The 7th Active House Symposium is being held for the first time in North America in Toronto on September 16-17 at Evergreen Brick Works.  Active House is an international building practice that is based on a balanced and holistic approach to building design and performance.  Toronto won the bid to host this Symposium which was previously held at the Politecnico Di Milano in Lecco Italy, Bornholm Denmark, and other global cities.
According to Active House, the ambition for the Alliance is ? in the common interest of its members ? to create a viable, independent and international influential alliance which supports the vision of buildings that create healthier and comfortable lives for their residents without impacting negatively on the climate and environment ? moving us toward a cleaner, healthier and safer world. The building is evaluated on the interaction between 3 core principles: Comfort ? the indoor climate conditions, Energy consumption and impact on the Environment. Active House states that the impact of hosting this event in Canada is to ensure the design community has access and can participate in this relevant and global conversation.  The importance of the Symposium is to bring industry professionals from around the world including architects, academics, builders, engineers, regulators, designers and other specialists to stimulate conversations, exchange of ideas and education surrounding healthy and sustainable building design with the mission to benefit hom...