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This course will help students develop their knowledge of building science to support and inform strategies to meet the requirements of the Upper Steps of the BC Energy Step Code including Net Zero Ready and the Passive House standard. The course will first introduce to the performance metrics of both the BC Energy Step Code, … Continued

Learn about the new Part 3 Energy Design Report in one of three free webinars. Description The Part 3 Energy Design Report is a new voluntary Excel-based tool that can be used by energy modellers and design professionals as a checklist and submitted to local government authorities to verify compliance with the BC Energy Step … Continued

This course will help students develop their knowledge of building science to support and inform strategies to meet the requirements of the Upper Steps of the BC Energy Step Code including Net Zero Ready and the Passive House standard. The course will first introduce to the performance metrics of both the BC Energy Step Code, … Continued

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

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