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@lookwhatwebuilt

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Chief Construction Nerd at:
The Advance Building Collective
Build Up Canada
Station Craft Inc.
Kelowna B.C🇨🇦

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Building better, one detail at a time. 👌

A continuous air barrier starts with the details — sealing the top plates and wall transitions to help create a tighter, more energy-efficient home.

It’s the work you don’t always see when a home is finished, but it makes a difference every day.

Built with performance in mind. Built to last.

#StraightlineCarpentry #HighPerformanceHomes #BuildingScience #EnergyEfficiency #CustomHomeBuilder NelsonBC

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Drill v.s. Impact the #carpenter edition

The great debate, drills are typically larger, but quieter. Impacts are typically compact but louder. Drills are typically faster at driving screws, but heavier. Impacts are typically slower but lightweight.

This post is insipired by @lookwhatwebuilt ( He hates impacts)

#apprenticeshipisanobligation #build #construction #lovewhatyoudo

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CHBA Central Okanagan Executive Officer, Cassidy deVeer and member Ben Station from Station Craft Inc. attended an announcement of 256 new skilled-trades training seats at @okanagancollege today.

Okanagan College is the second-largest trades school in B.C., and is where many homebuilders in the fast-growing region get their start in the industry.

The new seats will reduce wait lists for in-demand apprenticeship programs, introduce more young people to trades and increase training capacity in high-demand careers, including construction and housing.

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0.8 ACH at mid-construction on a 600 sq. ft. building with only 146 m³ of volume.

On a building this small, every gap matters. Airtightness like this is all about the details, planning, and execution. A great result and a solid foundation for an ultra-efficient building. Thanks for the help planning out the details on this one @lookwhatwebuilt

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I built a tool, and I want it to be used, so I’m making it affordable and accessible. For the designers and builders in the Okanagan, this space and the tech behind it is now available to you to use autonomously with your clients. Welcome to The Advance. A collaborative design space built with the explicit intention of helping you solve problems before they emerge.

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It really do be that way sometimes. Given the circumstance, I think I was actually pretty polite.

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25 m² of wall should never be wasted. By making this first 300 inch projection screen a door I’ve created a hidden space to store all of the folding chairs for classes and the moveable walls.

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More testing, plenty to go. Screens arrive this week.

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First phase testing at The Advance Building Collective in Kelowna. I’m finally ready to start sharing. 900 sq ft of projection so far, with the final plan being 1500 sq ft protectable.

I’ve been working on this plan for over a year. This space will be available to any designer, builder, or qualified trade to use with their clients.
#kelowna

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The house my grandfather built (1928), my dad and family grew up in, and as many of my friends would remember, the first house I moved into at 22 - some great times were had there, and of course it’s still there (on the north side of Jenn Heil Road), now renovated and owned by my cousin.

The model can be viewed at the Stony Plain Museum! 🙂

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A sneak peak at what one of our speakers will be talking about on May 21st at the Vancouver Building ScienceSymposium. Mark Bernhardt is going to talk about building high performance and scale. Trend from the last 5 years of step code!

#apprenticeshipisanobligation #buildingscience #meetup #greenstepsforward #longliveourbuildings #bsandbeercanada

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BS and Beer Canada would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of the Symposium sponsors! Without their support, education like this event would not be possible. These sponsors have not only dedicated money to this event, they also dedicate time to help us advertise prior to the event and they will have reps onsite at the event to answer all your questions about their products and services. These companies also have interests that align with the BS and Beer ideology: to educate everyone who wants to learn about BS* and build better builds. Again, we thank you all for your support, and we look forward to seeing you all on May 21st in Vancouver!

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Looking forward to seeing you all there!

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