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News - 2015
CSC Ottawa celebrates Ottawa sustainability initiatives and beacon projects
On Wednesday, November 4, CSC’s Ottawa Chapter is planning an evening of information-sharing and networking to celebrate Ottawa’s initiatives to address climate change and some of our city’s beacon sustainable projects.
Chapter Chair Sonia Zouari invites keynote speakers and panelists Councillor David Chernushenko , Windmill Developments’ Jonathan Westeinde and Ottawa Salus Executive Director Lisa Ker to share Ottawa’s initiatives, One Planet Living principales implementation and pioneering large scale Passivhaus in Canada from a Client perspective. The discussions will be moderated by Renee Gratton, president of the Construction Resource Initiatives (CRI) Council.
The event kicks off at 5 p.m. at Algonquin College with a product exhibit followed by a dinner, the panelist presentations and audience Q&A. Tickets are $60, plus GST/HST. For registration and more information, visit http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-renewal-for-ottawa-beacon-sustainability-projects-insights-on-the-windmill-zibi-project-salus-tickets-18700337212.
Passive Building Show
On November 17th Coolearth is hosting an event entitled “Roundtable: Meet Ontario’s Next Generation of Passive House Designers” on from 6-9pm at their office. This is an opportunity for six groups of architecture students, who are part of the Passive Building Show, from three of Ontario’s Architecture Schools as they present their work to the Ontario Passive House Group.
The students work directly addresses the issues and intricacies of Passive House design including solar exposure, construction detailing, and design-conceptual strategies. The presentations will cover a wide scale of work and thought by student who are the next generation of Passive House Designers. There will be sandwiches, beverages, and snacks from 6-7, then Pecha-Kucha format (20 digital slides with 20 seconds a slide) presentations by students from the University of Toronto, Waterloo, and Ryerson on their passive design projects, and a round-table conversation afterwards.
Let Coolearth know if you are able to attend! See the event here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roundtable-meet-ontarios-next-generation-of-passive-house-designers-tickets-19224487961
Building Carbon Zero California
PeelPHC is proud to be a co-sponsor of Building Carbon Zero California—hosted by Passive House California. Join us on Friday, November 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto. This event features dynamic speakers, panel discussions and workshops and an expo of select vendors—all focused on ways we can reduce our carbon footprint while boosting energy efficiency, health and comfort in the built environment. Attendees are also invited to participate in the Pedalhaus Bicycle Tour of high-performance projects on Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you happen to be in California and are interested in attending, let us know, and we can provide a code for a $30 discount.
Lunch and refreshments are included. Tickets are on sale now.
For more details and to purchase tickets, visit www.co2zeroca.org
Passive House Windows Workshop
The Windows of Change are BlowingWhen the first Passive House was built in Darmstadt, Germany, there was not a single window on the market that met the stringent Passive House performance requirements. Fast forward to today, and the situation is vastly different: a robust European market with over 200 certified Passive House window products.
In Canada and the US, the Passive House market is heating up. With countless low, mid and high rise projects in the works, the demand for Passive House quality windows is increasing exponentially. Unfortunately, the scarcity of North American manufactured Passive House windows means projects are having to look overseas for these products. But we can change that.
Join us for an exciting workshop that will provide you with a solid understanding how to design, build, and certify a window to Passive House to help you meet this growing demand.
As a further enticement, you’ll hear details of some large scale Passive House projects from the organizations that are developing them. You’ll also hear about Humber College’s exciting NSERC academia-industry partnership research project that will support the PH product development and innovation.
Who Should Attend:
North American window manufacturers and designers interested in learning about the qualifications to meet the Passive House Window Certification criteria and how to design a profile to achieve certification.
Monday, September 28, 2015 | 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Pitman Hall, Ryerson University, 325 Church St., Toronto Ontario
$300 + HST
Click here for further details and to register
Passive House Meets Net Zero
Zeroing In On Energy Efficiency
Hosted by: CaGBC Toronto Chapter and Passive House Ontario
Net Zero Energy Homes and Buildings are quickly capturing the imagination of homeowners, builders, and policy makers alike. But what exactly does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
The Passive House Institute (PHI) in Germany has spent the last few years tackling this question. Their work has confirmed that Energy Efficiency must form the foundation of any Net Zero Energy project. To this end, they have developed new assessment method that addresses sustainable energy supply in the building sector and, based on this, introduced new classifications that build on the proven Passive House Standard and take into account the interdependencies between energy efficiency and renewable energy supply.
Jessica Grove-Smith from PHI will present an in-depth look at these new classifications and how they can be practically achieved in a cost effective manner. The talk will include a demonstration of the software tool developed based on the new sustainability assessment criteria.
