High Performance Buildings Past, Present and Future Chris Mattock

HD+C Ltd. Oil Crisis 1970’s

HD+C Ltd. Active Solar Mid 1970’s

Insulation Test Huts Saskatoon 1940’s Division of Building Research National Research Council of Canada Prairie Research Station HD+C Ltd Building Science Research 1940 to Present

Super Insulation and Airtightness

Saskatchewan Conservation House 1977 HD+C Ltd Super Insulation Airtightness Heat Recovery Ventilation Grey Water Heat Recovery Insulated Shutters Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors

–14 homes constructed by local builders to demonstrate state of the art energy efficiency technology –Technical support provided by DBR –Performance monitored –Provided background for development of R-2000 technical standards HD+C Ltd Saskatoon Energy Showcase 1980

National Research Council’s Solar Energy Demonstration Program 1980 Kitsun Solar Townhouse Project Vancouver HD+C Ltd

Energy Efficient Solar Homes Built Across Canada in the 1970’s and 80’s

R-2000 Program Established in 1985 Technical standards based on sound building science principles Energy efficiency features determined through use of Hot 2000 energy analysis software Builder training Homes independently inspected and certified Energy consumption typically 60% of conventional home Marketing program Over 10,000 certified R2000 homes built Has helped to move the industry to more energy efficient construction methods HD+C Ltd

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Advanced Houses – Targeted to use ½ the energy of an R-2000 house – Incorporated innovative and environmental benign technologies – Use of recycled materials – 50% reduction in water use – Construction waste management – Indoor air quality guidelines – Advanced houses built by teams located across Canada – Houses sold and performance monitored HD+C Ltd

Advanced Houses Saskatchewan Advanced House Innova Advanced House, Ontario Maison Novtec, Quebec B.C. Advanced House Waterloo Green Home HD+C Ltd

Toronto Healthy House 1993 – Independent of municipal services – Super insulated and airtight – Resource efficient building materials – All water supplied by rain harvesting – Waste water treated onsite – Passive solar heating – Photovoltaic array – Solar DHW HD+C Ltd

Toronto Healthy House Heating and Cooling System Toronto Healthy House Water System HD+C Ltd

Passive House Late 1980’s Wolfgang Feist cofounder of the German Passive House Institute visits the Saskatchewan Conservation House and learns about energy efficient home construction 1990 Germans start talking about the Passive House Standard and adopting Canadian technology Research Projects carried out Passive House Standard established in on Canadian technology sold to the world as German Engineering First NA Passive House project 2003 HD+C Ltd

Canadian Super E Adopted Worldwide Super E active in – Japan – UK – Ireland – China – Iceland Technical standards developed for climates ranging from cold to hot humid Thousands of homes built Iceland U.K. Japan HD+C Ltd

Super E ® Net Zero 2008 Net Zero Energy Home Sapporo Japan HD+C Ltd

Equilibrium Net Zero Housing Projects 2010 HD+C Ltd

Next Generation of High Performance Buildings Regenerative – Not only minimize environmental impacts but actually contribute to the healing of the environment High quality indoor environment – Positively contribute to human health and well being – Interior daylight illumination – Visual connection with the natural environment – High indoor air quality HD+C Ltd

Progression of High Performance Building Design Transition Zone Resource Generation Resource Depletion GREEN BUILDING DESIGN REGENERATIVE BUILDING DESIGN Net Zero Do Less Harm Green Buildings Do No Harm Living Buildings Healing Regenerative Buildings + - HD+C Ltd.

Regenerative Design Design of buildings, communities and landscapes that – Meet all energy requirements with renewable energy – Do not produce soil, water or air pollution – Increased natural habitat – Eliminate the heat island effect – Capture and sequester CO 2 – Harvest rainwater and snow for internal use – Internally process waste water – Reintroduce storm water and processed waste water into the aquifer HD+C Ltd.

Centre for Interactive Research in Sustainability University of British Columbia HD+C Ltd