Fall SABMag In Brief

It's the Passive House issue

­ SABMag in brief Fall, 2023 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ The Fall, 2023 issue of SABMag recently mailed.    See the highlights below.  ­ See the full digital issue here. See News and Products here. ­ ­ The Construction Technology Revolution: A Catalyst for High-Performance Buildings and Industry Transformation By Chris Ballard, Passive House Canada CEO    Passive House Canada is happy to introduce the annual Passive House issue of SABMag which profiles recently completed Passive House-certified projects from across the country. We are in overlapping climate, housing, and affordability crises and we must turn to the construction industry to help build and retrofit our way out. But would you turn to an industry that has been notoriously slow to digitize, lagging almost every other sector? Whose productivity underperformed the rest of the economy? What if I told you that the tides are turning, and the construction industry is on the brink of a technological revolution that could redefine our approach to sustainable, high-performance buildings? Read more: https://sabmagazine.com/the-construction-technology-revolution/ ­ Bird's Wing Complex: Creative spatial design makes for flexible living   By Allison Holden Pope, ONE SEED Architecture + Interiors Located in an established single-family neighbourhood in Vancouver, this project takes advantage of recent zoning changes to create an energy efficient duplex, with lock-off suites, combining thermal efficiency and spatial flexibility, within an architectural expression that is both minimalist and contextual. The project goes beyond the basic concerns of Passive House certification for energy efficiency and indoor air quality to embrace broader community issues of affordability and aging in place. The interior connects to the exterior through strategically placed side windows and doors for ample daylight and cross-ventilation. Proclima Solitex Mento Plus from 475 High Performance Building  Supply performs the dual role of water-resistant barrier and air barrier. Read more ...  ­ Mosaïq Community Housing: Urban infill delivers comfort and affordable living   By Marc Thivierge, Hobin Architecture Inc. The construction of the affordable housing complex known as "Mosaïq" is part of a much larger multiblock redevelopment set in the urban core of Ottawa's Little Italy. The program called for a significant increase in density while designing to the stringent sustainability provisions of Passive House (PHIUS). The building envelope consists of continuous insulation, the elimination of thermal bridges, and high-performance triple-pane windows by Inline Fiberglass. The mechanical system harvests waste heat for reuse in the buildings. Continuous fresh air ventilation is provided by two Swegon Gold RX energy recovery ventilators with MERV 13 filtration. Read more ... ­ See SABMag's 2023 Directory of Sustainable Products and Services for Sustainable, High-Performance Building Visit our 2023 Directory organized by Product Category and by LEED Category - a quick reference of products and services for high-performance building. ­ Big Ass Fans - Preeminent manufacturer of airflow products for significant energy savings and occupant comfort. ­ ­ ­ Inline Fiberglass Ltd. - Fiberglass windows and doors of superior energy efficiency; Series 3000 windows are Passive House International certified.  ­ ­ ­ Thames Valley Brick & Tile - A trusted source for Clay Face Brick, Thin Brick  and Paving Brick, including LEED qualifying products. ­ ­ ­ Valhalla Wood Preservatives Ltd. - Non-toxic mineral wood stain for all of your untreated wood projects.  ­ ­ ­ Innotech Windows + Doors - Passive House Institute certified fenestration systems for deeply sustainable projects.   ­ ­ ­ LiteZone® GLASS INC - Insulating glass for the world's most energy-efficient window.    ­ ­ ­ Century Wood Products - Custom-milled antique solid wood flooring, reclaimed timber and re-sawn boards for millwork.  ­ ­ ­ Dulux Paints - The largest network of company-owned paint stores across Canada with on-site support. ­ ­ ­ Kalwall Translucent daylighting systems with best-in-industry thermal performance and solar heat gain control. ­ ­ ­ Kohltech Windows & Entrance Systems - Beauty and craftsmanship combined with ENERGY STAR and Passive House certified products. ­ ­ ­ Aqua-Tech Sales and Marketing Inc. - High energy efficiency products that deliver LEED v4 category potential. ­ ­ ­ Daikin Applied - HVAC systems that deliver superior air quality and energy efficiency for customers around the world.  ­ ­ ­ Ecopilot® - Real-time energy management system to optimize HVAC performance and reduce HVAC energy consumption. ­ ­ ­ Get your company listed in our web directory. Contact dgriffith@sabmagazine.com ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Building Nx Retrofit: A first for Passive House EnerPHit certification   By: Holly Jordan, B+H Architects Building NX was constructed in 1989 as the main library for Humber college, but with major deficiencies in its base building systems and building envelope, including water leakage and air infiltration, a complete retrofit of Building NX was identified as a high priority. Overall, the window-to-wall ratio has been reduced from 44% to 14%, yet still provides daylight to workspaces. To improve airflow, the HVAC system was upgraded to a dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) with local heating and cooling and heat pumps for space conditioning. This type of HVAC design eliminates simultaneous heating and cooling in spaces and provides superior air quality as the return air is not recirculated in the building.  Read more ... ­ Thanks to our advertisers 475 High Performance Building Supply Canada Green Building Council Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute Duxton Windows & Doors  Enbridge Savings by Design Affordable Housing Enbridge Sustain  Enbridge Savings by Design Commercial & Multi-Residential ENERsign Windows & Doors Engineered Assemblies Inline Fiberglass  Innotech Windows + Doors  IPEX KALWALL METAFOR NZP Fenestration Schock Swegon  VETTA Windows   ­ ­ The Wellington: Good design and high-performance break stereotype of affordable housing    By: Stephen Kopp, Acre Architects Located at the historic intersection of Union & Wellington streets in the heart of Saint John, The Wellington is a 6-storey mixed-use development, with ground floor commercial space and 5 upper floors containing a total of 47 affordable and market rate apartment units. Designed to international Passive House standards, The Wellington is the first (soon to be) PH certified affordable housing project completed in Atlantic Canada. The envelope is a balance of airtight design, high insulation value, and carefully considered window details which included sealing during installation with Contega Tape from 475 High Performance Building Supply. Beyond the base wall assembly, coordination with mechanical and electrical consultants was critical to minimize penetrations through the building envelope. Read more ... ­ Viewpoint:  Pathways to legal Personhood for the Fraser River Estuary   By Avery Pasternak and Kristen Walters, University of British Columbia and Raincoast Conservation Foundation The objective of our research project was to better understand the feasibility of granting legal personhood to the Fraser River Estuary. The resulting report seeks to provide an overview of the key legal pathways towards recognition of nature as a rights- bearing legal subject. We examined case studies from jurisdictions across the world alongside the current state of Canada and British Columbia's environmental law regime to determine which legal pathways are the most feasible to accord the Fraser River Estuary legal rights and recognition. Read more ... ­ A Framework for Regenerative Design    By Colin Rohlfing, HDR, Inc. As a design industry, we must radically transform the way we approach design; to think beyond the immediate boundaries of our projects to embrace broader interconnected social and ecological systems. We must move beyond the equilibrium of sustainability towards design that has net positive benefits. We need to think about our developments not in the context of doing less harm, but actually doing good. In other words, our projects need to actively regenerate or contribute positive impacts to the people who use them and the local ecology that surrounds them. Read more ... ­ Interview with Irene Rivera and Esther van Eeden: Designing the Passive House Putman Family YWCA   Irene Rivera, associate architect, and Esther van Eeden, director of high-performance buildings, at Kearns Mancini Architects in Toronto (kmai.com), discuss the design of the Passive House certified Putman Family YWCA, an all-precast concrete construction, which received the Technical Award in the SABMag 2023 Canadian Green Building Awards, https://sabmagazine.com/2023-winners-sabmag-canadian-green-building-awards. Read more … ­ See the digital issue of the SABMag Fall Passive House issue. ­ This email was sent to aymentanaze.news@blogger.com, a registered member of SABMagazine's e-News.   Unsubscribe here © 2023 Sabmagazine / Janam Publications Inc