Welcome to HAVAN’s High-Performance Builder Masterclass Series

As of May 1, 2023, the BC Building Code requires 20%-better energy efficiency for most new buildings in B.C. This is equivalent to Step 3 for Part 9 buildings and Step 2 for Part 3 buildings, with the goal for all new homes to be Net Zero Ready by 2032. As well, a new Zero Carbon Step Code is also available to local governments as a tool to incentivize or require new construction.*

This milestone in B.C.’s transition towards energy efficient and zero carbon new buildings will have a significant impact on how the residential building community constructs homes now and in the future. HAVAN’s High-Performance Homebuilder Masterclass Series is an online program intended to help builders and other homebuilding industry stakeholders navigate this change.

Each mentor will share their personal journey and provide invaluable insights on how they shifted their companies towards high-performance builds — challenges, successes, and failures. They will cover processes, technology, continuing education, trade connections, homeowner communications and more topics to help you prepare your homebuilding business for the future in high-performance construction.

*Source: The Energy Step Code Council. (2021). Energy Step Code: Building Beyond the Standard.

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Bob Deeks, President, RDC Fine Homes

Roadmap to Building Your High-Performance Homebuilding Business

In this Masterclass, Bob taps into his extensive 30-years of experience building high-end and high-performance custom homes and teaches the valuable lessons he has learned including “the good, the bad, and the ugly.” Bob shares his insights on how to build a successful homebuilding business, the value of belonging to a community of peers like the Homebuilders Association, how to build a high-performance home, and considerations you need to be aware of to succeed in this rapidly changing industry.

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Joe Geluch, President, Naikoon Contracting Ltd.

Lessons Learned from Building 75 High-Performance Homes: Be Bold. Be Gutsy. Get Educated.

Building more than 75 high-performance homes in his 24-year career, Joe shares his advice on building a successful high-performance homebuilding company. He will talk in depth about the changes he experienced with his company, the impact of culture on an organization’s success and failure, how Midori Uchi caught media attention and fueled consumer interest in high-performance homes, learning from mentors, understanding the needs of the homeowner, and looking ahead at what may happen over the next decade in this residential construction industry.

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Chris Hill, President and Partner, B Collective Homes Inc.

Embracing High-Performance Homebuilding with Effective Change Management

The shift to high-performance building is more than hitting metrics — it is a holistic approach to design, construction and embracing the change that is coming. Chris will talk about high-performance homebuilding and tackle the concerns builders may have about risk and change management for their businesses as BC advances the Energy Step Code and additional metrics to address climate change. He will provide real-world examples to help explain the impact of these new regulations, how the integrated design process (IDP) works, environmental impact vs. profits, and how collectively, we can move the industry towards a more sustainable future.

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Jonathan Meads, Vice President, StreetSide Developments, a Qualico Company

Getting to Net Zero with Multi-Family Homes

Focusing on part 9 multi-family homes, Jonathan will talk about his organization’s transformative journey to high-performance homes and what it takes to get to Net Zero. He explains, from a large-volume builder perspective, why building to higher standards are important, how “Environmental, Sustainable and Governance” (ESG) considerations are critical for a company, what high performance means for the homebuyer, the education that is required to move to these standards, and how to engage your project team, trades, consultants, and municipalities to ensure the build’s success.

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