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Home Builder and Renovator Expo
November 29 – December 1
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building, Level 700, 255 Front Street West
Toronto, ON

Topic: Home Builder Rennovator

Audience: Architect / Engineer, Builder / Renovator, Manufacturer

Canada’s largest residential trade exposition and conference for builders, renovators, architects, contractors, and specifiers. Explore new products and services, meet with suppliers, and network with leading experts in their field.

CMHC Seminars:

Best Practices for Residential Window Installations: Clearing the View to Window Installations

Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Start: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

One important performance issue facing builders, renovators and homeowners alike is that of water penetration in and around the window-wall assembly. Highlights of recent tests of window-wall interface details provide insights into how much water gets into through defects/deficiencies and how robust installation details are to resisting water entry. Recommendations for improving moisture management performance at the window-wall interface together with what the codes and standards require for properly installed windows, lastly a brief presentation of the CMHC Best Practice Guide for Windows.

Silvio Plescia
Senior Advisor, Building Science
http://www.homebuilderexpo.ca/seminars/detail.asp?id=58&sem;=W122

ENERGY STAR® for New Homes: Get on the Road to Green Home Building

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Start:1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Designing, building, and marketing green housing can be a challenge with labour, sub-contractors and customers. Learn how to market green buildings the components of CMHC’s Net Zero Energy Health Housing Initiative, CMHC’s Mortgage Insurance Rebate for Energy Efficient Housing, ENERGY STAR for New Homes, and take advantage of training programs to help staff and sub-contractors to put you on the right track to a greener future.

Mark Salerno
District Manager, Greater Toronto Area
http://www.homebuilderexpo.ca/seminars/detail.asp?id=72&sem;=T124