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How to sell a high-performance home

A free online event hosted by ZEBx. Overview Whether you’re a green building buff or starting your first zero emission project, strategic marketing that elevates your brand, generates demand, and increases your profit margin is critical. On September 15th, join ZEBx and their panel of real estate marketing experts as they debunk common marketing myths … Continued

Pattern Language: How to design + build high-performance buildings at the lowest possible cost

Online

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 high-performance projects. These solutions are organized into "patterns" using a format adapted from … Continued

Pattern Language: How to design + build high-performance buildings at the lowest possible cost

Online

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 high-performance projects. These solutions are organized into "patterns" using a format adapted from … Continued

North America’s First Passive House Fire Hall

An event sponsored by ZEBX. This Friday, ZEBx's Decarb Lunch will feature the City of Vancouver’s Fire Hall No. 17. Key project team members from HCMA Architecture + Design and Integral Group will present the building’s design and construction journey and outline the unique features of this facility. This will be followed by a moderated … Continued