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Passive House Toolbox

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Presented by:
Monte Paulsen, Passive House Specialist, RDH Building Science Inc.

Presentation Summaryand Learning Objectives:

What is Passive House? What is the Passive House Standard?
How it is similar/different to BC’s 2012 building code.
Why Passive House is growing in BC, examples of PH projects
Why form factor matters to PH projects
How to plan a Passive House project: The importance of detailing early.
City of Vancouver opportunities and requirements for PH projects.

Monte Paulsen is one of Canada’s most experienced Passive House professionals. He leads the Passive House team at RDH Building Science, which has consulted to or certified more than 70 projects totalling 4 million square feet of Passive House, including homes, offices, institutions, affordable mid-rise, and luxury high-rise projects.

Monte helped found the non-profit now known as Passive House Canada, and was the organization’s first Passive House trainer. He has presented Passive House conferences in Europe and North America. He recently served on the advisory board for the 23^rd International Passive House conference in Gaobeidian, China. And he teaches specialty courses, such as the “A Pattern Language from Passive House.”

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180 West Georgia Street, Vancouver

CSC members: $38.00 + GST
Non-members: $48.00 + GST

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Events Schedule

2018 - 2019 Program Schedule

September 13 - Concrete 101
October 11 - Case Study: Virtual Construction Process at Brock Common Tall Wood House - Design / Fabrication / Installation for the World's Tallest Timber Building
November 6 - Trade Show (Italian Cultural Centre, 3:00 to 7:00 pm)
December 6 - Acoustic Performance of Windows
January 10 - Duties of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
February 14 - Designing Safer Glass Railings with Laminated Glass
March 14 - How to Assess Passive House Projects in a Changing Climate
April 11 - CGM and Highlights of the BCBC 2018 Code Changes
May - Site Tour TBD
May 22 -25 - Conference in Regina

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