February meeting tonight!
The February meeting of NSHBDA is taking place tonight, in room 5424 at NSCC Waterfront campus, and by video-link to NSCC Lunenburg campus. Tonight’s presentation is on Exterior Plumbing Design, and is being presented by Steve Williams of Mac Williams Engineering. This is a mandatory course for our first level of certification. Since co-founding Mac Williams Engineering in 1984, Steve has been involved in providing design and field services on a number of projects primarily for unserviced subdivision developments with [...]
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Announcement of 2012 NSHBDA Design Competition
2012 Design Competition The Nova Scotia Home & Building Designers Association is holding its sixth annual design competition among its members, to find the best designed homes and small buildings in the province. The winning homes and building will be featured in the Fall Ideal Home Show, “NSHBDA Design Competition Gallery”, along with all other submitted designs. They may also be used in other media related outlets, as to promote the Association and its members. Categories will include “new home under [...]
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NSPI Building Tour
NSHBDA has organized an interactive tour of the new NSPI headquarters on Lower Water Street in Halifax. The tour is scheduled for 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 29th. The tour is free, and all are welcome to join in. Please reply and let us know if you are interested in attending this tour – we need to confirm our numbers by the end of the day on Friday, February 17. NSPI’s Lower Water Street project was honoured with the Lieutenant Governor’s [...]
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January Monthly Meeting
NSHBDA’s next regular monthly meeting is Tuesday, January 17 at 6:00pm in room 5424 at NSCC Waterfront (or by video-link to NSCC Lunenburg). The evening’s presentation is a follow-up to November’s “DRAWING REVIEW SESSION”. As it proved to be in November, this is sure to be a lively and highly interactive discussion on some of our members’ drawings. Additional members will show us digital copies of their current working drawings, and we will discuss drawing styles, details, etc. All are welcome to participate [...]
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Christmas Social Next Tuesday
Our annual Christmas Social will take place this coming Tuesday (December 13) in room 5329 at NSCC Waterfront. This social gathering will start at 5:30pm and will run until 8:00pm. We invite all of our student, designer and corporate members to join us for sandwiches, light snacks, assorted desserts and beverages in a relaxed, social setting. The evening will feature product presentations from Gord MacPherson of ventgrid (www.ventgrid.ca) and Russell MacKinnon of CertainTeed Gypsum and Insulation (www.certainteed.com). Please come by and [...]
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Advanced Structural Design Course
Please note that the ADVANCED STRUCTURAL DESIGN COURSE is scheduled for NOVEMBER 19 & 20 from 9AM to 4:30 PM at the WATERFRONT CAMPUS (room TBD). Fees will be $20 students, $40 for members, and $60 for non-members. The PREREQUISITE for this course is the INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL DESIGN, last offered in the spring of 2010. You must sign up before the end of the day on Friday, November 11. To register, please contact Don Roscoe at solardon.ns@gmail.com or 902-852-3789. [...]
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November Training Session
NSHBDA’s regular monthly meeting is next Tuesday (November 15) at 6:00pm in room 5424 at NSCC Waterfront (or by videolink to NSCC Lunenburg). The evening’s presentation is titled “DRAWING REVIEW SESSION” and will be an interactive discussion on some of our members’ drawings. Selected members will show us digital copies of their current working drawings, and we will discuss drawing styles, details, etc. All are welcome to participate in this discussion, which is sure to be lively and informative. Before [...]
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Site Assessment Workshop Weekend – Oct 22 & 23
On Saturday and Sunday, October 22 & 23, we will be offering our Site Assessment Workshop Weekend. This two-day course offers designers of all skill levels and experience to learn some basic surveying techniques, how to gather and interpret data, and how to incorporate this information into a well-rounded and complete building design. The course is broken down into two parts – site assessment and design. The weekend will begin with an introduction to basic surveying techniques (eye level, carpenter’s [...]
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October Training Session – Steel Framing and Workshop Weekend
October’s regular monthly training (Tuesday, October 18) will focus on light steel framing systems. Jacques Leger of Imperial Steel Manufacturing will tell us about steel studs and joists and how they can be used in all types of projects. This presentation is being brought to us by Mitch Wile of WinRoc (one of our corporate members) – winroc website. We will also be discussing the upcoming Site Assessment Workshop Weekend (Sat & Sun, October 22 & 23). If you’re interested [...]
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Bursary Info Posted
A new webpage has been created with the requirements for the bursary program. Please check out the new Bursary Page here.
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