b'TCA NEWSTCA ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE SEMINARACHIEVING ULTRA-LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS BY APPLYING PASSIVE BUILDING PRINCIPLESOn April 24th, the TCA Environmental Committee hosted an online seminar titled Passive House: Achieving Ultra-Low Energy Buildings By Applying Passive Building Principles. An exceptional panel of industry experts featuring Chris Ballard, CEO of Passive House Canada; Sheena Sharp, architect at Coolearth Architecture Inc.; and Andrew Peel, principal at Peel Passive House Consulting Ltd. and was moderated by Sandra Burnell, principal at Revay and Associates Limited.The panel discussed the fundamental concepts of passive house design, emphasizing its transformative impact on energy-efficient construction practices. For those interested in exploring further, a link to the session recording is available from the TCA office.TCAS 2024 ANNUAL GOLF DAYOn May 9, 2024, the sold out Toronto Construction Associations Golf Tournament was held at Angus Glen featuring two courses and welcoming industry leaders under sunny, albeit cool, skies.We extend our gratitude to The Home Depot, our platinum sponsor, who generously contributed prizes for the Orange Door Initiative raffle including a state-of-the-art BBQ. Other sponsoring companies that made the golf tournament possible included United Rentals, Beedie Construction, Big Steel Box, MYC Media, Northbridge Insurance, Hermans Supply, Canadian Cutting and Coring, Alliance Creative, Premier Construction Software, Triumph, Atwill-Morin and Associates, Western Surety, Magil Construction, MGI Construction, Supreme Galvanizing and Bobcat Construction. We are immensely grateful to these companies.A sincere thank you to all who attended this event, which sold out in less than two days. Please note that next years golf event will occur on May 29th at Angus Glen. Also, dont forget to watch for the Womens Golf Event on September 12th. Tickets will go on sale soon.BUILDERSDIGEST Quarter 2202411'