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Our mission is to make the International Passive House standard of building performance understood, achievable, and adopted by government, industry, professionals, and homeowners across Canada through education, advocacy, events, and building projects.
Passive House Canada is a national non-profit professional association advocating for the Passive House high-performance building standard. Passive House is recognized internationally as the proven best way to build for comfort, affordability and energy efficiency of residential, institutional and commercial buildings, through all stages of design, construction, and livability.
We were founded in 2013 as the Canadian Passive House Institute West (CanPHI West) and became Passive House Canada | Maison Passive Canada in 2016 in response to demand from the building community to form a single national organization. We facilitate the adoption of the Passive House Standard through our advocacy work, education program, and nation-wide events.
Our head office is in Victoria, BC and we have an office in Ontario. Course instructors, volunteers and members across Canada. We are an affiliate of the International Passive House Association and a member of the North American Passive House Network, working in collaboration with local governments and other organizations to transform our built environment.
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Back by Popular Demand: Understanding Building Codes (320)
Back by popular demand! This course will compare and contrast the proposed National Energy Code with the BC Energy Step Code, Passive House, and others
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Diamond Schmitt Builds on Passive House Movement
Passive House Designer/Consultant certification is on the rise at Diamond Schmitt, and were formally congratulated Passive House Canada CEO, Chris Ballard.
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Building Conversations: Interview with Harold Orr, Passive House Pioneer and Order of Canada recipient
“His pioneering ideas and continued research and development led to the birth of the Passive House movement."
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Passive House Canada announces new online, self-paced course: Up and Running with DesignPH 2.0
Build more accurate models in less time and harness the power of a 3D BIM environment.
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Passive House Canada | Maison Passive Canada, launches technical services department with the hiring of noted Passive House Certifier, Chris Petit
Passive House Institute Certifier, Chris Petit, has been hired as Technical Services Lead to support Passive House Canada's new Technical Services Department.
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Building Conversations: Interview with Aaron Smith, EEBA
Time's Up. Our Future Depends on Zero.
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Building Conversations: Interview with a Mark Ashby, Fold Architecture
The “whole”istic approach to building
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Passive House Canada Introduces Master Class Series: Building Enclosure Control Layers
This new 4-part series will help you identify and address challenges with building enclosure assembly design and detailing for Passive House projects.
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Registration Now Open! Passive House Canada Summit 2020
The Passive House Canada Summit: A digital experience. Join us online on December 8-10, 2020 for over 16 hours of Passive House conversations!
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Passive House Canada Introduces New Online Course: Calculating the cost/comfort equation (Part 9 Buildings)
It's what’s inside that counts! The costs and comforts of building and living in a Passive House.
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Building Conversations: Interview with a Passive House Homeowner
Hear Tracy's perspective on why she wanted to build a Passive House, why she was drawn to the building standard, and why she is so happy in her Passive House.
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Building Conversations: Interview with Mayor Lori Ackerman: Why Passive House?
Join our free, Building Conversations webinars series hosted weekly by Passive House Canada CEO, Chris Ballard
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Passive House Canada Introduces New Online Course: How to Identify and Drive Down Embodied Carbon in Buildings - 2020 Jul 30
Learn how to identify and drive down embodied carbon in buildings.
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Building Conversations: The Importance of Carbon Storage in Building Materials with Chris Magwood
Join our free, Building Conversations webinars series hosted weekly by Passive House Canada CEO, Chris Ballard
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Building Conversations Webinar
Slated to debut Wednesday, April 8 at 12p.m. EDT, the 45 minute weekly sessions focus on casual interviews with Passive House experts from across Canada.
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Big discount on course package celebrates PHC's launch of Pathway to Certification series
Passive House Canada launches course bundle with 50% discount for limited time.
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Passive House Canada's "120B ONLINE: Understanding & Working with PHPP" Starts March 27
We have accelerated the launch of our Passive House Canada ONLINE COURSES to meet the needs of the times ahead.