Passive House Canada

Join us next week for our Master Class! This session will focus on the special building enclosure control practices for roof and below-grade assemblies. The design, selection, and placement of control layers can be challenging. Given the highly insulated nature of passive house buildings, even small mistakes in water and air control can create problems. Simply adding insulation to traditional wall and roof assemblies is risky, so air and vapour control practices must be adjus...ted to consider the assembly layers and details. Therefore, to design and construct effective #passivehouse buildings, designers and builders must understand the building science behind control layers. Register: http://ow.ly/XkCZ50EPW97 #passivhaus #highperformancebuilding

This month, we will be chatting with Jeremiah Point, who hails from the Indigenous community of Akwesasne, a Mohawk community near Cornwall, Ontario. Jeremiah Point is a Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant and owner of Point Engineering, a company based in the Territory of Akwesasne. As a proud Akwesasro:non, hear more about how he balances the need to bring resilient, energy-efficient, high performance buildings with the culturally-appropriate needs of his community.... Chris and Jeremiah will also speak about the greater opportunity for advocating on policy, and increasing education and awareness of Passive House buildings into Indigenous communities within Canada. Register now: ow.ly/1Nqh50EPRHL #passivehouse #passivhaus #passivehousedesign

City and UNBC lead the way to a low-carbon future with two initiatives in downtown Prince George: UNBC's Wood Innovation Research Lab and the City of Prince George's Downtown Renewable Energy System both performed exceptionally during a recent cold snap. Read more: https://www2.unbc.ca//city-and-unbc-lead-way-low-carbon-fu #lowcarbon #sustainablebuilding #passivehouse

Natural Resources Canada will soon be launching the $2.6 billion Greener Homes initiative to help homeowners improve their home energy efficiency: The energy advisor recruitment, training and mentorship campaign will provide a total of $10 million in funding over 5 years to support innovative projects. All interested parties are invited to submit their completed proposals by July 8, 2021. Learn more: http://ow.ly/K1C750EPTXe... #energyefficiency #sustainablebuilding #GreenerHomesInitiative

We’re looking forward to our collaboration with Passive House Accelerator and Passive Buildings Canada to present Resilience in Canada! This event brings together members of Passive House Canada and Passive Buildings Canada to showcase #PassiveHouse solutions that meet Canada’s critical housing needs. Moderated by @HabitStudio ’s Lorrie Rand, this stellar panel will feature practitioners who helped usher in such key projects as: Nuutsumuut Lelum, a 25-unit affordable housin...g community for Indigenous families, youth, and elders in Nanaimo, British Columbia Doig River Cultural Centre, a community building that is the northernmost Passive House in North America Indwell’s portfolio of affordable, supportive Passive House buildings in Ontario. Join us Thursday, May 20th: http://ow.ly/EL6t50EPSki #passivhaus #passivehousedesign #sustainablebuilding #highperformancebuildings

An Introduction to the Passive House High Performance Buildings provides an overview of the core principles of #PassiveHouse design and building energy efficiency regulations in Canada. The course also covers the history of energy efficient buildings, energy consumption data and environmental impact, case studies and the economics of creating high performance buildings. Register now: http://ow.ly/TKuw50EHGW0 #passivehousedesign #passivehouseconstruction #passivehouseintro #sustainablebuilding #passivhaus

Key steps for success for designing and building a #PassiveHouse: Use Certified Passive House products and components Where available, certified components provide assurance that your performance goals will be met. Using a certified product is also easier and cheaper in the end than obtaining testing and data yourself.... For approved Passive House components check: http://ow.ly/Sbp250DcRuP #PassiveHouseCanada #PHC#Passivhaus #buildbetterfeelbetter

How it started vs. how it's going: The #PassiveHouseStandard has Canadian roots. During the 1970s oil crisis, the Saskatchewan government asked Harold Orr and a group of individuals to design a passive solar house, that could withstand the changing local climate. Today the 5 principles of #PassiveHouse still apply to everything from homes to community centres to multi-unit buildings.... Join us next month for a special conversation with Passive House Pioneer and Order of Canada recipient Harold Orr: bit.ly/3rdytfv

Stress Testing for a Changing Climate: By designing a #PassiveHouse based on reliable past data, you are making a huge improvement compared to not building a Passive House, says GroveSmith. Passive House buildings are more resilient when it comes to comfort and energy impacts than conventional buildings are. Read full article: http://ow.ly/A5jr50DkeR9 Passive House Accelerator

We need better building performance metrics: "The way we currently do post-occupancy evaluation of buildings is inadequate, says Professor Fionn Stevenson we need new ways to measure the environmental impact of buildings, and how resilient they are to climate change." Read on: http://ow.ly/a3gh50Di3Sc

TONIGHT: Join The International Passive House Association team for their new series: iPHA Q&A with PHI! Learn the basics, find out how PHI Professional Certification and Training works from Susanne Winkel, Head of Professional Certification and Training! Register: http://ow.ly/GmfN50DkWpH

We are committed to expanding knowledge and skills of the #PassiveHouse Standard through all our educational offerings. We also know that some of our most motivated and engaged learners need financial support to benefit from taking our courses. Thanks to the generosity of the Randy Proven Zero Carbon Award, we are now able to support learners through this award. Bursary application now open. Apply now: http://ow.ly/iRTA50Dj98v