Mark your calendars! – EDUCATION SUMMIT 2026 returns on November 4-5, 2026! Don’t miss out on BC’s premier event for the construction industry. Check out the Summit page for details!
7:30am – 8:30am
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If the traditional single-family house is no longer attainable for most Canadians, what comes next? What will the family home of tomorrow look like, and what can we realistically build, perhaps by the millions, to support the next generation of Canadians? Uytae Lee shares the preliminary findings from an upcoming film exploring what forms of “missing middle” housing is actually being built on the ground across Canada, and how we might inspire cities to build more of it.
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Uytae Lee, Host & Founder | About Here
Uytae Lee is an urban planner and videographer with a passion for sharing stories about our cities. He began his career almost a decade ago in Halifax, where he founded ‘Planifax’, a non-profit dedicated to engaging the public on urban planning issues through video. Today, Uytae lives in Vancouver, where his bulgogi recipe is rumoured to be the best in the city.
8:30am – 9:30am
9:30am – 10:00am
10:00am – 11:00am
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As energy efficiency targets become more ambitious, it’s important to consider the broader impacts on building performance. In this session, Nick and Elisabeth will explore some of the unintended consequences that can arise when efficiency is pursued without a holistic approach, and discuss how core building science principles can help avoid common pitfalls. They will also introduce the concept of embodied carbon and explain why optimizing for multiple outcomes, including durability, comfort, resilience, and carbon reduction, often leads to better buildings than simply maximizing a single metric.
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Elisabeth Baudinaud, Principal | Carbon Wise
Elisabeth is the Principal and Founder of Carbon Wise, a group of energy and carbon advisors providing combined operational and embodied carbon services. Carbon Wise aims to bridge the gap between the realities of on-the-ground construction and the imperative actions needed to meet our climate targets.
Elisabeth and her team have established themselves as leaders in the field, with a strong commitment to sharing their knowledge, often publishing case studies to advance research on high-performance buildings and participating in policy development. Their leadership and innovation have been recognized through multiple awards, including the BC Embodied Carbon Award (2023 and 2024), the HAVAN Trailblazer Award (2024), the BUILD LCA & Policy Award (2025), recognizing their impact on driving sustainable construction practices forward.
Nick Bray | Nick Bray Architecture Ltd.
11:00am – 11:15am
11:15am – 12:15pm
12:15pm – 1:15pm
1:15pm – 2:15pm
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Sara Dubinsky | Lidstone & Company Law Corporation
Matthew Voell | Lidstone & Company Law Corporation
2:15pm – 2:45pm
2:45pm – 3:45pm
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Meeting ambitious housing, economic development, affordability, and sustainability goals depends on strong partnerships between local governments, utilities and industry. Across BC, sectors face similar challenges—how to build critical infrastructure in dense, space-limited urban environments while balancing competing priorities. This session brings together BC Hydro subject matter experts to share how collaborations with municipalities are supporting better outcomes for builders, customers and communities, profiling pilot projects with local governments. The session will also include updates on the customer connection process, best practices, tips and tricks for builders and developers to support efficient customer connections.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
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Shari Holmes-Saltzman, Local Government Partnerships Project Manager | BC Hydro
Shari is a project manager with the Local Government Partnerships team at BC Hydro. This team plays a crucial role in advancing infrastructure delivery and supporting local governments in achieving their goals. They work closely with local government to represent BC Hydro’s interests and coordinate relationships from a technical and planning perspective. Having spent over 15 years working in local government as a Planner managing a range of portfolios, Shari brings a broad understanding of local government operations to her work at BC Hydro.
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Kick off Night 1 with a relaxed evening of connections and conversation. Enjoy a complimentary drink, light appetizers and the chance to explore the Exhibitor Showcase. It’s the perfect opportunity to network with fellow builders and industry professionals, while taking some time to meet and learn from the exhibitors who help bring the Summit to life.
*Open to all registered delegates, sponsors and exhibitors.
7:30am – 8:30am
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8:30am – 9:30am
9:30am – 10:00am
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