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CHBA hosts several webinars each year for members on a variety of topics about the residential construction industry and business information. Webinars are typically an hour long, with questions from the audience answered live. The webinar archive is available on-demand for members who are logged in to the website. Upcoming webinars, including registration links, can also be found below. If you're having trouble logging in to your web account, please contact us.

Accessible Dwellings

Accessible Dwellings

CHBA Webinars

This webinar will give a detailed description of proposed changes to the National Building Code that address adaptability and visitability of homes in Canada. Brigitte Potvin and Vicki Komisar, both Technical Advisors from NRC Codes Canada will introduce the background and the technical details of the proposed changes. Gary Sharp from Sharp Home Technologies will describe CHBA’s Adaptiv Home Program and its methods and practices. The speakers and CHBA staff will answer your questions. CHBA will be submitting comments on behalf of members, and if time allows during the webinar, we will also show you how you can participate in the public review process, including where to find the accessibility proposed changes, and how you can submit your own comments in addition to those submitted by CHBA on behalf of members.

Presented by:

Gary Sharp, Adaptiv Home Renovation Course Instructor

Brigitte Potvin, Technical Advisor, Codes Canada NRC

Vicki Komisar, Technical Advisor and Member of the Fire and Life Safety Team, Codes Canada NRC

Hosts:

Alex Bols, Senior Technical Advisor, CHBA,

Sarah Caron, Director, Renovation Services, CHBA

Frank Lohmann, Director, Building Science, CHBA

Additional Info

SLIDE DECK : CHBA-AccessibilityWebinar.pdf

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