Build Better Homes on Budget with Integrated Design Process (IDP)
Learn how IDP helps builders and owner‑builders align trades and energy advisors early to deliver efficient homes on budget.
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
Time: 8–10 a.m. PT
Location: Zoom
About This Event
Builders, contractors, energy advisors, designers, owner-builders: this session introduces the Integrated Design Process (IDP) as a practical framework for delivering higher-performing, lower-risk new construction projects. The workshop emphasizes how engaging an energy advisor (EA) early and involving trades from the outset can streamline coordination, reduce costly mid-project changes, and support goals such as higher BC Energy Step Code performance and reduced embodied emissions.
Participants will learn how IDP supports clearer decision-making across design and construction phases, and how energy advisors contribute through early modelling, mid-construction checks, and final testing. The session will outline key project milestones where early collaboration between builders, designers, trades, and EAs can prevent delays, redesigns, and performance shortfalls.
The format: one-hour presentation followed by a facilitated panel discussion featuring local builders and energy advisors, providing both foundational knowledge and real-world insights.
By the end of the session, participants will have a clearer understanding of roles and responsibilities within an integrated project team and practical strategies for improving communication, coordination, and cost-effective delivery of energy-efficient homes.
Notes
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Point approval is pending through BC Housing.
Brought to you by the Community Energy Association and the Regional District of Nanaimo.