"Passive House Canada"

Passive House Canada / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Wall assemblies - new construction

Larsen truss wall systems with double-stud construction & extra insulation for new homes & energy efficient home renovation

...Passive House construction: We recently visited John Hodges in Perth, Ontario, Canada, where he is building two homes; one for himself and his wife and, right next door, one for his daughter’s family. One house will be Passive House Certified, the other will be a ‘Nearly Passive House’ or ‘Almost Passive House’ as buil...

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The Passive-aggressive house - our history of a Passivhaus build

...house to build, there are just a handful of Passive Houses in Canada, where winter doesn’t appear to be a passing trend. The living and dining area of Ann Cavlovic's Passivhaus House © Mark Rosen. These were the kinds of facts I used to recite when people looked at me quizzically; the term “Passive House...

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Everything you need to know about Passive House certification

...Passive House Institute) and PHIUS (Passive House Institute US) and for Canada there is Passive House Canada and the Canadian Passive House Institute. This guide aims to describe the origins of Passive House certification, which can be accredited to a very futuristic Passive Solar heating design home built in the 1970'...

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An owner/builder's account of building a Passive House

...house that uses next to no energy. Passive House framing details © Construction Rocket Inc. PHI vs. PHIUS Passive House certification PHI (Germany’s Passive House Institute) and PHIUS (Passive House Institute U.S.) have the same goals at heart, namely creating buildings that achieve a certain energy performance stand...

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The city of Vancouver is actively promoting Passive House construction

...Passive House Certified tradespersons and will work with all new Passive House projects as of March 1st 2017. The city is also providing space in city meeting rooms for public Passive House training courses. Regulatory changes to remove barriers: To facilitate Passive House builds and the additional requirements they h...

Passive solar home design

Saskatchewan: The birthplace of Passive House and passive solar home design

...Passive House movement, read more about Passive House construction and efficient home building in general on the pages below and in our Green Building Guide Conservation House designer Harold Orr reflects on the house design that started a global movement How to get a home Passive House Certified Resilient ho...

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The Un-certified but 'Damn Near' Passive House.

...Passive House standards, but Passive House Certification is mandatory to call a home "Passive House Certified." Allow us to explain... What are the problems of Passive House in North America? The original Passive House certification program originates in Germany and is referred to as PHI - and the parameters of that p...

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Prefab Passive House & LEED ready kit homes - the future of home building?

...Passive House ready prefab kit home, see many more sustainable home building tips & guide videos for LEED, Zero Energy & Passive House on the Ecohome YouTube channel here Super-insulated wall assembly, in kit form The prefab high-performance walls of this Passive House & LEED ready home kit are made almost ...