Passive House

Clayton

Design Quarterly

Clayton Community Centre celebrates opening

The City of Surrey officially opened the Clayton Community Centre, located at 7155 187A Street in October.
Passive House design withstood meltdown conditions during recent Ice Box Challenge in Glasgow, Scotland

Canadian Property Management

Meltdown conditions no sweat for passive cooling

Glasgow, the host city for the upcoming 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, provided the venue to test and compare the thermal performance of Passive House design against the Scottish building standard.
gastown childcare centres

Design Quarterly

Unique childcare centres open in Vancouver

Two new Vancouver childcare centres, first of their kind in Canada, have completed in Gastown and will provide 74 much-needed spaces.
passive

Design Quarterly

High performance, passive and beautiful

Designed by Nick Bray Architecture, "The Passive Narrowtive” was built on a long and narrow urban lot in Vancouver, B.C. 
Passive House philosophy

REMI Network

Quest to capture Passive House philosophy

The winning effort will be incorporated into a planned year of active messaging on the theme that energy efficiency is the foremost step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Passive House affordable housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Passive House affordable housing project underway in Vancouver

The City of Vancouver has approved a new Passive House affordable housing development for Brightside Community Homes Foundation.
Passive House hospital

REMI Network

World’s first Passive House hospital closer to certification

Klinikum Frankfurt Höchs, projected for completion in 2021, is on track to being the first Passive House hospital on the globe.
permacity

Design Quarterly

Permacity: the next generation buildings

A2M shared their vision for the future of architecture – a concept called the permacity – at the Buildex architecture keynote in Vancouver.
IREM award

Design Quarterly

Prize to celebrate elegant energy efficiency

Any building that has attained Passive House, Low Energy or EnerPHit for existing building retrofit certification is eligible for the international architecture competition.
childcare

Construction Business

Construction of unique childcare centres underway

Construction is underway for two childcare centres in Vancouver on the rooftops of Gastown parkades, which will provide 74 much-needed childcare spaces.
LEED v5 embraces three underpinning fundamentals

Construction Business

Chris Ballard named new Passive Canada CEO

Chris Ballard has been appointed as Passive House Canada/Maison Passive Canada (PHC) CEO, replacing Rob Bernhardt, who is stepping down.
Timber wood

Construction Business

Timber for Two

The mid-rise, not the attention seeking wood skyscraper, will ultimately transform the way we see wood-frame and mass-timber construction.
cascadia fiberglass framed

Design Quarterly

Cascadia launches fiberglass framed window wall

Cascadia Windows & Doors has launched the world’s first fiberglass-framed window wall system called the Universal Series Window Wall.
passive house

Design Quarterly

Showcasing Passive House design

What if we could build homes that are energy efficient, healthy and beautiful? The first passive home in West Vancouver showcases the possibilities.

Design Quarterly

Cutting edge wood lab is an engineering marvel

The Wood Innovation Research Laboratory in Prince George is the first ever industrial building in North America to be Passive House certified.

Design Quarterly

WIRL achieves Passive House certification

The Wood Innovation Research Lab has achieved Passive House certification - the first educational-industrial building of its type in North America.

Design Quarterly

Clayton Community Centre breaks ground in Surrey

The new Clayton Community Centre in Surrey has broken ground, and is on track to become the first of its kind in North America.