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BPiBS Connections with Technical & Startup Initiatives for KIND and CIV development

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BPiBS project members recently had the privilege of attending the BeaCon Annual Conference 2025, held August 19–21 in Edmonton. The program was rich with community-driven innovation, breakout sessions and hands-on activities centered on startups, entrepreneurship and relational leadership. It was both inspiring and strategically valuable as an opportunity to introduce our BPiBS work on the KIND and CIV database development approach, especially at the current state of the project implementation.

A key focus for our team was connecting with technical and startup initiatives that resonate with our tech development of the graph database and CIV tool…

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BPiBS at the 3rd Annual CECC AGM and Community Energy Forum

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The Best Practices in Building Systems (BPiBS) project team was delighted to participate in the 3rd Annual Community Energy Co-operative Canada (CECC) AGM and Community Energy Forum held at Royal Roads University from July 31 to August 2, 2025. The event gathered experts, community leaders, researchers and policymakers to discuss innovative pathways and practical solutions for community-owned renewable energy systems.

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BPiBS Team Participates in “Beyond the Carbon Tax: Charting a New Course for Climate Action in BC”

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On July 17, 2025, members of the BPiBS project team attended an important public event “Beyond the Carbon Tax: Charting a New Course for Climate Action in BC” hosted at the IESVic (University of Victoria). Organized by IPAC Victoria in partnership with Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET), the evening drew a full audience for a timely and urgent discussion on the evolving direction of climate action in British Columbia.

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BPiBS Team Attends ‘Breaking Silos: The Building Code & Digital Integration’ Event

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On Friday, April 11, 2025, the BPiBS project team participated in the insightful and dynamic event “Breaking Silos: The Building Code & Digital Integration” held at Microsoft Vancouver. The event, organized by DIGITAL, provided an exceptional platform for discussing housing challenges, digital innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.

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BPiBS Research Paper Submitted for the Joint CSCE Construction Specialty & CRC Conference 2025

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We are pleased to announce that the BPiBS research team has successfully submitted a paper to the Joint CSCE Construction Specialty & CRC Conference, taking place from July 28–31, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. This conference gathers researchers, industry experts, policymakers, and practitioners to explore innovative solutions and cutting-edge developments in construction and civil engineering.

Our paper, titled “Best Practices in Building Systems (BPiBS): Advancing Knowledge Mobilization through Road Mapping,” outlines our efforts to drive transformative change in Canada’s housing sector. The BPiBS initiative is addressing urgent technical, economic, environmental, social, and health challenges by developing an iterative roadmap for enhancing building systems across urban and rural Canada, beginning with British Columbia and expanding nationally.

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