This past winter, the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) sought input from stakeholders, experts, code users, and the general public on their Wave 1 draft policy recommendations for developing and implementing greenhouse gas emissions provisions in the National Model Codes. This input will feed into the development of the final policy framework that… Read more »
Bill 23 Ends Municipal Green Standards in Ontario
Bill 23 Ends Municipal Green Standards in Ontario – Updated November 28th, 2022 On November 28th, the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, at third reading. This means that no further amendments to the legislation will be made. The Bill will now go through Royal Assent and become… Read more »
Passive House Canada Teams up With Zero-Emission Platform to Advance A Green Building Standard for Canadians
Passive House Canada announced joining the Building to Electrification (B2E) Coalition, the newest program area of the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), Metro Vancouver’s capacity-building hub focused on decarbonizing the building sector. Read the full announcement here.
Passive House Canada Announces Partnership with Passive House Alberta
Passive House Canada is pleased to announce a brand-new partnership with Passive House Alberta, an organization comprised of local leaders in the province dedicated and committed to making Passive House affordable and accessible for all Albertans in today’s growing market. The partnership has been formed to support both organizations’ missions of making healthy, comfortable, and… Read more »
PHC Submits Recommendations for National Infrastructure Assessment
At the end of June, Passive House Canada submitted recommendations to the federal government on the National Infrastructure Assessment. The Assessment is a broad reaching government initiative looking to understand the state of current infrastructure and the steps that need to be taken to reach Canada’s long-term goals. Our submission can be found here.
BC Subcommittee Passes Motion to Inform Council the Step Code is not on Track to meet Climate Targets
The Energy Step Code Council Part 9 Subcommittee has passed a motion, drafted by Passive House Canada representative Rob Bernhardt, to inform the Step Code Council that the BC Energy Step Code is not on track to achieve the province’s stated goals for Part 9 residential buildings and that it is now out of alignment… Read more »
Critics disapprove of the federal budget cash for home retrofits
Our CEO, Chris Ballard was interviewed for comments on the federal governments plan to put $4.4 billion towards home renovation energy-savings rebates. The federal budget’s plan to retrofit residential buildings falls short of what is needed to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create well-paying jobs, experts say. The budget, announced Monday, includes a… Read more »
Passive House Canada Response to Federal Budget
This past Monday, the federal government released its first budget in over two years, proposing significant investments to chart Canada’s path back to economic prosperity from Covid-19. It is the largest budget in Canadian history with $101.4 billion in new spending planned over the next three years. Passive House Canada is pleased to see significant… Read more »
2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction launches today
As a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the agency established by the UN as a result of the Paris Accord this partnerships is becoming increasingly relevant to our mission. Today is the launch of the 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction, which reports on the progress, or lack thereof,… Read more »
Passive House Canada pleased with Federal Government announcements on two fronts
The Federal Government’s economic update delivered Monday offers insight into anticipated stimulus spending to address Covid-19 and a green economic recovery. In her address, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland committed to spending $100 billion over the next three years to jump start Canada’s economy. We thank Minister Freeland for tying Canada’s economic growth plan to the… Read more »
