Moderator: Scott Kennedy
Radiance Cohousing – Collaborating to Build Passivhaus in SaskatoonMichael Nemeth, Bright BuildingsRadiance Cohousing is a 9-unit townhouse-style cohousing development located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Completed in the fall of 2018, it’s is on track to becoming Canada’s first Passivhaus certified cohousing project. Residents worked together to manage the development of their own homes. Sustainability and building community were priorities for the group. This case study will explore the features of the project including:
- participated in wood-fibre insulation pilot, fastening 28cm of low-embodied carbon rigid insulation onto 2×6 walls insulated with mineral wool (R60)
- Canadian manufactured Passivhaus-certified windows, oriented for solar gain
- each unit served by a Passivhaus-certified ERV for constant fresh air. A centralized air-source heat pump system (VRF) provides heating and cooling for all the units.
- with a compact, multi-family built form, cohousing complements Passivhaus well
Platforms for Life: New Models for Affordable Net Zero ProjectsClayton Blackman, LWPACTroy Grant, Standing Stone DevelopmentsMonte Paulsen, RDH Building Science Platforms-for-Life is a generative mixed-use urban housing system for sustainable carbon neutral buildings, with a primary focus on affordability while accommodating evolving desires and needs of individuals, families, and communities. It is systematically driven by digital design, customization, adaptation, automation and collaboration.
Corvette Landing is a 12-storey development designed to transition the still low-density Township of Esquimalt BC. Planned and developed as a prefabricated mass-timber hybrid building, it combines a low carbon footprint with a high level of livability and expedited construction.
The presentation will discuss the convergence of design, systems building, Passive House, digitally assisted prefabrication and automation with sound economics.