REGISTRATION & COST
Regular In-class: $40.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Students: $25.00 + HST (EGBS please sign-in and click here to register. For non-member students, please click here to email the Chapter for registration)
Online/Live Streaming: $20.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Passive House Meets Net Zero
Zeroing In On Energy Efficiency
Hosted by: CaGBC Toronto Chapter and Passive House Ontario
Net Zero Energy Homes and Buildings are quickly capturing the imagination of homeowners, builders, and policy makers alike. But what exactly does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
The Passive House Institute (PHI) in Germany has spent the last few years tackling this question. Their work has confirmed that Energy Efficiency must form the foundation of any Net Zero Energy project. To this end, they have developed new assessment method that addresses sustainable energy supply in the building sector and, based on this, introduced new classifications that build on the proven Passive House Standard and take into account the interdependencies between energy efficiency and renewable energy supply.
Jessica Grove-Smith from PHI will present an in-depth look at these new classifications and how they can be practically achieved in a cost effective manner. The talk will include a demonstration of the software tool developed based on the new sustainability assessment criteria.
REGISTRATION & COST
Regular In-class: $40.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Students: $25.00 + HST (EGBS please sign-in and click here to register. For non-member students, please click here to email the Chapter for registration)
Online/Live Streaming: $20.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Main Sponsor
Passive House Breakfast & Workshop
We will be running a Passive House Breakfast and 1 day workshop in Woodstock, Ontario on May 25, in partnership with Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce, the County of Oxford, Woodstrock Hydro Services, the City of Woodstock and CanPHI West.
For details and registration, click here.
Passive House Lunch ‘n Learn
We will be running a Passive House Lunch ‘n Learn for City of Toronto planning staff on Wednesday May 20th.
Hot off the Press Listen to House Planning Help’s latest podcast, where Ben Adam-Smith interviews Andrew Peel from Peel Passive House Consulting on Passive House quality assurance.
Click here to listen
CSC Passive House Seminars
The Ottawa chapter of Construction Specifications Canada is hosting the free event Passive House: A Short Step for Ottawa, a Big Step for the World on Thursday March 12th.
Speakers:
Gunter Lang, CEO at Lang Consulting and Head of Passivhaus Austria
Andrew Peel, CanPHI director, Passive House Certifier
Click here to view details and to register
Green Homes Summit
Join us at the Green Homes Summit on Jan 28, 2015 organized by the Toronto chapter of the CaGBC.
The CaGBC Green Homes Summit is a one-day, regionally-focused education event focused on residential construction, including both single-family and multi-family homes (up to mid-rise level).
Andrew Peel is on a panel that be discussing how to drive uptake of green homes in Canada.
Click here to view details
CSC Ottawa celebrates Ottawa sustainability initiatives and beacon projects
On Wednesday, November 4, CSC’s Ottawa Chapter is planning an evening of information-sharing and networking to celebrate Ottawa’s initiatives to address climate change and some of our city’s beacon sustainable projects.
Chapter Chair Sonia Zouari invites keynote speakers and panelists Councillor David Chernushenko , Windmill Developments’ Jonathan Westeinde and Ottawa Salus Executive Director Lisa Ker to share Ottawa’s initiatives, One Planet Living principales implementation and pioneering large scale Passivhaus in Canada from a Client perspective. The discussions will be moderated by Renee Gratton, president of the Construction Resource Initiatives (CRI) Council.
The event kicks off at 5 p.m. at Algonquin College with a product exhibit followed by a dinner, the panelist presentations and audience Q&A. Tickets are $60, plus GST/HST. For registration and more information, visit http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-renewal-for-ottawa-beacon-sustainability-projects-insights-on-the-windmill-zibi-project-salus-tickets-18700337212.
Passive Building Show
On November 17th Coolearth is hosting an event entitled “Roundtable: Meet Ontario’s Next Generation of Passive House Designers” on from 6-9pm at their office. This is an opportunity for six groups of architecture students, who are part of the Passive Building Show, from three of Ontario’s Architecture Schools as they present their work to the Ontario Passive House Group.
The students work directly addresses the issues and intricacies of Passive House design including solar exposure, construction detailing, and design-conceptual strategies. The presentations will cover a wide scale of work and thought by student who are the next generation of Passive House Designers. There will be sandwiches, beverages, and snacks from 6-7, then Pecha-Kucha format (20 digital slides with 20 seconds a slide) presentations by students from the University of Toronto, Waterloo, and Ryerson on their passive design projects, and a round-table conversation afterwards.
Let Coolearth know if you are able to attend! See the event here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roundtable-meet-ontarios-next-generation-of-passive-house-designers-tickets-19224487961
Building Carbon Zero California
PeelPHC is proud to be a co-sponsor of Building Carbon Zero California—hosted by Passive House California. Join us on Friday, November 13, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto. This event features dynamic speakers, panel discussions and workshops and an expo of select vendors—all focused on ways we can reduce our carbon footprint while boosting energy efficiency, health and comfort in the built environment. Attendees are also invited to participate in the Pedalhaus Bicycle Tour of high-performance projects on Saturday, November 14, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
If you happen to be in California and are interested in attending, let us know, and we can provide a code for a $30 discount.
