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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

Prefabrication for High-Performance Buildings

A free webinar sponsored by ZEBx. This workshop is part of ZEBx's  Net-Zero Energy-Ready (NZER) Challenge Series. On October 20, a panel of presenters will highlight three of the 11 NZER Challenge winning projects, all of which include modular or panelized prefabricated building components into their high-performance design. To top it off,  there will also … 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

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

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

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

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

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

NZER challenge design workshop

Join ZEBx for their last webinar in the Net-Zero-Energy-Ready (NZER) Challenge Series. We’ll be hearing lessons learned from two winners of the NZER Challenge, as well as two exciting out-of-province projects that went above and beyond NZER to meet ambitious climate and energy targets. This discussion will touch on many aspects of what have made … Continued

ZEBx Decarb Lunch: Evolve Passive House

Online , Canada

Free online webinar offered by ZEBx. Taking place on the last Friday of every month, the ZEBx Decarb Lunch brings together industry silos to discuss emerging solutions and barriers related to zero emission buildings. Description Evolve will be a six-storey, wood-frame building with 110 rental units for UBC faculty and staff in the Wesbrook Place … Continued