RAIC 2020 Industry Knowledge Hub | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada

 

RAIC 2020 Industry Knowledge Hub

The Industry Knowledge Hub is a free resource for architecture and design professionals to experience innovative and educational sessions with industry leaders—in an environment that fits different schedules.

The inaugural hub ran during the month of November in 2020. The event was a success, with 25 industry companies and 497 attendees. Click to view the Industry Knowledge Hub event program.

Stay tuned for our announcement on future plans for the RAIC Industry Knowledge Hub.

 


List of Industry Companies that participated in the 2020 RAIC Industry Knowledge Hub

Company who offered a Certificate of Completion to participants

 


 

Artistic Skylight®

Session theme(s):
Achieving Energy Efficiency and Sustainability with Skylights

 

 

Concrete Council of Canada

Session theme(s):
Taking concrete steps to a carbon neutral future

  
Construction Links Network
  

CRL

Session themes(s):
All-Glass Entrances, Railings
 

  

DesignABLE Environments

Session theme(s):

  • Introducing RAIC's new Introduction to Successful Accessible Design;
  • Establishing accessibility in an urban landscape;
  • Design Solutions for the accessible housing crisis;
  • Understanding the new Accessible Canada Act and how it impacts architecture
  

Entro



Session theme(s):

  • Placemaking in a Post-Pandemic World
  • Passenger Experience After a Global Pandemic
  • Returning to a New Workplace
  • Transit Readiness Post-Pandemic
  
Eventscape


Session theme(s):
Design Concepts to Reality with Custom Architectural Fabrications

  

EXP Services Inc. 

Session theme(s):
Building Science and Envelope Engineering – Testing to ‘Expect the Unexpected

  

HGC Engineering Acoustical Consultants

Session theme(s):
Architectural Acoustics

  

i d d q d Studio Vancouver

  

Live Easy Inc/Safety-Chair

Session theme(s):
Why do I need to Specify an Evacuation Chair?

  

Material Bank

Session theme(s):
Introduction to Material Bank

  

Master Builders Solutions



Session theme(s):
Sealants, caulking, joint treatment, waterproofing

  
  

NBS - National Building Specification - Canada

Session theme(s):
Join us to learn how NBS can help you to write your specification smarter and faster, reducing your risk of error and dispute, enabling collaboration and helping you win more business.  NBS Chorus moves spec writing from static word documents to a dynamic cloud-based platform that is accessible from anywhere on any device.

  
  

Owens Corning

Session theme(s):

  • Principles of Acoustics;
  • Addressing Thermal Bridging in Exterior Wall Assemblies
  

Passive House Canada

  

Polymershapes Distribution Canada Inc.

Session theme(s):

  • Systemize solutions to Active shooter scenarios
  • Torgard Weather system for Hurricanes and Tornados
  

Rockfon

Session theme(s):

  • Acoustic and Aesthetic Suspended Ceiling Solutions Using Stone Wool
  • Optimized Acoustics in Buildings
  • Ceiling Systems for High- Performing Healthcare Facilities
  

RSM Canada

Session theme(s):
Digital transformation, including

  • Data analytics and reporting
  • Customer engagement
  • Employee enablement
  • Secure and stable technology
  • Improving business operations
  

Shop3D.ca

Session theme(s):
3D Printing for Architects, Urban Planners and Interior Designers: A look at how 3D printing is being used in the architecture industry as a powerful tool to win clients, reduce iteration time and reduce costs. Get introduced to 3D printing or expand your knowledge set with a look at recent materials and technology. Plus, get your questions answered by Shop3D.ca's expert team.

  

Stego Industries, LLC

Session theme(s):
Provides an in-depth look at below-slab moisture and vapor protection. The program will examine building material
failures, concrete degradation, property loss, negative health effects, and the liability associated with below-slab
moisture intrusion. Moreover, the seminar is designed to update attendees on current standards and
recommendations from ASTM, ACI, and PCA, as well as flooring and concrete experts from the industry. Questions
about vapor retarders vs. vapor barriers, the use of poly/Visqueen, the location of the vapor barrier, radon gas,
concrete moisture testing, concrete drying, and effective installation will all be addressed.

  

STI Firestop - Specified Technologies Inc.

Session theme(s):

  • Specific considerations to consider when selecting and reviewing  firestopping solutions
  • Cable management: The limitations and available solutions for firestopping cable penetrations
  • Alternative solutions to gypsum and concrete to protect electrical circuits and fuel lines 
     
  

The Personal

Session theme(s):
Your partner for Auto and Home Insurance

  

Tremco Canada

Session theme(s):

Webinar 1: New Trend in Rooftop Safety
Webinar 2: Liquid Applied Roofing Technologies
Webinar 3: Modified Bitumen Innovations
Webinar 4: Built-Up Roofing
Webinar 5: Single Ply Roofing

  

VELUX Skylights

Session theme(s):
Why not skylights? Rethinking skylights in high performance design.

  • Modular Skylights in Residential - Live Webinar
  • Principles of Daylight from Above: Light Shaft Design- Live Webinar
  • Technical Guide to Designing with Daylight From Above- Pre-Recorded
  • Balancing the Energy of Skylights in Canada- Pre-Recorded
  • Skylights in the Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Sector- Pre-Recorded