| Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Building Type: | Single Family Residential |
| Project Phase: | Complete |
| Certification Type: | Standard |
| Year of Construction: | 2016 |
| Gross Floor Area (m2): | 325 |
| PHPP Verification: | Download |
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Project Description
This single family, detached split level residential home is situated on a corner lot along a bicycle route in the heart of Central Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. Both the home owner and the builder are committed to building a house that is as sustainable as possible and we are in the process of targeting Passive House certification. Some of the green initiatives we have constructed so far include:
- Construction waste diversion strategies
- ICF basement walls = R-42
- 15” thick exterior walls = R-47
- Roof assembly = R-57
- Dow Corning aerogel insulation blankets at R-9.6 per inch to reduce thermal bridging
- SIGA building envelope system
- Gaulhofer triple pane high performance windows & doors
- Zehnder ComfoAir 550 Heat Recovery Ventilator
- Post HRV make up air boost heater with electric coil
- Sanden CO2 eco friendly hot water tank
- Power-Pipe drain water heat recovery exchanger
- Wolf magnetic induction electric cooktop
- Electric heat pump ventless condensing clothes dryer
- Solar tubes for rooftop solar panel futureproofing
- LED lighting
- Green roofs
