Vancouver Vacations: Fun Under the SunIf you truly want to enjoy having fun under the sun, then you should definitely plan a vacation to Vancouver in British Columbia as that will allow you to live this experience in the best possible manner. If you want to get the maximum out of your vacation in Vancouver, then you should visit it in the summers. Therefore, if perfect fun is what you have in mind, you should definitely make your reservations...more
Moisture is responsible for the majority of structural damage to our homes in Vancouver. Moisture ingress into the building envelope and its subsequent accumulation must be kept to a minimum for a buildings long term performance. A building envelope is designed to separate two unlike air masses - the internal from the external. With careful planning, this can be accomplished but the majority of buildings, especially our...more
The first article in this series identified the importance of a tight building envelope in creating green homes. Structural Insulated Panels and Insulated Concrete forms create excellent air tight wall Assemblies because they do no breathe, have a high resistance to heat loss and create healthy indoor living environments in Vancouver by controlling the flow of moisture and eliminating condensing surfaces on the interior wall surfaces. However 99% of all homes are built with conventional 2x6 framing in Vancouver. This article looks at the design of conventional building envelopes, the advantages of sealing homes with spray foam insulation and the importance of effective air barrier and vapor barrier control layers.The building envelope is made up of the roof, above grade walls, below grade walls, and the basement floor. These envelope components should be thought of as systems for each is made of an assembly of individual products, working together. In Vancouver, code requires that these products include exterior cladding, control layers (moisture barrier, air barrier, thermal barrier) and the structural members (framing). Each of these components plays an...more
How to prepare for SSAT and elementary math contests in Vancouver Frank Ho and Amanda Ho Teachers at Ho Math and Chess Tutoring Centre www.mathandchess.com September 8, 2010 Some parents were surprised to learn that just because a child getting A in math at school does not mean this "A student" will automatically do well in...more
When it comes to building technology in Vancouver, BC, no other color has been as abused as Green. Today there are green buildings, there is green energy, the green movement, green appliances, technologies and even points (LEED). What is green? How does one quantify what green means, define how green is measured, and place a value on the...more
Moisture is responsible for the majority of structural damage to our homes in Vancouver. Moisture ingress into the building envelope and its subsequent accumulation must be kept to a minimum for a buildings long term performance. A building envelope is designed to separate two unlike air masses - the internal from the external. With careful planning, this can be accomplished but the majority of buildings, especially our homes, leak - outdoor air seeps into wall cavities or even interior conditioned space, and conditioned interior air escapes and with it the heat, humidity control, and air purifying dollars spent to make our environment ideal.Air movement through a building envelope happens because typical envelopes seen in residential buildings are full of penetrations, use fibrous insulating materials, and are inadequately crafted. This is accelerated where pressure is applied in the form of wind washing, large temperature differences across wall assemblies or as a result of vapor pressure differences.A typical wall assembly is created (in Vancouver) with cladding on the outside of 2x6 structural framing with house wrap (Tyvek), and OSB in between. The cavity is filled with...more
The first article in this series identified the importance of a tight building envelope in creating green homes. Structural Insulated Panels and Insulated Concrete forms create excellent air tight wall Assemblies because they do no breathe, have a...more
People love to visit Vancouver. Although summer is the best time to come from the perspective of sunshine, all seasons have their positive attributes. Try one of these eight activities to get a sense of what Vancouver has to...more
People who are having problems with teeth are many and many of these patients are just children and teens. But there are also adults out there who are having the same problems and when it comes to wearing those metal braces, many will...more
People who are having problems with teeth are many and many of these patients are just children and teens. But there are also adults out there who are having the same problems and when it comes to wearing those metal braces, many will just not want...more
Vancouver is full of options and opportunities for the visitors and businessman thus you can have what you need or demand. There are number of options to acquire something and plenty of solutions so sometimes selecting the right also become a...more
Vancouver is full of options and opportunities for the visitors and businessman thus you can have what you need or demand. There are number of options to acquire something and plenty of solutions so sometimes selecting the right also...more