Canada is in its infancy with regard to the Passive House movement. A small but strong contingent of people spread across the country is honing their skills on the first PH buildings. In 2012 a public request was sent out across Canada to those endeavouring to build toward PH standards.

The criterion for admission into this book was that each building meets the Passive House primary energy load of 120kWh/m2, the most significant of the three PH requirements. Primary Energy
includes all the energy use in the building and any transmission losses required to transmit energy to the site. All projects were accepted based on the documentation provided by the designers. Only projects with an existing PHI or PHIUS certificate at the time of publication will be referred to as
Passive House certified.

This book is a snapshot in time of these buildings in Canada. The goal is to present these excellent designs in an easily comprehensible way to architect, engineer, builder and future home owners alike. This book encompasses buildings from British Columbia to Nova Scotia and building types as diverse as double stud and rammed earth. I find the vast array of methodologies amazing.

I hope you enjoy the book and consider some of the ideas for your own construction projects.