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News from Passive Buildings Canada Supporting the Passive House Standard and High Performance Buildings
In This IssueNew PHIUS+ 2015Climate Specific
Standard
Framing The WindowDebate ‐ EU vs. NA
Performance
Canada's First Multi‐Family Passive House
Upcoming TrainingCourses
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The New PHIUS+ 2015 Climate‐Specific Standard Has Launched
It's official! After three years of extensive research together with input from the U.S. DOE and the public, the PassiveHouse Institute U.S. has launched its new climate‐specific standard for North America. Known as the PHIUS+ 2015 PassiveBuilding Standard, it was tailored to address several concerns about the old PHIUS standard. The new standard will alsogive recognition to projects that achieve any of these two additional criteria:
Meet 100% of the modeled heating and cooling loads via the ventilation system supply air (low peak loaddesign); andMeet source net zero energy (through onsite renewable energy generation)
Be sure to visit www.phius.org to get full details of what the new Passive Building standard entails and to find out whatcertification criteria apply to your location.
Find your PHIUS+ 2015 Passive Building Standard climate specific performance targets here.
Framing The Window Debate ‐ European vs. North American Performance
As many Passive House designers will tell you, picking the right windows for a project can be a challenge. One of the bigquestions often pondered is whether importing windows all the way from Europe is worth the added cost for the increasein thermal performance. What is not always understood is that the methods used for quantifying performance aredifferent in Europe than they are in North America. Therefore simply looking at the advertised window U‐values does notallow for an apples to apples comparison. Fear not! For this excellent and very thorough report on International WindowStandards by RDH will help you to understand the differences between the ISO, Passive House and NFRC/CSA windowrating systems.
RDH report on International Window Standards
Canada's First Multi‐Family Passive House Takes Shape
Located in Victoria, B.C., the North Park Passive House is Canada's first multi‐family Passive House project to be offeredon the market. Built by Bernhardt Contracting, the project is comprised of 6 two‐bedroom suites ranging from 655 to 1037sq. ft. in size that are priced starting at $295,000. The project is located in an area with top notch walk & bike scores (93& 90) and excellent access to public transit. Building amenities include roof‐top solar pv, an energy monitoring system,car‐share membership, and secure covered bicycle parking.
North Park Passive House in Victoria, B.C. (Image source: Bernhardt Contracting)
Not only does the North Park Passive House have a small environmental footprint, it is easy on the pocketbook too! Theestimated energy costs per suite come in at a miserly $15 ‐ $20 per month and strata fees between $120 ‐ $162 permonth, making it more affordable than owning a conventional home.
North Park Passive House ‐ Estimated Energy Consumption (Image source: www.northparkpassive.com)
Be sure to check out this Victoria News article to get the story of the team behind this project. For more information,including renderings and construction photos visit the North Park Passive House website at www.northparkpassive.com.
Upcoming Training Courses
Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI) Training Programs:
CanPHI 6‐Day Certified Passive House Designer CourseNEW! This course will now feature technical details for Passive House design using cross‐laminated timber (CLT)assemblies.
Locations & Dates:
Calgary, Alberta
Dates: April 10‐12 and May 15‐17, 2015
Ottawa, Ontario
Dates: October 16‐18 and November 6‐8, 2015_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Canadian Passive House Institute West (CanPHI West) and Affiliate Training Programs:
Passive House Design & Construction Course ‐ Winnipeg (link)
Location: Manitoba Hydro Place ‐ Winnipeg, Manitoba
Dates: April 6 ‐ 10, 2015_____________________________________________________________
Passive House Basics ‐ WEBINAR (link)
Are you new to Passive House and curious to learn more about it? Then join this 1‐hour long webinar hosted by the CanadaGreen Building Council.
Location: Anywhere
Dates: May 14th 2015 @ 1pm EDT____________________________________________________________
Prep‐Course for the Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Exam (link)
It is recommended to take the preparation course for those writing the exam for the first time. The prep‐course and examare offered together as a package. A $100 discount is offered for CanPHI West Members.
Date: April 10th & 11th, 2015
Location: City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia____________________________________________________________ Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant Exam (link)
Date: May 29th, 2015
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) Training Programs:
PHIUS Certified Passive House Consultant Training Program (link)
Locations & Dates:
Phase I (Virtual)
Date: Begins April 21, 2015
Phase II (In Class)
BOSTON
Begins: May 18‐22, 2015
Location: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems CSE, Boston, MA
CHICAGO
Date: May 27‐31, 2015
Location: PHIUS Office, Chicago, IL
PITTSBURGH
Date: June 1‐5, 2015
Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Intelligent Workspace, Pittsburgh, PA
Share Your Projects With PBC's Readership!
Are you working on designing or constructing a Passive House, Net Zero, or any other type of energy efficient building? Then let PBChear about it and we will feature it in one of our newsletters. If you care to share your great ideas with us, we will provide you withsome free publicity! We are always looking to feature great projects, especially if they are located in Canada, since we are PassiveBuildings Canada, eh? Please e‐mail a link to your website or blog or send us a summary of your project along with some pictures to:[email protected].
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Sincerely,
Patrick Andres, P.Eng., CPHC® MASc. Building Science Passive Buildings Canada
And now, for something completely unrelated!
The east coast of Canada is barely clinging on after one of the worst winters on record, while the west coast basks in thewarmth of an early spring. So CBC comedy show This Hour Has 22 Minutes decided to make light of the situation by releasingthe following two tourism ads.
Halifax Tourism Ad by 22 Minutes (Image source: Youtube screen capture)
Meanwhile, in Vancouver:
Vancouver Tourism Ad by 22 Minutes (Image source: Youtube screen capture)
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