Passive House Buildings in Canada: Transforming How We Build showcases more than 50 outstanding projects of every type and size.
From British Columbia to Nova Scotia designers, builders, and consultants are relying on the Passive House approach to deliver highly efficient and comfortable commercial, institutional, and residential buildings.
Company headquarters, community housing retrofits, student dorms with commercial kitchens, stunning single-family homes—the range of building types demonstrates the transformation in the building industry that is already underway and the exciting path forward toward a better, more sustainable future.
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Articles in this Issue
1/1/19
Passive House Canada: Transforming How We Build
Letter from Rob Bernhardt, CEO of Passive House Canada
1/1/19
Zero Emissions Building Exchange
The Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx) is a collaborative platform and a catalyst for market transformation in buildings.
1/1/19
Five Principles of Passive House Design and Construction
Passive House is considered the most rigorous voluntary energy-based standard in the design and construction industry today.
1/1/19
Goldstream Avenue
Owned and operated by the Greater Victoria Housing Society, this six-storey wood-frame building will be providing 102 affordable housing units plus supporting space to low- to moderate-income families, seniors, and working adults.
5/18/21
Parkdale Landing EnerPHit
The finished project transformed the building into 57 studio apartments, including eight barrier-free units.
1/1/19
Putting Faith into Action
Founded in 1883, Hughson Street Baptist Church served Hamilton’s blue-collar industrial neighborhoods, providing spiritual and practical support to the community for over 130 years.
1/14/21
Gastown Childcare: Passive House for Kids on a Downtown Vancouver Rooftop
Acton Ostry Architects has a reputation in Vancouver for solving challenging problems.
12/22/20
Skeena Residence - a Community Asset
Skeena Hall is a student housing residence hall at the university of British Columbia in Vancouver
12/22/20
The Heights: Case Study In Vancouver, BC
The Heights is a mixed-use six-story building that meets the Passive House standard, in Vancouver Canada.