Peel Passive House is testing an innovative cold air distribution system in five Canadian pilot projects to reduce oversized mechanical build outs and unify heating, cooling and hot water into… Read more »
Innovation Profile: Adapting Building Science to Northern Conditions
Building science engineer Christopher Marleau brings enclosure expertise to northern communities and helps deliver durable, high-performance buildings in some of Canada’s harshest conditions. In northern Canada, a building enclosure has… Read more »
Innovate or Trash: On the front lines of deconstructing cities built to waste
A house under construction in Burnaby is testing whether using as much reclaimed materials as possible can meet the rigorous demands of the Passive House building standard. The project lead… Read more »
Where are the heroes we need today?
Passive House Canada Conference Keynote Speaker Seth Klein on what Canada’s wartime mobilization can teach us about climate, housing, and acting at scale. In an age of a constant stream… Read more »
Will Straw Grow up to Save the Planet?
Why an overlooked farm byproduct may be Canada’s most scalable low-carbon building solution Every year, farms across the country leave behind a residue so abundant that millions of tonnes never… Read more »
Innovation Profile: Ben Polley Turns Setbacks into Systems for Success
Sometimes innovation happens in a lab and other times it happens to survive. Founder of Guelph-based Evolve Builders, Ben Polley was losing money on nearly every project. So he started… Read more »
Innovation Profile: Building Silence with Brett Sichello
From designer to builder to occupant, Brett Sichello found the biggest surprise wasn’t in the numbers, but in the silence of living inside his own work. Most mornings, Passive House… Read more »
Back to the Future of Building: How Mass Timber is Reshaping Sustainable Construction
Once seen as a niche product, mass timber is now gaining traction as a mainstream solution for sustainable building across Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional sectors. “We’ve been building with… Read more »
Innovation Profile: Marine Sanchez is the Glue Holding High-Performance Teams Together
Profile in Innovation: This article is one in a series that will highlight new and innovative technologies as well as profiling people making a mark in support of the… Read more »
Innovation Profile: Joe Ogilvie’s Journey from Engineering to Sustainable Development Leadership
Profile in Innovation: This article is one in a series that will highlight new and innovative technologies as well as profiling people making a mark in support of the passive… Read more »
