8 Earth Day stories on sustainability in Canadian architecture
Next Monday, April 22, is the 49th annual Earth Day. With climate change’s accelerating pace, we have all the more reasons to pay head to the environment’s…
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Bringing Passive House into the Cold: Wood Innovation Research Laboratory,…
British Columbia (UNBC) has a public mandate to be a leader in high-performing buildings and innovative wood projects. Working with UNBC, our design team at…
B.C. introduces ‘Better Buildings’ net zero incentive program
The Province of BC and Integral Group have launched a new incentive program and juried competition called Better Buildings BC: The Net Zero Energy Ready…
University of Manitoba hosting Passive House Canada course
Passive House Canada will offer an intensive course on design and construction in Winnipeg at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, from November…
Scaling up Passive House Design in Canada
Across Canada, provincial and municipal levels of government are also raising performance requirements and establishing roadmaps for reaching Net Zero energy…
Passive House Design: A frontline perspective
Ever since the first OPEC oil crisis of the early 1970s, I have been fascinated by the concept of the “urban farmhouse”—an urban yet off-grid, self-sufficient…
Passive-Aggressive Haus
Recounting the trials — and joys — of building a Canadian home that meets the "Passivhaus" standard.
Governor General’s Medal Winner: BC Passive House Factory
WINNER OF A 2016 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S MEDAL IN ARCHITECTURE