Case Studies – Page 4

July 4, 2019

East Vancouver Single-Family Passive House

Building a comfortable, quiet, and healthy home was a priority for the owners of this single-family residence in Vancouver’s Riley Park Neighbourhood. Through the pursuit of the international Passive House design standard, this house is estimated to reduce its energy […]

July 4, 2019

Vancouver Point Grey High-Performance Laneway House

Using a highly efficient envelope and heat recovery system, this small laneway house exceeded the energy performance requirements of the Vancouver Building Bylaw. A theoretical analysis showed that with the same wall thickness, the performance can be significantly improved to […]

March 12, 2019

Standardized Case Studies to Catalyze Implementation of ZEBs

Attention building industry: we heard you loud and clear! Your enthusiasm around BC’s Energy Step Code Study Series has inspired ZEBx to showcase more successful projects that will support and expand on the province’s efforts. Later this spring, ZEBx will […]

October 3, 2018

Cornell Passive House Tower: Student Residence

Designing and Building the World’s Largest and Tallest Passive House Building The House at Cornell Tech After winning the contract to build a tech campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island, Cornell Tech teamed up with the Hudson Companies, Handel […]

July 11, 2018

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East Vancouver Single-Family Passive House

Vancouver Point Grey High-Performance Laneway House

Standardized Case Studies to Catalyze Implementation of ZEBs

Cornell Passive House Tower: Student Residence

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