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R-2000 housing
courses proposed

WITHIN THE housing ine
dustry, when new tech-
niques, materials, and
systems ‘are constantly being
de‘eloped and introduced,
training and education have
become more important than
ever,

, To assist builders,
renovators, architecture and
enginecring students, as well
as those training to become
carpenters, electricians, or
building inspectors, Energy
. Mines and Resources

Canada in couperation with -

the Canadian Home
Builders’ Association R-2000
Program: is proposing an
R-2000 Quality Plus Hous-
ing Course to be introduced

as part of the mainstream
curriculum in community
colleges throughout the pro-
vince.

Because cnough
ferences exist
2000 and
built homes, a formal train-
ing program is necessary to
assist students in becoming
aware of these design and
construction differences. As

dif-
between R-

well, the course. has becn”

designed to provide students
with up-to-date information
on products and building
systems Sed to construct
energy efficient and high-
quality residential buildings.

To facilitate the im-
plementation, of the course
into’ the colleges’ cur-

conventionally —

riculums and to familiarize
teachers and instructors with
its outline, the CHBA-BC,
R-2000 Program is conduc-
ting a two-day workshop for
teachers and = instructors
from 15 community colleges
throughout the province.

‘Participants at the
workshop. will be provided
with a course outline and a
list of resources that will be
made available by EMR,
CHBA and the R-2000 Pro-
gram to assist in presenting
the course. As well, cach
teacher receives: an Instruc-
tor. Guidebook which iden-
tifies subject areas and pro-
gram
preparing lectures.

Housing starts increase

. HOUSING STARTS should
stay at current levels through
., 1988 and possibly into 1989,

according (o .the Economic
- Research Council of the Ca-
nadian
Association of 8.C.-

The ‘Economic ‘Research’ |

Council: of the . Canadian

Home ‘Builders’ ‘Association |
is’ comprised . of. --
economists, lenders, builders —

-and government offi cials,
and = mects quarterly ©

discuss current and projected

Home Builders’ .

coonomtic activity’ and its
impact on housing.
At its meeting: on March

"16, the Economic Research
“Council noted that lower in-
terest.

rates, increased
foreign investment, a strong
B.C, : economy. and. con-

"tinued. immigration- will all

contribute to a healthy hous-

ing” industry. The. officiat-

CHBA of B.C. forecast'con-
tinues to predict starts in the

, 26,000 to 27,000 unit range.

Single-family starts may

drop slightly from last/year‘ s :

starts, however con-
dominium and rental ‘Starts

~ are expected to increase duc

primarily’ to. the. increasing
numbers of seniors, within
the population of B.C.

~The Economic | Research
Council was optimistic. that
interest ‘rates would remain
stable over the next 12 mon-

“ths with .a slight ., casing

, possible in the neat six mon-
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