I invite you to pause for a moment and think about longevity. Not yours, or mine, but ours. Collectively. Will the buildings we design, engineer, build and advocate for have… Read more »
CEO Letter – September 2026: Are We in a Good War?
If you were at our 2026 Passive House Canada Conference in Richmond earlier this year – and if not, why not?! – you had the good fortune of hearing our… Read more »
Construire au-delà des frontières
Nous sommes lundi 24 août au matin, et j’ai passé tout le week-end à réfléchir à ce que je voulais écrire dans cette note. Comme beaucoup de Canadiens, j’ai suivi… Read more »
CEO Letter – August 2026: It’s Not Good. Okay, It’s Terrible. But Do Not Despair!
This summer has been hard. Too hard for too many. Wildfires are consuming thousands of hectares across Canada and around the world. Too many Canadians have watched the sky turn… Read more »
CEO Letter – July 2026: Our House
In the world of communications strategy, it is no secret that if you want news to be overlooked, you release it on a Friday. Ideally, the Friday before a long… Read more »
CEO Letter – June 2026: Building Evidence
Two weeks ago, we held our 8th Passive House Canada Conference in Richmond, BC. With hundreds attending both in person and virtually, we celebrated, presented, challenged, and inspired a community… Read more »
CEO Letter – May 2026: The Things We Can Learn
This may be a truism, but learning really is a journey, not a destination. I try to learn all the time—sometimes things everyone around me already seems to know, sometimes… Read more »
CEO Letter – April 2026: Why Cost — Not Crisis — Drives Energy Change
Just when you think things are as chaotic as they can be, new events push us into entirely new levels of uncertainty. The war in Iran has done exactly that.… Read more »
CEO Letter – March 2026: Another Reason to Build Better
When better building performance seems obvious to you, remember that this clarity is not universal. A couple of weeks ago, I came across a story that quite literally made my… Read more »
CEO Letter – February 2026: A Few Important Ingredients
My mother used to describe our piecemeal dinners as “quer durch die Küche”, or ‘straight through the kitchen’. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. (Victor Borge… Read more »
