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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 … 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 … 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, … Continued

ZEBx Decarb Lunch Series: Airtightness Testing for Part 3 Buildings

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

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

Event Series ZEBx Pattern Language from Passive House

ZEBx Pattern Language from Passive House

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 120 Series Online – Pathway to Passive House Certification

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