Canada
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Flatrock Passive: It’s a Wrap
After 18 detailed posts, David Goodyear wraps up a series launched at GBA in 2017
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Canada Sees Rise in Passivhaus Multifamilies
Low heating bills and modest operating costs make them a good fit for affordable housing
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Are Higher Construction Costs Looming for Canadians?
An effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is behind a government push to make houses net-zero energy ready by 2030
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An Introduction to the Flatrock Passive House
In Newfoundland, Canada, climbing energy costs drive a plan to build a new home to the Passive House standard
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Ontario Imposes Tougher Ventilation Requirements
The changes should be welcomed, but homeowners and builders may not be ready to implement them
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Wolfe Island Passive: The Envelope
The two-bedroom home makes natural light a key part of the design
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Wolfe Island Passive House — An Introduction
After planning a more conventional structure, a couple changes gears and decides to build with cross-laminated timber
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Adding it All Up
Musings on Passive House standards and the costs of new home construction, Part 1
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Blue Heron EcoHaus: Insulation, Air-Sealing, and a Solar Array
Double-stud walls filled with dense-packed cellulose plus a 6.2-kilowatt photovoltaic system promise long-term energy savings
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Off-Grid in Canada: The Building Envelope
The Passive House standard looked unrealistic, so the owners picked the ‘pretty good house’ as a model
