Sustainable Building Manitoba & Community Events

Hear from a diversity of speakers sharing their building horror stories and lessons learned, helping you avoid your own horror story.We all love hearing about sustainable building success stories, but what about when things didn’t go quite right?
Join Sustainable Building Manitoba on October 30th for a special Lunch and Learn where we'll be featuring real-life building horror stories! These stories, shared by professionals and homeowners, will showcase the unexpected challenges they faced and the valuable lessons they learned.
From unexpected mold issues to insulation mishaps, and even oversized systems, these tales will help you avoid similar pitfalls in your own sustainable building projects.
Here’s a sneak peek of the stories:
On a large commercial build, a minor mistake in load calculations caused the roof trusses to collapse during a storm, setting the project back months.A public building faced serious ventilation issues when an HVAC system was oversized, resulting in uncomfortable indoor temperatures and skyrocketing energy bills.A sustainable office retrofit had to be halted after it was discovered that structural deficiencies and mold were hidden behind beautiful, yet deteriorating, heritage walls.and more!But it’s not all doom and gloom—each story comes with valuable lessons, from understanding the lifecycle and recyclability of materials to the importance of proper energy modeling, equipment sizing, thorough inspections, and quality control in large projects.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out in sustainable building, this event promises to be an eye-opener!
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