Lunch and refreshments are included. Tickets are on sale now.
For more details and to purchase tickets, visit www.co2zeroca.org
Passive House Windows Workshop
The Windows of Change are BlowingWhen the first Passive House was built in Darmstadt, Germany, there was not a single window on the market that met the stringent Passive House performance requirements. Fast forward to today, and the situation is vastly different: a robust European market with over 200 certified Passive House window products.
In Canada and the US, the Passive House market is heating up. With countless low, mid and high rise projects in the works, the demand for Passive House quality windows is increasing exponentially. Unfortunately, the scarcity of North American manufactured Passive House windows means projects are having to look overseas for these products. But we can change that.
Join us for an exciting workshop that will provide you with a solid understanding how to design, build, and certify a window to Passive House to help you meet this growing demand.
As a further enticement, you’ll hear details of some large scale Passive House projects from the organizations that are developing them. You’ll also hear about Humber College’s exciting NSERC academia-industry partnership research project that will support the PH product development and innovation.
Who Should Attend:
North American window manufacturers and designers interested in learning about the qualifications to meet the Passive House Window Certification criteria and how to design a profile to achieve certification.
Monday, September 28, 2015 | 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Pitman Hall, Ryerson University, 325 Church St., Toronto Ontario
$300 + HST
Click here for further details and to register
Passive House Meets Net Zero
Zeroing In On Energy Efficiency
Hosted by: CaGBC Toronto Chapter and Passive House Ontario
Net Zero Energy Homes and Buildings are quickly capturing the imagination of homeowners, builders, and policy makers alike. But what exactly does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
The Passive House Institute (PHI) in Germany has spent the last few years tackling this question. Their work has confirmed that Energy Efficiency must form the foundation of any Net Zero Energy project. To this end, they have developed new assessment method that addresses sustainable energy supply in the building sector and, based on this, introduced new classifications that build on the proven Passive House Standard and take into account the interdependencies between energy efficiency and renewable energy supply.
Jessica Grove-Smith from PHI will present an in-depth look at these new classifications and how they can be practically achieved in a cost effective manner. The talk will include a demonstration of the software tool developed based on the new sustainability assessment criteria.
REGISTRATION & COST
Regular In-class: $40.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Students: $25.00 + HST (EGBS please sign-in and click here to register. For non-member students, please click here to email the Chapter for registration)
Online/Live Streaming: $20.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Passive House Meets Net Zero
Zeroing In On Energy Efficiency
Hosted by: CaGBC Toronto Chapter and Passive House Ontario
Net Zero Energy Homes and Buildings are quickly capturing the imagination of homeowners, builders, and policy makers alike. But what exactly does it mean to be “Net Zero”?
The Passive House Institute (PHI) in Germany has spent the last few years tackling this question. Their work has confirmed that Energy Efficiency must form the foundation of any Net Zero Energy project. To this end, they have developed new assessment method that addresses sustainable energy supply in the building sector and, based on this, introduced new classifications that build on the proven Passive House Standard and take into account the interdependencies between energy efficiency and renewable energy supply.
Jessica Grove-Smith from PHI will present an in-depth look at these new classifications and how they can be practically achieved in a cost effective manner. The talk will include a demonstration of the software tool developed based on the new sustainability assessment criteria.
REGISTRATION & COST
Regular In-class: $40.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Students: $25.00 + HST (EGBS please sign-in and click here to register. For non-member students, please click here to email the Chapter for registration)
Online/Live Streaming: $20.00 + HST (Click here to register)
Main Sponsor
Passive House Breakfast & Workshop
We will be running a Passive House Breakfast and 1 day workshop in Woodstock, Ontario on May 25, in partnership with Woodstock District Chamber of Commerce, the County of Oxford, Woodstrock Hydro Services, the City of Woodstock and CanPHI West.
For details and registration, click here.
Passive House Lunch ‘n Learn
We will be running a Passive House Lunch ‘n Learn for City of Toronto planning staff on Wednesday May 20th.
Hot off the Press Listen to House Planning Help’s latest podcast, where Ben Adam-Smith interviews Andrew Peel from Peel Passive House Consulting on Passive House quality assurance.
Click here to listen
CSC Passive House Seminars
The Ottawa chapter of Construction Specifications Canada is hosting the free event Passive House: A Short Step for Ottawa, a Big Step for the World on Thursday March 12th.
Speakers:
Gunter Lang, CEO at Lang Consulting and Head of Passivhaus Austria
Andrew Peel, CanPHI director, Passive House Certifier
Click here to view details and to register
Green Homes Summit
Join us at the Green Homes Summit on Jan 28, 2015 organized by the Toronto chapter of the CaGBC.
The CaGBC Green Homes Summit is a one-day, regionally-focused education event focused on residential construction, including both single-family and multi-family homes (up to mid-rise level).
Andrew Peel is on a panel that be discussing how to drive uptake of green homes in Canada.
Click here to view details