Günter Lang presenting in Ottawa

The Passivhaus movement is now revolutionizing building quality and construction practices in all parts of the world. Applicable to any building type in any climate, the Passivhaus House Standard allows both new construction and retrofits to achieve astonishing energy savings and greatly improved comfort at an economic optimum. Please join us and help inform a discussion on how Ottawa's planning and commercial building sector can capitalize on opportunities offered by this, the world's only performance-based building standard, which can make net-zero energy buildings an affordable reality today.

Malcolm Isaacs, CanPHI director and Canadian 'Passivhaus' pioneer will introduce the main elements of the Passive House Standard, describe the Canadian context, and outline how this approach can be adopted and adapted for local conditions.

Günter Lang, leader of the Austrian national Passivhaus network, will present detailed case study examples of the many outstanding commercial, residential and institutional Passivhaus buildings in Austria, which has the highest density of Passivhaus construction of any country in the world.

Passivhaus is revolutionizing construction practices and building standards in Europe. Both new construction and existing building retrofits can be guided by the Passive House standard to achieve dramatic energy savings.

Please join and inform this discussion on how Ottawa's planner and commercial building industry can capitalize on the latest trends in building low energy and net zero energy buildings. More details about this event...

Place and Time
Construction Specifications Canada -- Ottawa Chapter
Friday, 26 September 2014 from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Ottawa, ON

Event details
4:30 - 5:00: Networking social
5:00: CSC speakers intro

5:05: Malcolm Isaacs
What is a Passive House building?
Introduction to the Passive House Standard
Passive House basics: essential elements

5:35: Günter Lang - Part 1
Why the Passive House Standard?
The challenge of achieving high standards across the whole building sector
From single-family homes to Skyscrapers: Passive House examples
Wooden construction vs. massive construction

6:25: Break

6:40: Günter Lang - Part 2
New buildings and retrofitting to the Passive House Standard
Passive House – the most economic building standard
Making Passive House Policy: adapting European success to strategies in North America

7:30: Audience discussion, Q&A: Moderator: Malcolm Isaacs

8:00: Networking continues