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| | | | - 2025 RAIC Conference
- Superior Propane first to market renewable propane in Canada
- Innotech Windows + Doors publishes EPDs and HPDs for its core products
| | | | | By Kaitlin Carroll As Retrofit Services Manager at The Atmospheric Fund , a non-profit agency working on urban solutions to climate change, I work daily with tenants and housing providers, looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions affordably and to improve tenant comfort in their buildings. TAF's recent policy brief on maximum temperature bylaws lays out various considerations for municipalities. Electric heat pumps are presented as the most affordable, lowest-carbon way to deliver home heating and cooling. They reduce energy costs because they operate much more efficiently than AC or gas heating. And installing a heat pump is one of the first, most important steps you can take to reduce carbon by getting gas heating out of a building. Read more … | | | | | Deep building retrofits: CAGBC report highlights needs and barriers The report features perspectives from a broad range of 350 Canadian building professionals gathered during a series of in-person and online workshops in 2024 targeting stakeholders with commercial, multi-unit residential, warehouse and retail buildings. The report is now available on Retrofits Now (retrofitsnow.ca), a new industry-focused resource being developed by CAGBC to provide the latest information and tools to support real estate transition planning. Retrofits Now is supported by Purpose Building as part of their Purpose Accelerator: Canada's Private Sector Retrofit Accelerator, funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Read more … | | |  | Visit our new 2025 Directory organized by Product Category and by LEED Category - a quick reference of products and services for high-performance building. Some of the listings are as follows: |
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| |  | Daikin Applied - A leader in sustainable HVAC innovation. Applying low-GWP refrigerants and the latest in heat pump technology. |
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|  | Duxton Windows & Doors - Super low U-values; Tough fiberglass frames; Beautiful aesthetics; and Passive House Applications. |
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| |  | Thames Valley Brick & Tile - A trusted source for Clay Face Brick, Thin Brick and Paving Brick, including LEED qualifying products. |
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| | |  | Roth North America -Water cisterns, rainwater harvesting tanks, septic tanks, and more. 100% watertight. Lifetime corrosion protection. |
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| | The State of Passive House in 2025 By Passive House Canada CEO, Chris Ballard As we find ourselves well into 2025, the landscape of sustainable building practices continues to undergo profound transformation. At the forefront of this evolution is the Passive House standard, which continues to redefine energy-efficient, healthy and affordable construction that significantly mitigates the impacts of climate change. The commitment to creating buildings that are environmentally responsible has been embraced by architects, engineers, and builders alike, positioning Passive House as a beacon in the quest for sustainability. Read more … | | | | |
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 | Certified Series: Toward an industry standard of rainscreen façade performance By: Jeff Ker, Engineered Assemblies When discussing façade solutions with a client I never raise the subject of warranty, unless I'm specifically asked about it. Why? I focus on the performance and relevance of the material in the proposed environment. Success of a material is never about warranty. Full stop. How do we avert this potential catastrophe? The first step would be to implement a process that clearly defines a pathway towards warranty compliance. The second step would be to follow it. Certified Series by Engineered Assemblies Inc. (EA) provides such a pathway by responding to the need for transparency, due diligence, and proper installation. It is the intention that Certified Series will become an industry standard offering a superior program of delivery and ensuring that all RVRS (Rear Ventilated Rainscreen Systems) system installations are conducted properly and that the façade manufacturers' warranty requirements are met. Read more … | | |
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 | Certified Series Project – A Case Study In a recent project in Cape Breton where Certified Series was employed, material selection was driven by durability, and aesthetics, as the environmental influences are unforgiving in this region. A high-performance ceramic cladding system TONALITY is featured on the façades of the Nova Scotia Community College, Waterfront Campus (NSCC) started in late 2021. |
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 | Other Cladding Types The École Saint-Martyrs-Canadiens finished with EQUITONE exterior, a high-density fibre cement facade material consisting of cement, cellulose and mineral materials reinforced by a visible matrix, and installed as a rear-ventilated rainscreen. |  | The Lake Sheen Residence sits in a hurricane zone near Orlando where a facade needs to be durable, UV-resistant, and long-lasting. Trespa® Pura® NFC in Aged Ash was selected for its high durability, colourfastness, and sustainability. Read more … | | |
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 | Meadowbrook Lane Residence : Passive House delivers affordable living By Peter Ng and Irene Rivera, Kearns Mancini Architects Meadowbrook Lane is the first multi-unit resi dential high-rise building to be built by Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (WECHC) in 30 years. The 10-storey multi-unit residential building brings much needed affordable housing to the City of Windsor. The design was guided by the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) model, with all consultants involved in designing the systems to meet Passive House Classic Certification. We used a drainable EIFS system for the exterior wall envelope backed by an insulated steel stud sheathing board assembly. With a continuous insulation and airtight layer, the wall minimizes thermal bridging and achieves a U-value of 0.156 W/ (m2K). The HVAC system incorporates fan coils and roof-mounted units by Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada. Read more ... | | |
