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Session #1 (2:00 - 3:00 PM)

Wielding the stick: The leaders in energy code development and closing the performance gap

Canadian code leadership: Review of codes in BC and Toronto and the impact of implementing TEDI – Ivan Lee, Morrison Hershfield
Innovation in Seattle and Washington state: What is Seattle doing to move the needle on envelope performance? How is it impacting what gets installed? Duane Jonlin, City of Seattle
Envelope backstops and their implications as thermal bridging is addressed - Stéphane Hoffman, Morrison Hershfield

Moderator: Sophia Salah, SGH

Session #2 (3:15 - 4:15 PM)

Dangling the Carrot: How to drive the market with public policy incentives

Incentives and building performance standards - Amy Boyce, Institute for Market Transformation
Policy pathway for adoption, Federal level incentives, how to engage in public policy - Marc LaFrance
A Canadian policy perspective - David Heska, WSP Canada

Moderator: Irene Martin, Arup

Session #3 (4:15 - 5:15 PM)

Meeting the Challenge: The façade industry’s response

Improving glass performance - Kayla Natividad, NSG
Focusing on fenestration frame performance - Todd Frederick, FreMarq
Addressing the challenges in unitized curtainwall - Andrea Zani, Permasteelisa
Solving the thermal bridging challenge for rainscreen walls - William Green, Technoform

Moderator: Helen Sanders