124 results found for: Mundell House: Airtightness Testing Demonstration Project
BC Energy Step Code Airtightness Testing for Part 3 Buildings: UBC Mundell House Past Event: Nov 27 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Overview Whole building airtightness testing is a regulatory requirement for residential and non-residential new construction projects in […]
Whole building airtightness testing is a regulatory requirement for residential and non-residential new construction projects in British Columbia under the BC Energy Step Code. With an increased focus on airtight buildings, verification of the performance of the air barrier system […]
Past Event: October 15, 2019 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am Overview The BC Energy Step Code has provided a clear and consistent performance target for local governments, institutions and other organizations pursuing high performance building outcomes. However, GHG emissions […]
Season 2 Episode 4 Recorded at Past Event: Apr 27, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Legendary Airtightness – The Most Airtight Homes of the NearZero Program Overview The 2022 BC Building Code is coming! And with it comes […]
Apr 2023 With a population of approximately 21,000, a very cold climate and without the adoption of the BC Energy Step Code, many would not expect the City of Fort St. John to have a high profile in the green […]
Apr 2023 Written by: Rahul Chander (owner/builder) Why Step 5? In 2018, I learned that Step 5 will be mandatory beginning in 2032 for all new homes in BC. This information, and the incentives from the City of New Westminster […]
Deep Emissions Retrofit Dialogue Five – Ready to Roll: Simple Solutions for Going Electric Recorded at Past Event: Feb 17, 2022 Slides: Summary The biggest source of future operational emissions from the building sector will come from existing, rather than […]
May 2021: Planning Airtight Buildings From ZEBx’s Net-Zero Energy-Ready Playbook Series Why Build Airtight Buildings? Building airtightness reduces energy consumption by minimizing heat loss via air leakage through the building enclosure. For this reason, many North American building codes have […]
Past Event: September 19, 2018 Event Recap On September 19, ZEBx held its inaugural public event, the High Density Passive House Dialogue. Project teams from Vancouver’s first two multi-unit residential Passive House buildings – The Heights and Brixton Flats – […]