For Immediate Release November 1, 2017 VICTORIA – Passive House Canada and members of Alberta’s construction community present the latest developments in high-performance buildings at BUILDEX Calgary, November 8–9. Designers, builders and high-performance building experts present their findings and experiences in working on Passive House projects, from the… Read more »
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Formation Maison passive sera presentée à Montréal le 17 Novembre
Vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur les bâtiments à haute performance, « Passivhaus » ou Maison passive ? Maison Passive Canada, en collaboration avec Maison Passive Québec présente une formation de 1 jour : Introduction aux bâtiments à haute performance construits selon la norme Maison passive, à Montréal.
Passive House Deep Dive explores the latest in high-performance building
VICTORIA – Passive House Canada and building industry members explore the latest developments in high-performance, energy-efficient buildings at the Passive House Deep Dive, October 31, at UBC’s Robson Square. The one-day event focuses on current design and construction challenges, emerging solutions, and best practices in high-performance building standards.
Report from the North American Passive House Network Conference 2017
The NAPHN17 conference wrapped up on Sunday after five days of workshops, seminars and project tours. Amina Mohammed, the Deputy Secretary General of the UN addressed delegates via video, as did Michael Moller, the Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva. She announced plans for a global network of UN centres of building excellence, including the… Read more »
Join us for Net Positive Symposium + Passive House Deep Dive in Vancouver
The Net Positive Symposium in Vancouver takes place October 30-31. Space is limited and we highly recommend you tickets now to avoid disappointment. The event is aimed at those familiar with Passive House design wanting an in-depth exploration of solutions to the challenges being encountered by today’s project teams. Speakers will present numerous case studies… Read more »
Passive House Summit Speakers confirmed @ IIDEX Toronto
On Nov. 29 – 30, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre will host the third annual Passive House Summit at IIDEX. Comprised of four seminars, the summit will explore policies, principles, case studies and future directions of high performance building. Speakers include Lisa King (City of Toronto), Jamie Stephens (Oxford County), Rob Bernhardt (Passive House Canada), Graham… Read more »
Un événement [email protected] BBQ avec l’équipe Décathlon Solair McGill / Concordia “Deep-Performance Dwelling”
La Maison Passive Canada et Maison Passive Québec vous lancent une invitation spéciale afin de vous joindre à un événement [email protected] BBQ. En cette occasion, vous pourrez visiter et échanger avec l’équipe Décathlon Solaire McGill/Concordia “Deep-Performance Dwelling.”
Funding for BC manufacturers to develop high-performance windows
The Fenestration Association of BC has launched a funding program to stimulate development of new designs and manufacturing processes that will lead to cost-effective, marketable, high-performance windows being built in British Columbia. The costs associated with creating new product lines that exceed current BC energy-efficiency requirements, including lab testing and certification, are a barrier to… Read more »
Federal program funds innovation to reduce building greenhouse gases
Passive House Canada members who are developing innovative solutions to meet the high-performance building targets outlined in Build Smart: Canada’s Buildings Strategy may be eligible for federal clean energy innovation funding.
Strategy puts members at leading edge of market transformation
The recently released national buildings strategy for Canada puts architects, builders and suppliers who provide Passive House-related services and materials for construction at the leading edge of an emerging market transformation. Build Smart: Canada’s Buildings Strategy is a key driver of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change and commits the provinces… Read more »
