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Free webinar courtesy of ZEBx While the decision to build a net-zero energy-ready building often makes sense from both an economic and a climate perspective, achieving this in practice does not come without its challenges. From early schematic design to the construction, high-performance targets can come under question as designers strive to meet multiple design … Continued
Webinar hosted by the Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors. Lessons Learned from CACEA's NRCan's CBAT/HTAP Project: Costing High-Performance Housing Energy Conservation Measures Project participants Mark Rosen, Toby Smith and Einar Halbig will share their insights and experience using the Cost Benefit Analysis Tool (CBAT) and the Housing Technology Assessment Platform (HTAP) directly with builders. … Continued
Master Class hosted by Passive House Canada Water, Vapour, and Air Control for Large Passive House Projects Control layers are materials and systems of materials that are specially designed, selected, and detailed to control water, vapour, and air. They are placed throughout the building, from the roof, walls, and floor to the below-grade enclosure assemblies, … Continued
Free webinar courtesy of ZEBx This month, ZEBx will discuss BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Testing for Part 3 buildings. In July 2020, a demonstration airtightness test was performed at the University of British Columbia's Mundell House, a six storey multi-unit residential project. Hear from the project team as they discuss their experience with the … Continued
The Passive House Canada Summit will serve as this year’s annual, national Passive House event. Passive House Canada will continue to celebrate the advancements of the Passive House standard in Canada, the achievements of those committed to these advancements, and also highlight the most important challenges that are in front of us as an industry. … Continued
Sponsored by the Canadian Association of Consulting Energy Advisors. About Toby Smith, CACEA Education Committee member will facilitate a discussion between Bill Garber and Paul Morin from The Energy Conservatory (Minneapolis) and Sam Meyer from Retrotec. In this webinar, blower door manufacturers TEC and Retrotec will discuss various methods for locating building air leaks with … Continued
How to design and build high-performance apartment buildings at the lowest possible cost. Overview "A Pattern Language from Passive House" is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing. This four-part workshop presents design problems common to multi-unit buildings, followed by solutions that have worked in previous … Continued
Offered by Passive House Canada. This series will be comprised of three courses: 120A, 120B, and 120C. 120A: Passive House Design and Construction Day 1-4: Monday January 11 - Thursday January 14, 2021 – 9am to 1pm (PST) each day Day 5-8: Monday January 18 - Thursday January 21, 2021 – 9am to 1pm (PST) each day 120B: Understanding … Continued
How to design and build high-performance apartment buildings at the lowest possible cost. Overview "A Pattern Language from Passive House" is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing. This four-part workshop presents design problems common to multi-unit buildings, followed by solutions that have worked in previous … Continued
Passive House Canada offers Pathway to Passive House Certification. This series will be comprised of three courses: 120A, 120B, and 120C. 120A: Passive House Design and Construction (Saturdays) Dates: Day 1: Saturday January 16, 2021 – 9am to 1pm (PST) Day 2: Saturday January 23, 2021 – 9am to 1pm (PST) Day 3: Saturday January 30, 2021 – 9am to 1pm … Continued