Click on the links below to see what the media are saying about Passive House Canada and Passive House in Canada.
Une première maison certifiée Passivhaus au Québec
29 janvier 2018 | La presse
Mid-rise Wood-frame Construction gets Innovative
January 2018 | Construction Canada
Building Performance in Bits and Pieces:
A new wave of companies is assembling energy-efficient homes where it is always bright, warm, and dry
20 January 2018 | The Medium
The Tipping Point: Scaling up Performance
Winter 2018 | Western Exteriors
The Tipping Point: Scaling up Performance
Winter 2017 | Western Exteriors
Building a new home? Consider a Passive House
29 December 2017 | Efficiency Nova Scotia
Comment: High-performance buildings will save energy
28 December 2017 | Times Colonist
How Canadians are constructing North America's biggest green buildings
11 December 2017 | CBC News | Science and Technology
Social housing providers build Canada's greenest apartments
05 December 2017 | CBC News - The National
New Non-Profit Housing Demonstrates High-value of ‘Passive House’ Efficiency
05 December 2017 | The Energy Mix
Canadian charity is building social housing to Passive House standard
30 November 2017 | TreeHugger.com
Passive House Vancouver
28 November 2017 | Metro Vancouver Close Up
Passive House Café and training course coming to Fort St. John this week
27 November 2017 | EnergeticCity.ca
Passive house expert to visit city
21 November 2017 | Prince George Citizen
Imaginative solutions for an overheated housing market
19 November 2017 | CBC Radio | The Sunday Edition
Calgary first Passive House takes insulation to the next level
09 November 2017 | Calgary Metro
Evolv35 homes come with an extra: the 'lock-off suite'
09 November 2017 | The Province
Passive House education coming to Northern B.C.
08 November 2017 | Journal of Commerce News Service
Passive House education coming to Northern BC
08 November 2017 | Indigenous Lands and Resources Today
Passive House Partnership Brings Building Education to Northeastern BC
08 November 2017 | Business Examiner
Passive House education coming to Northern BC – Journal of Commerce
08 November 2017 | Nation Talk
Opinion: Can Vancouver achieve 100-per-cent renewable energy?
05 November 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Toronto Will Reflect On Google's Quayside As City Building Done Right
31 October 2017 | The Huff Post
World’s tallest passive towers set for Vancouver
25 October 2017 | Construction Business magazine
Community Foundation brightens college campus daycare future
The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan helps out college daycare with grant
25 October 2017 | Summerland Review
Community Foundation brightens college campus daycare future
The Community Foundation of the South Okanagan helps out college daycare with grant
25 October 2017 | BC Local News
Sidewalk Labs to build the city of the future in Toronto
23 October 2017 | TreeHugger
Coming to code: Energy regulations for existing buildings are changing. Are you ready?
24 October 2017 | Building magazine
'Lock-off suites' infuse Evolv35 with flexibility
21 October 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Spotlight: Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs Announce Tech Focused Neighbourhood – a Transformative Moment for our City
19 October 2017 | Habitat TO
The Technology Behind Sidewalk Toronto's Concept Images
18 October 2017 | UrbanToronto.ca
A passive house daycare
14 October 2017 | Castanet
Penticton architecture company wins commercial building awards
11 October 2017 | Penticton Herald
Strict Passive House regulations pose challenges for developers
Canada’s first airtight highrise would need expensive, imported materials and represent a steep learning curve
11 October 2017 | Western Investor
Innovation : Passive House Gains Ground in B.C.
10-16 October 2017 | Construction in Vancouver
Penticton company wins twice at building awards
07 October 2017 | Penticton Western News
Passive highrises planned for Vancouver's West End
02 October 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Brookfield takes a 'passive' approach to new home
29 September 2017 | Calgary Herald
Fort St. John hosting passive house design and construction course
28 September 2017 | EnergeticCity.ca
Victoria’s Passive Houses
13 September 2017 | The EcoReport
Passive House in a box:
Brookfield pilot project in Calgary to educate trades on sustainable construction methods and standards
07 September 2017 | The Globe and Mail
Ultra-low energy homes: New construction
technologies driving
significant changes in
HVAC systems (pp 12-16)
September 2017 | Plumbing & HVAC magazine
Passive approaches to low-energy affordable housing
21 August 2017 | CPV Magazine
House Beautiful: Passive House a green dream come true
19 August 2017 | Victoria Times Colonist
Passive House beats building code box in Ice Box Challenge
16 August 2017 | TreeHugger
Passive House wins ice box challenge
15 August 2017 | Canadian Consulting Engineer
City of Vancouver creates icy challenge to promote 'passive home' design
15 August 2017 | CBC News British Columbia
Local builder provides Passive House concept
10 August 2017 | The Minden Times
Opinion: Building better gives you many reasons to feel better
09 August 2017 | The Province
Local Construction Leaders Go Passive
08 August 2017 | Thriving Vancouver
Ice Box Challenge to test building performance
03 August 2017 | Journal of Commerce News Service
Okanagan College Adding Child Care Centre to Penticton Campus
01 August 2017 | Business Examiner
Ice Box Challenge highlights new Passive House standards
31 July 2017 | Western Investor
