SAVE THE DATES
November 4, 2010Implications of Recent Building Code Changes to the Glazing IndustryNovember 30, 2010AGMJanuary 11, 2011NFRC ACE Presentation
February 8, 2011Insurance LiabilitiesMarch 2, 2011Glass Coatings for Climates
April 7, 2011Building Code Updates
May 19, 201120th Annual Golf Tournament
Northview Golf Course
May 3, 2011Safety Programs and how they can REDUCE your WCB Rates
June 7, 2011Anchorage and Fasteners
September 13, 2011Mould, Moisture and Building Envelope Failures
October 4, 2011AAMA 101 - New Window Regulations
November 1, 2011Security, Bulletproof and Institutional Glass |
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BC Stats
Here is the summary of the stats from Oct 22, 2010 For more information click here
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GCABC Needs more Member Participation
Please take some time and consider joining the GCABC board of directors. We cannot keep relying and the same volunteer base to support our association. Trade associations fit into the pattern of a successful business operation just as do the services of a lawyer, banker, auditor, insurance consultant or business management counselor - and just as uniquely. In using all these services, businessmen seek the advice and counsel and service of these experts in their fields. In their trade association, they not only seek collectively with others in their field of business for expert advice founded on specific experience, but they add their voice to the strength of their industry to promote the welfare of that industry. The trade association - the joining of forces within industry - gives power greater than that of the individual, or the business firm, to fight inimical or hurtful elements not only from without, but also from within industry. In the trade association, it is usually people who are experts in a particular aspect of a business operation who give their time, thought and ingenuity to committee work to solve a problem. An individual could not begin to afford to hire the talent to work on a given problem represented by even one committee in a trade association, but a member of a trade association receives the combined talents and thinking of some of the top experts in the field. Public confidence is enjoyed by those who associate themselves with their fellow craftsmen in industry organizations on the sound theory that together with their colleagues, they can best establish and maintain ethics in the public interest, and further, that only those willing to subscribe to such ethics are given the endorsement implied by membership in the association of their trade or profession. By participation, you can help your own business success - remember this is your association and it requires your input. The GCABC AGM is November 30. Please attend and participate. If you are worried about the level of commitment or time involved with volunteering for the board then please consider joining a committee. Click here for the list of committees looking for volunteers and the committee terms of reference. |
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Glass Connections - Vancouver 2010 a Huge Success
Glass Connections - Vancouver 2010 an intensive day of learning and networking.
Delegates from across Canada and the US attended the first ever CGA Conference. The content of the Canadian Glass Association's (CGA) inaugural conference and trade show at the Delta Hotel in Burnaby on September 30, 2010 was so informative it literally challenged many seasoned glass professionals in attendence to question what they thought they knew about architectural glass.
CGA Technical Committee Chair Leonard Pianalto of Read, Jones & Christofferson chaired the event wihil CGA President Richard Verdon of RSVP Agency Inc. opened the proceedings and welcomed the 100 strong delegates by thanking the crowd for their support and participation. "We hae endeavored to make this a cost effective and highly forcused one-day conference that combines several elements traditionally found on longer programs," says Verdon. "It is a valuable educatinal forum designed to maximize your investment of time." Glass Connections is a national conference developed by the CGA and it will be rolled out to other regions in the coming years. The next event will be held May 3, 2011 in Toronto Ontario.
For the full report (by Rich Porayko) - click here
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Update on the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation
Introduction
The purpose of this letter is to remind the window, door and skylight industry of energy regulations which come into effect on January 1, 2011.
Wood Windows
Effective next January 1st, 2011 manufactured wood windows must be tested, certified and labelled to the CSA A440.2 or NFRC 100 applicable standards. The thermal performance must have a U value of 2.0 or less.
Interested manufacturers may contact certification companies such as Quality Auditing Institute (QAI), Intertek testing Services (ITS), or CSA International for certification to CSA A440.2.
Alternatively, the National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) may be contacted if testing and certification to the NFRC 100 standard is desired. See www.nfrc.org <https://spring.gov.bc.ca/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.nfrc.org/>
Site Built Wood Windows
The practice of site building wood windows which are untested and uncertified will be prohibited effective January 1st,2011 in British Columbia. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources will act against the use of such product.
Aluminum Windows
Effective next January 1st, 2011 manufactured aluminum windows must meet the stricter performance requirement of U value of equal to or less than 2.0. This requirement applies to buildings of 600 metres squared or less and residential buildings of 4 storeys or less.
Commercial Buildings (over 600 metres squared) and Residential Buildings (5 Storeys and greater)
Such buildings become regulated as of product manufacture on and after January 1st, 2011. Metal framed products and non-metal framed products will have to be equal to or less than a U value of 2.57 and 2.0 respectively. Exemptions apply to buildings which comply to ASRAE 90.1 2004 or 2007. Some other exemptions exist.
Further inquiries can be sent to David Bruce, Energy Efficiency Compliance Coordinator at david.bruce@gov.bc.ca
Editors note: GCABC will be having a round table discussion with the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources at the GCABC AGM on November 30. Click here for registration
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Covenant for Less, Get More
I've written many times on the topic of the unpredictable impact of covenants restricting employees' post-employment activities. What is certain about such covenants is the value of adhering to the "less is more" rule.
Generally speaking, in the employment context, post-employment restrictions on an individual's conduct are presumed to be unenforceable. That is the result of the fact that free labour mobility is a matter of public policy.
In practice, that means that (with some limitations) individuals can move on to ply their trade wherever, and with whomever, they choose. That includes doing so with a competitor of the former employer.
Businesses, on the other hand, have a private interest in limiting competition and some seek to bind their employees by way of various restrictive covenants. This interest in eliminating competition can drive employers to impose covenants which are unreasonable in the circumstances.
The enforceability of those covenants is frequently debated before the Canadian courts. And, almost universally, the less restrictive a covenant is on the employee's post-employment activities, the more receptive the courts will be to its enforcement.
A recent decision from Ontario's Superior Court of Justice provides an example of an employer which successfully applied the "less is more" rule.
For more details click here
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