Adam James

British Canadian Architect, Certified Passivhaus Designer and BIM Geordie(!) Born 332.96 ppm CO2

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

@seghill9 @Ryder1953 And the same from the @Ryder1953 team in Vancouver at the end of a very successful #Blueprint day.

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

@ScottMKennedy Isn’t that called construction ‘tolerance’… craft not science. Perfection is the enemy of progress and all that…(!?)

[Ryder Architecture @Ryder1953]

Thrilled to see @joinplanbee launch in Vancouver in partnership with @bcit 👏

The microcredential programme is an adaption of the UK PlanBEE apprenticeship scheme, founded by Ryder and @gatesheadcoll, tailored to the Canadian ACE industry.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/5iDdh209gE

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

BCIT launches new microcredential program pilot https://t.co/voeXUN4ClT Via @CdnArch ht. @Ryder1953 @gatesheadcoll

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Absolutely ACE!

@Ryder1953 and @gatesheadcoll hugely successful work integrated learning program, PlanBEE, lands in Canada. First students start working and learning In architecture, engineering and construction companies in Vancouver on Monday.
#Construction #innovation

[Journal of Commerce @JOC_Canada]

.@bcit is adopting a version of a microcredential program originally created for U.K. apprenticeships and designed to encourage B.C. high school students to pursue careers in architecture, construction and engineering. https://t.co/xiCUljjFfQ

[Chris Higgins @CAHiggins]

Sign up to speak on Vancouver's proposal to allow 4&6 homes per 33&50' RS lot, covering almost 60% of the buildable land. @averrahomes @EastVanBuilder @Shaun_Footprint @HavanOfficial @Josh_Mulherin @rwittstock

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Wisdom..👇

[Bryn Davidson @Lanefab @Lanefab]

Hey politicians pushing ‘prefab’ as a way to help the housing crisis…

that’s great! but how ‘bout looking at your zoning first?

Simple, predictable zoning can deliver 10x the cost and time savings of prefab.

(Says the guy who literally has prefab in his twitter name)

[Chris Higgins @CAHiggins]

After much work by @CityofVancouver staff and the development community, the MultiPlex Report (allowing 4-6 homes on most RS-1 lots, 60% of the buildable land in the City) is public!

Staff Recommend Council:
•Add multiple dwelling as a permitted use to allow the construction of multiplexes as a new housing option with additional units and density;

• Require either a set-rate density bonus payment, a below-market homeownership unit, or secured rental housing for the opportunity to access additional density with a multiplex application;

• Extend passive house incentives to the new multiplex option and simplify the existing passive house regulations;

•Reduce the maximum size of new single-detached houses;

• Increase the maximum size of new laneway houses, and simplify the laneway house regulations;

• Reduce the number of zoning regulations that apply to RS residential zones; and

• Consolidate the nine RS residential zones by rezoning areas zoned RS-1, RS-1A, RS-1B, RS-2, RS-3, RS-3A, RS-5, RS-6 and RS-7 to a new R1-1 Residential Inclusive zone.

https://t.co/xsuQaGx6fp @Lanefab @The_Clay_Way @BCollective_CH @HavanOfficial @havan_ceo @harshan_r @EastVanBuilder @averrahomes @TomDavidoff @JeffKingPREC @rosskay @fabulavancouver @GoldinYVR

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Affordable housing goes green in Canada.

https://t.co/TfbCUGqZrm

#passivehouse

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

The lowest carbon building is the one that has already been built...

https://t.co/ENd7I0jyNF via @VancouverSun @Ryder1953 @RJCvancouver

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Many of Canada's greenest apartments are ultra-affordable. Here's why https://t.co/AlXZR4WPOA

[British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) @bcit]

#BCIT is excited to introduce the ACE #microcredential program, offering high school graduates a glimpse into careers within the architecture, construction, and engineering fields through a combination of sector aligned courses and work experience. https://t.co/opKxaMiyDV

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Innovation delivered.

HT @Ryder1953 and @gateshead

[British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) @bcit]

#BCIT is excited to introduce the ACE #microcredential program, offering high school graduates a glimpse into careers within the architecture, construction, and engineering fields through a combination of sector aligned courses and work experience. https://t.co/opKxaMiyDV

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Innovation in construction will not happen without innovation in construction education.

New work integrated learning microcredential (ACE) coming to @BCITSoCE this summer, based on @joinplanbee from @Ryder1953 and @gatesheadcoll

https://t.co/3zH9G5lX6k

[Ryder Architecture @Ryder1953]

Delighted to announce that our project The Houses of the Ones Belonging to the Saltwater Student Residence at @UBC is a finalist in the @Architizer A+Awards Affordable Housing category!

You can vote for us here➡️ https://t.co/h7SPSV7Lkh

@hotson_arch
📸Adrien Williams

[Adam James @AdamJamesArch]

Always the best event of @Ryder1953 #Blueprint festival - joining over 120 Ryder Alliance colleagues for a catch up on #Everythingarchitecture from Wurundjeri Country to Bangkok to Glasgow and beyond.

[Nomodic @Nomodic]

Our latest #supportivehousing project for @BC_Housing in Chilliwack, BC is coming to life, thanks to #ModularAdvantage! With 49 new homes and 42 shelter spaces, we're proud to be providing safe #affordablehousing for those in need. @Ryder1953 @grandeurhousing #LeavingThingsBetter

[Chris Higgins @CAHiggins]

We still have $3000 in incentives, $1000 for each of three homes in Vancouver that want to switch from gas hot water to electric (regular or a heat pump). if going for a heat pump you can leverage $2000 more from Clean BC and City of Vancouver. Apply here: https://t.co/5r50hk6Lkp

[Fiona Clandillon @feeclandee]

How to show a planner a good time…
1 plans
2 markers
3 place based approach
4 cake
5 chinoiserie

Many thanks to @HubSouthEast @Ryder1953 @SFT_Scotland @Stantec for delivering a great workshop for @midgov as we develop our Strategic Investment Framework.

[Scott Kennedy @ScottMKennedy]

California has declared a Zoning Holiday to encourage missing middle. There are some designs. All Passive House https://t.co/05FAv92C4T