Ice Box Challenge puts passive houses to the test
31 July 2017 | Vancouver Courier
Ice Box Challenge puts passive houses to the test
31 July 2017 | Westender
Vancouver launches Ice Box Challenge to show benefits of high-performance buildings
28 July 2017 | Global Times
Ice Box Challenge kicks off in Vancouver, Canada
28 July 2017 | Xinhuanet
Ice box challenges Passive House standard: Demonstration meant to show how new building standard performs
27 July 2017 | Business in Vancouver
City of Vancouver unveils Ice Box Challenge
27 July 2017 | Roundhouse Radio 98.3 Vancouver
Ice Box Challenge in Vancouver: Passive House demonstration
24 July 2017 | Canadian Consulting Engineer
B.C. municipalities ready to step up for better homes and buildings
24 July 2017 | The Province
Marketable, Beautiful, Efficient: Passive House Building Standards Growing in Canada
Summer 2017 | Western Exteriors magazine
A pocket of Passivhaus projects popping up in Ontario cottage country
12 June 2017 | TreeHugger
A pocket of Passivhaus projects popping up in Ontario cottage country
12 June 2017 | MotherNature
Fort’s lone passive house seeking certification
08 June 2017 | Fort Saskatchewan Record
Opinion: Canada's home and buildings key to unlocking clean growth
13 May 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Vancouver's Green Buildings Policy Is Good News
02 May 2017 | Huff Post
Opinion: Vancouver's rezoning policy cuts carbon and costs
01 May 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Aspen Root Passive House: Highest energy hurdle met with superior envelope and quality materials
04 April 2017 | SABMag blog
Wood WORKS! BC announces 2017 Wood Design Awards winners
16 March 2017 | Building.ca
B.C. celebrates the best in wood innovation
07 March 2017 | Construction Business
Wood Awards honour B.C. designers here and internationally
01 March 2017 | Vancouver Sun
Passive House business approved
27 February 2017 | Highlander News
6 fabulous prefab buildings from all over the world
23 February 2017 | ACT
This Prefab Passive House Attracts Hospital Staff to Remote British Columbia
February 2017 | gb&d magazine
BC First Nation Gets Active about Passive Housing: Partnership between Yale and modular building company sprouts affordable green homes.
07 January 2017 | The Tyee
This Ottawa housing development shows affordable housing can be environmentally sustainable too
04 December 2016 | CBC TV | Disrupting Design
Vancouver leads North America in certified ultra-efficient buildings, says new report
10 November 2016 | CBC News British Columbia
Builders tour Canada’s largest ‘Passive House’ in Vancouver
09 November 2016 | Metro Calgary
House Beautiful: It was love at first sight
05 November 2016 | Victoria Times Colonist
Bella Bella multi-unit: Modular Passive House construction a pioneering effort
29 September 2016 | SabMag blog
Deep Energy Efficiency: Passive House in the Affordable Housing Sector
26 September 2016 | HSC
Bella Bella ‘Passive’ staff housing cited as carbon neutral success in government report
01 September 2016 | VCH News
Passive House Retrofit: Five Years After
31 August 2016 | Greening Homes
Five of B.C.’s greenest homes:
Buyers, builders and designers are embracing new technologies and materials that make homes easier on Mother Nature – and the pocketbook
02 August 2016 | Business in Vancouver
5 of B.C.'s greenest homes
01 August 2016 | Business in Vancouver magazine
Fiona Famulak: Innovation deficit threatens construction industry
05 May 2016 | The Province
The house that Britco built
27 April 2016 | National Observer
A Tour of Vancouver’s First Certified Passive House
2 April 2016 | City TV Vancouver
Passive House interest a growing Canadian trend
23 February 2016 | Journal of Commerce News Service
House Beautiful: Passive House cuts heating, cooling energy by 90 per cent
27 February 2016 | Victoria Times Colonist
Salus Passive House
02 March 2016 | Ecology Ottawa
B.C. is home to a green building renaissance
04 December 2015 | Vancouver Observer
Britco Builds Canada’s First Multi-Unit Modular Passive House for Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
11 November 2015 | NationTalk
Passive House and modular construction were made for each other
19 October 2015 | EcoEstate
Passive House and modular construction were made for each other
05 October 2015 | TreeHugger
Cottonwood House: Passive House passes cold-climate test
01 October 2015 | SABMag blog
Passive House on the Lake: A modern interpretation in prefab on a difficult site
01 October 2015 | SABMag blog
The North Park Passive House: First PH MURB on Vancouver Island makes case for affordability
01 October 2015 | SABMag blog
The Salus Clementine project: A learning experience in thermal bridging solutions
01 October 2015 | SABMag blog
Passive House: No furnace, no problem
28 September 2015 | Vancouver Sun
Construction Corner: Is the passive house standard viable?
11 August 2015 | Journal of Commerce News Service
'Passive home' movement a success in Germany, but not in Saskatchewan where it started
05 August 2015 | CBC News Saskatchewan
Comfort is key in a passive house
25 June 2015 | Ottawa Citizen
Passive House (PH) concept introduced to Ottawa: Incredible energy and cost-savings attracts interest from architects, municipal officials
16 March 2015 | Ottawa Construction News
Airtight eco-home project pitched for Victoria
07 July 2014 | Victoria Times Colonist
We're changing the way we build:
Two innovations in construction make it possible to heat a home using only the power you'd need to run a couple of hairdryers, proponents say
23 May 2013 | Victoria Times Colonist