Pembina Institute releases report tracking rapid growth of Passive House buildings
The Pembina Institute has launched a new report about ultra energy efficient Passive House buildings at The Heights in Vancouver. Photo: Stephen Hui, Pembina Institute
Imagine living in a home so energy efficient that your utility bill could be slashed by up to 80 per cent.
That will be the reality for residents of low-carbon, ultra energy efficient buildings, such as The Heights, under construction in Vancouver. The six-storey, 85-unit, market-rental apartment project at 388 Skeena Street aims to be Canada?s largest building certified to the internationally recognized Passive House standard.
Vancouver is poised to implement its new Zero Emissions Building Plan, and the B.C. and federal governments have signalled changes are coming to building and energy efficiency regulations and policies as part of each jurisdiction?s plans to slash carbon pollution. These changes will result in ultra energy efficient buildings becoming the norm by 2030, which will reduce the cost of utility bills for British Columbians. ?In less than 10 years, near-zero emission homes and buildings will be commonplace in Vancouver and elsewhere. Recent government initiatives ? including Vancouver?s Zero Emissions Building Plan and B.C.?s climate plan ? call for new buildings to achieve near-zero emissions by 2030,” said Karen Tam Wu, director of the buildings and urban solutions program, Pembina Institute. “We expect the federal framework for clean growth and climate change to complement this...
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