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High-performance at scale: Q&A

June 14, 2020News, Passive HousesChris Higgins, Emma Osmundsen, Exeter, High-performance buildings, Kāinga Ora, passive house, passivehouse, VancouverElrond Burrell

At our High-performance Buildings at Scale event, there was a Question & Answer session with Chris Higgins (Green Building Planner for the City of Vancouver), Emma Osmundsen (Managing Director Exeter City Living Ltd.) Hosted by Kara Rosemeier (PHINZ) with special guest Alex Baker (Sustainability Programme Manager at Kāinga Ora)

We have made the transcript available on the download page. (Direct link to download the PDF.)

What can we learn about adopting high-performance buildings at scale from the success enjoyed by Vancouver BC and Exeter UK?

High-performance at scale: lessons from Vancouver

June 9, 2020NewsHigh-performance buildings, passive house, VancouverElrond Burrell

Chris Higgins, Green Building Planner for the City of Vancouver, recently participated in a “High-performance buildings at scale” panel discussion hosted by PHINZ.

Key strategies he shared:

Show leadership in City projects
Catalyze voluntary champions
Build capacity in expertise, supply, and construction
Set Green House Gas emission limits

Chris has very kindly made his presentation slides available. Click on the image to download the PDF [3 MB].

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