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CESA 1140: Zero Energy Buildings: Mechanical Systems Details (Residential)

This course will assist builders, contractors, and designers to advance their understanding of the design, installation, and verification practices needed to realize performance of HVAC mechanical equipment and meet the requirements of the Upper Steps of the BC Energy Step Code including the Passive House standard. The focus of course is to develop understanding of … Continued

CESA 1140: Zero Energy Buildings: Mechanical Systems Details (Residential)

This course will assist builders, contractors, and designers to advance their understanding of the design, installation, and verification practices needed to realize performance of HVAC mechanical equipment and meet the requirements of the Upper Steps of the BC Energy Step Code including the Passive House standard. The focus of course is to develop understanding of … Continued

TOL Builder Forum Series: Airtightness Techniques and Heat Pump Best Practices

Online Webinar On November 19, 2020 the Township of Langley will be hosting a builder forum to share information related to airtightness techniques for Steps 3, 4, and 5, and heat pump best practices. This webinar will be presented by Einar Halbig, CEO of E3 EcoGroup and Mikhael Horvath, Director at Enforma Engineering. The Township … Continued

ZEBx NZER Challenge Design Workshop

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

Lessons Learned from CACEA’s NRCan CBAT/HTAP Project

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

Passive House Building Enclosure Control Layers

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

Passive House Summit – Online Event

Victoria Conference Centre Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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

More from your Blower Door System – CACEA

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