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| | Passive House Component Certification : Assurance for specifiers and building designers | | |
| By Melissa Furukawa, Peel Passive House Consulting Ltd High-performance buildings require high performance components including windows, doors, opaque envelope systems, ventilation systems, and heat pumps, etc. However, building designers often face challenges in acquiring the necessary performance data for Passive House energy modeling. As the retrofit market expands as a crucial strategy for sustainability, the importance of certified components becomes even more pronounced. By obtaining Passive House Component Certification, manufacturers can assure both specifiers and building designers that their products comply with rigorous standards for quality and performance. This certification provides essential performance values required for the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP), facilitating easy assessment of component suitability for both new and retrofit projects. Read more ... | | |
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High-performance windows for high-performance building : An overview of current practice Photo- The Sundance Housing Co-op Deep Energy Retrofit used triple-glazed low-E, argon filled fiberglass windows by Duxton Windows & Doors. |
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 | The Sundance Housing Co-op in Edmonton underwent a Deep Energy Retrofit using an EnergieSprong-inspired model by duxtonwindows.com |
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|  | The ENERsign windows in the Wilson Residence strike a balance of sustainability, performance, and design. | | |
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|  | The Kerr Street Village apartment development uses Passive House hopper design windows by INLINE Fiberglass. | | |
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| |  | The only hybrid casement window in Canada with an energy efficiency rating of U ,79 W/(m2 K), the Passive House Series x by Isothermic Windows & Doors. | | |
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|  | The KALWALL® 175CW translucent insulated glazing units are the most highly insulating in the world, reducing a building's carbon footprint, and bringing energy savings. | | |
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 | Passive House windows by NZP Fenestration in the striking Passive House La Cime project. | | |
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|  | The Panorama house with ELITE E92 Tilt & Turn PHIUS certified/PHI validated windows by VETTA Windows. | | |
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|  | The SABMag SummerAwards issue A great marketing opportunity to associate your products with the 11 winning projects of the 2025 Canadian Green Building Awards. |
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| |  | 25 St Clair Avenue East Rehabilitation: Deep green retrofit a flagship model of fed's sustainability commitments By Charles Marshall, DIALOG The rehabilitation of 25 St. Clair Avenue East in Toronto is a flagship project for the federal government, signifying its intention to reduce operating carbon emissions across its real estate portfolio while supporting the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Deep green retrofits are major projects that remake an existing building with the result of saving 30-50% or more in operating energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while targeting improved environmental quality and outcomes for human health. Deep retrofits represent an achievable approach to substantially reducing GHG emissions while improving quality of life for building occupants and the members of the surrounding community. The design team at Geo-Xergy Systems worked with the architects to create an integrated geothermal heating and cooling solution which leverages the available energy of the ground source system to provide the highest efficiency in both heating and cooling. Read more ... |
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| |  | INTERVIEW WITH : Stephen Kopp, AANB, NSAA, RAIC, LEED AP
Founding Partner, Acre Architects (theacre.ca) on the Passive House Wellington Building Our client, Saint John Non-Profit, wanted a project that could show that low-cost housing and energy efficient housing did not have to be boring. It really started that simply! On top of that, the next layer was to create a design that not only fit into its urban context but also tried to elevate the design to feel aspirational and non-institutional in its approach and visual reading. Passive House was an easy choice from the beginning. As our client keeps their rental housing stock (as opposed to 'flipping it' once complete) the board at Saint John Non- Profit loved the idea that the lower long term energy costs will result in long term savings and therefore lower rents. The exterior metal cladding system by Vicwest was detailed for a custom feel. Read more … https://sabmagazine.com/interview-with-4/ | | |
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 | Fire Hall No. 17: First of its type to achieve LEED Gold, Passive House, and ZCB – Design Certification By Darryl Condon, hcma architecture + design Completed in April 2022, the 1800 sq.m Fire Hall No. 17 is the first fire hall in Canada to earn CaGBC Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) – Design certification and Passive House certification. It is also now LEED Gold certified. The building supports the City of Vancouver's ambitious plan to achieve zero operational greenhouse gas emissions in new buildings by 2030. Metered data shows that the new building has reduced its energy use by an average of 83% compared to the previous Fire Hall 17, despite being twice the size. When comparing energy use intensity (per m2), there is a 91% reduction. The new fire hall has also achieved a 99% reduction in operational carbon emissions compared to its predecessor. The building is finished with Vicwest 22Ga AD-300-SR flush seam metal cladding. Finished with CertainTeed Type X gypsum board, the kitchen, outdoor patio, and dayrooms have south and east exposure to take advantage of natural light. A Zehnder Comfoair 160 heat recovery ventilator from Airia Brands provides balanced ventilation with a constant supply of fresh air. Read more ... | | | | |
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