Climate Change Resilience for Buildings
In recent years, unprecedented patterns of fire, drought, storms, and flooding have been observed around...
Read MoreMaintenance Matters No.21: Preventing Water Leaks in Your Home
Water damage from water leaks in homes and buildings can be costly and disruptive, and...
Read MoreBuilder Guide to Site and Foundation Drainage
This guide provides best practices and design and construction considerations for site and foundation drainage...
Read MoreEnergy Step Code Handbook for Building Officials
This handbook aims to help building officials, builders, and trade professionals better understand what constitutes...
Read MoreDeep Building Enclosure Energy Retrofit Study
Based on the results of an initial study of multi-unit residential building energy consumption in...
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Conservation and Restoration of the Spencer Building in Vancouver, British Columbia
In the RCI Interface magazine December 2018 edition, Marcus Dell and Michael Grummett discuss the...
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Low Energy Monitoring Research Report
This research project evaluated the real-world performance of a multi-family Passive House building in British...
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High-Rise Passive House Feasibility Study: Achieving the Passive House Criteria on a High-Rise, Concrete-Framed Building Located in Vancouver, BC
Presented at the 2017 NAPHN Conference and Expo.
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Energy and Indoor Air Quality Impacts of DOAS Retrofits in Small Commercial Buildings (Paper)
This pilot study investigated potential benefits of replacing existing RTUs with high efficiency heat recovery...
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Energy Consumption in Low-Rise Wood Frame Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
This study investigated energy consumption in low-rise wood-frame multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) and townhouses in...
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