Session Details


Sunday, 27th of October


Pre-Symposium Field Trips


A selection of exemplar Bow Valley buildings putting ‘Building for Sustainability’ into practice

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Exploring Geo-exchange at the Malcolm, and Spring Creek

Dealing responsibly with construction and demolition waste

Discover Banff’s Public Pavilion

Near Net Zero Fire Station

Canmore’s Greenest Home?

Panel Discussion


Reducing carbon while increasing housing – ideas and strategies to achieve emissions-neutral buildings

Moderated by Juan Monterrosa, ENBIX - Alberta Ecotrust

6:45pm - 7:45pm, Edinburgh Castle Room

Sam Lane, Entuitive Consulting

Alkarim Devani, RNDSQR / MDDL

Scott Fash, BILD Alberta

Monday, 28th of October


Keynote Address


Old Stories, New Ways: Learning about building and design from First Nations

Keynote Address

8:30am - 9:15am, Edinburgh Castle Room

Vivian Manasc, Reimagine Architecture

Workshop A


Corporation Decarbonization at the Town of Banff: Home Runs and Headaches

Workshop Session A

9:30am - 10:15am, Balmoral Room

Michael Hay, Town of Banff

Catalyzing Low-Carbon Solutions: Insights from SSRIA's Building Demonstration Projects

Workshop Session A

9:30am - 10:15am, Inverness Room

Pam Goertzen, SSRIA

David Campbell, T5M Connect

Building Better By Wasting Less

Workshop Session A

9:30am - 10:15am, Glamis Room

Andrew Calder, Bow Valley Waste Commission

Building for Zero Carbon and Net Zero Energy

Workshop Session A

9:30am - 10:15am, Edinburgh Castle Room

Mike Woodland, METAFOR Studio

Workshop B


Feasibility of Geoexchange Systems for Bow Valley Municipalities

Workshop Session B

11:00am - 11:45am, Glamis Room

Amirhossein Darbandi, University of Calgary

Lance Trewartha, Brightside Mechanical

ATCO - Gas Pathway to Net Zero

Workshop Session B

11:00am - 11:45am, Inverness Room

Adam Weir, ATCO Energy Systems

Reframing Retrofits: putting cost into context

Workshop Session B

11:00am - 11:45am, Holyrood Room

Marina Martin, HSS Design Build

Resilient Communities and How Regenerative Approaches Support the Big Picture of Connecting the Dots

Workshop Session B

11:00am - 11:45am, Balmoral Room

Joanne Sawatzky, Lighthouse

Elected Officials Panel Discussion


What does ‘Building for Sustainability’ look like where you live, what plans do you have to accelerate this work – and what has changed over the past year?

12:45pm - 1:45pm, Edinburgh Castle Room

Joanna McCallum, Deputy Mayor of Canmore

Corrie DiManno, Mayor of Banff

Lisa Rosvold, Reeve M.D. of BigHorn

Workshop C


Lessons learned from a Building Official under the BC Energy Step Code

Workshop Session C

2:00pm - 3:30pm, Balmoral Room

Andy Christie, City of Kimberly

Building Beyond Code: Exploring High Performance Residential Wall Assemblies

Workshop Session C

2:00pm - 3:30pm, Holyrood Room

Joe Henke, ENBIX - Alberta Ecotrust

Nick McIntosh, SAIT

Practical Solutions to Real World Problems: Building With Wildfire in Mind

Workshop Session C

2:00pm - 3:30pm, Inverness Room

Scott Van der Meer, VDM Fire Inc

Jason Hoerle, Exshaw Mountain Gateway

Financing Sustainable Buildings; Context, challenges, and opportunities

Workshop Session C

2:00pm - 3:30pm, Glamis Room

Brent Thumlert, BMO