise includes distributed power generation, waste heat recovery and energy conversion. During the last decade, Dr. Nesreddine led multidisciplinary teams dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies and applications in partnership with leading companies. His current projects focus on integrating sustainable solutions and implementing advanced control logic for demand flexibility to decarbonise buildings and industrial processes. He has made numerous scientific and technical contributions, including peer-reviewed research papers, chapter books and patents. During his career, he was appointed adjunct professor at the University of Sherbrooke where he has taught undergraduate courses in science/engineering and acted as an adviser to PhD candidates. He has given several plenary lectures at international conferences and has been a member of expert panels on green energy and energy efficiency. In addition, Dr. Nesreddine has served on the steering Committee of the Canada Green Building Council and has participated in numerous technical committees and working groups of the Canadian Standard Association (CSA).

Dominique Monney:

Dominique Monney is the owner of the consulting company MONDO360 and acts as a research and innovation consultant for Copeland / Vilter where he focuses on the development of strategic and sustainable technologies. He possesses 20 years of international experience in technology integration, manufacturing, engineering, installation, sales, and technical service. He holds a B.Eng from Switzerland and is an expert in refrigeration and heat pump systems using natural or low-GWP refrigerants.

National Conference on Building and Facility Operations 2026!!!!

Stay tuned for exciting announcements — big things are on the way!

Date

Time

Location
Montreal Quebec

https://ncbfo.ca/ NCBFO coming to Montreal in June 2026!!!

What is NCBFO?
The National Conference on Building and Facility Operations (NCBFO) brings together practitioners, policymakers, and researchers from around the world, across Canada, and locally, all focused on reducing energy consumption, operating costs, and environmental impact in buildings and industrial facilities.

Since 2014, NCBFO has been hosted annually, alternating between the Western and Eastern Canadian Chapters, and features a diverse range of presentations covering every aspect of building performance.

Why Attend?
Participating in NCBFO gives your organization valuable exposure among industry leaders. Attendees can network with global and local experts in building and facility operations, explore the latest innovations, and share best practices for improving performance and sustainability.

Learn More About Past Eastern Chapter Conferences:
NCBFO Eastern Chapter Events

https://ncbfo.ca/eastern/events/

May

2025 BCxA Toronto Summer Social

Dates
Wed May 28, 2025 - Wed May 28, 2025

Time
06:00 PM

Location
Lavelle – Above King

The BCxA’s (Building Commissioning Association) Eastern Canada Chapter proudly presents, the 2025 BCxA Toronto Summer Social, which brings together a group of global, national, and local practitioners, policy makers, and researchers whose focus is reduction in energy consumption, operating cost, and environmental impact of buildings and industrial facilities.

The ECC would like to give your organization access and visibility among industry leaders by participating in the BCxA Toronto Summer Social. The BCxA Toronto Summer Social is an annual networking event hosted by the BCxA’s ECC. Our BCxA events and conferences are the leading forum for individuals interested in the continuous improvement in operations of buildings and facilities. This 3-hours networking event will have an estimated 100 passionate individuals, which will draw professionals from diverse backgrounds, including building owners and operators, policy makers, architects, designers, engineers, politicians, academics, and students.

To Purchase tickets click here.

June

National Conference on Building and Facility Operations

Dates
Thu Jun 19, 2025 - Fri Jun 20, 2025

Time
05:06 PM

Location
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Kelowna, British Columbia

https://ncbfo.ca/ NCBFO coming to Kelowna in June 2025!!!

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.