Raising the Bar: Ken Soble Tower, Hamilton, Ontario
The Ken Soble Tower and Hamilton harbour. Photo by Codrin Talaba
PROJECT Ken Soble Tower, Hamilton, Ontario
ARCHITECT ERA Architects Inc.
As the effects of the climate crisis take hold, it is increasingly clear that to be good architecture, buildings must be sustainable. Conversely, even buildings that meet the highest standard of sustainability must be well-designed to be considered successful.
There is a massive balancing act required between these two value systems. That balance is affected by numerous factors?including the dire need to achieve zero carbon in our buildings now, and the need to design the best possible architecture for people and communities. In other words, we must design for both the environment and for people. The Passive House EnerPHit certification?a version of the Passive House standard, adapted for retrofits?combines both of these considerations. It is the highest voluntary standard of building retrofit design, providing a science-based methodology that lays down specific human-focused functional requirements. EnerPHit buildings provide for high levels of health, comfort, durability, resiliency against climate extremes and disease, and energy efficiency.
EnerPHit was the methodology of choice for CityHousing Hamilton and ERA Architects, whose recent rehabilitation of an 18-storey, 146-unit seniors? affordable housing tower has contributed to positioning Hamilton as the leading Passive House municipality in Ontario. It is fascinating that the Ken So...
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