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Course Description: Passive House Canada: ONLINE: A Pattern Language from Passive House
October 23, 2024 - 9:00 AM (PT) - November 13, 2024 - 1:00 PM (PT)
How to Design and Build High-Performance Multi-Unit Buildings at the Lowest Possible Cost
“A Pattern Language from Passive House” is an interactive workshop that teaches cost-effective planning and design of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-unit, wood-framed housing."
Dates
Day 1: Wednesday October 23, 2024 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) each day
Day 2: Wednesday October 30, 2024 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) each day
Day 3: Wednesday November 6, 2024 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) each day
Day 4: Wednesday November 13, 2024 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (PT) each day
Learning Outcomes
-Awareness of key concepts and roles in architecture for the Anthropocene: Adaptation, Mitigation, Urbanization, and Affordability.
-Background and introduction to the book “A Pattern Language” and its history.
-Knowledge of the international Passive House standard and its relationship with Step Code and other standards.
-Gain insights into housing needs of Canadian cities.
-Awareness of construction cost premium of multi-unit Passive House projects.
-Understand key milestones in Passive House multi-family projects.
-Understand how FORM FACTOR affects cost and performance of Passive House buildings.
-Realize the need to plan mechanical early in process.
-Learn the relationship between repetition and affordability.