Building Information

In partnership with municipal leaders and Modular BC, BRYN Drafting & Design has had the exciting opportunity to provide standardized modular factory-built home designs which will be offered to modular home builders to use in factories across BC. The first two standardized designs of eight were officially debuted at the Penticton 2025 MHABC Summit on May 5, 2025.

After defining the building envelope, select a suitably sized mechanical system. If you do not need to pay to install, operate, and maintain a larger system then why bother.

The Province of BC has updated the BC Building Code which will see some changes to building permit requirements for developments in the CSRD.

Feeling overwhelmed with all the energy efficiency details and new building codes?

The BC Energy Step Code program is a path which helps BC meet its goal that all buildings be net-zero energy ready by 2032. Canada’s goal is by 2050.

Airtightness is measured by ACH @ 50 Pa, ELA (Equivalent Leakage Area), & NLA (Normalized Leakage Area). The ACH is affected by the SV ratio (surface area to volume), air barrier system and location, building envelope, and any penetrations thru the building envelope.

The building envelope is a primary component of any building. It is the interface between interior and exterior environments. The building envelope contributes to energy efficiency, air quality, moisture control, fire resistance, durability, cost to operate, and aesthetics.