This five-day course provides the knowledge and practical hands-on skills that building contractors, designers, consultants and advanced students need to build to the Passive House standard–an internationally recognized ultra-low energy standard. This course focuses on building enclosure optimization and provides a foundation in passive house principles, while stressing the importance of construction fundamentals and proper sequencing and using a variety of materials. An introduction to heat and energy recovery ventilators will be provided.

Note: If you work in the construction industry within the City of Vancouver,you may be eligible to apply for a partially subsidized offering of ‘CESA 1500 Passive House Tradesperson course – Building Envelope Specialization’ (being sponsored by the City of Vancouver). To see City of Vancouver-sponsored course dates, and for more information about the eligibility criteria to apply, please go to https://www.bcit.ca/construction/passivediscovery/.

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