After wetting her feet with Passive House projects at Local Practice Architecture + Design (British Columbia), architect Evelyne Bouchard returned to her roots, starting her firm, Tandem architecture écologique, in Hemmingford, Quebec in 2017. While designing high performance buildings, Bouchard has remained active in the Passive House Canada community. She was elected to the… 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 »
CEO Letter – November 2022
Ontario Bill 23 I want to update you about proposed legislation in Ontario that threatens the uptake of Passive House standard by municipalities. Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, was introduced by the Provincial Government late last month. There are many problems with this bill, but most important to us is that it… Read more »
Members open their doors during Passive House International Days – Nov. 11-13, 2022
Passive House International Open Door Days will be held from Friday, November 11 – Sunday, November 13, 2022 Passive House Canada members are opening their doors as part of the global phenomenon of Passive House International days, which this year will run from Friday, November 11 to Sunday, November 13. Check out the following… Read more »
Member’s Spotlight: RJC Engineers
This month, we spotlight a group of RJC Engineers employees and Passive House Canada members who are passionately committed to high performance buildings. Terry Bergen, Managing Principal: 27 + years with RJC, Passive House Canada member for 5 years Tiffany Sun Dela Cruz, Project Engineer: 4.5 years with RJC; PHC member for 4 months… Read more »
Member’s Corner
Five things every contractor should know about high performance buildings Radek Pilarski, Dipl.-Ing. Arch. (M. Arch), CPHD Technical Manager, Graham Construction Radek Pilarski is a technical manager for Graham Construction. A general contractor who has worked as a subcontractor, a consultant and client-side project manager, Radek concentrates on the whole project cycle, including preconstruction, rather than… Read more »
CEO Letter – October 2022
Prefab interest is intense Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Prefab Symposium, On the Rise, held September 21-23. The Symposium gave our community a welcome forum to dialogue on hot topic in our industry, and a better understanding of how Passive House prefab can help us scale up high performance buildings across… Read more »
Passive House Canada makes its voice heard
Two key submissions to the Federal government focus on clean Canadian manufacturers, support for high performance building training With two separate submissions to the Federal government this week, Passive House Canada has made the case for better funding for high performance building training and for federal support of Canadian manufacturers of clean technologies.… Read more »
Passive House Canada recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the United Nations
(Victoria, B.C. – Oct. 6, 2022) The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), through its high performance buildings initiative, has recognized Passive House Canada as an International Centre of Excellence. The distinction has been conferred on just 10 high performance building organizations globally, a list that includes Passive House Trust (UK), the High… Read more »
Passive House Canada submits recommendations to advance the Canada Green Buildings Strategy
Last month, Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN) invited the public and industry to share their feedback on the proposed Canada Green Buildings Strategy. This vital Strategy, when finalized, will become the blueprint for federal action on climate change adaptation and mitigation in the building sector. Passive House Canada is supportive of the proposed strategy and has… Read more »
