Location: Offsite - buses and meeting spot, Parker Building, Laurentian Main campus

This session will involve walking. Please report 15 minutes prior to your scheduled departure to the OAA Dispatch Hub located next to Registration in the R.D. Parker Building

3 ConEd Learning Hours
3 AIA LU
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Following the lead of the OAA Headquarters, the Collège Boréal is in search for a sustainable environment beyond the goals of net zero energy performance and 2030 Challenge. Through its research project, the architectural students and faculty explore new residential building envelope designs and test the envelope of a new and renovated building. On this tour, come and see what we have learned.

Learning Objectives
1. Understand use of technology such as 3D scanners, FARO, and drones to survey existing building condition.
2. Learn about the need for blower door equipment to control air infiltration in the building envelope.
3. Understand the need of infrared cameras for energy lost in a building envelope.
4. Explore the research project, Tiny Home, in progress. Learn about La minimaison and the City of Sudbury Building Department and City Planners’ goals.

Denis Ouimette is a professor at Collège Boréal for its Architectural Technologist program and has worked on the Tiny Home project with the City of Sudbury. An architect and teacher specialized in building sciences, high-performing envelopes, and envelope testing of wood construction, he was licensed with l’Ordre des architects du Québec (OAQ) in 1988, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1997, and the OAA in 2016. Prior to joining Collège Boréal, Denis was the principal and owner of an architectural firm from 1991 to 2015 in Wallingford, Connecticut. He also taught at Paier Collège and the University of New Haven and study in Montréal, London, and New York.

Activity Level: Low (Comfortable shoes are recommended. This case study involves a tour of the woodshop; no loose clothing or open-toe shoes recommended.)