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Passive Housing

Webinar Description

Passive House (German: Passivhaus) is a standard for energy efficiency that reduces a building’s ecological footprint. It is considered to be the most rigorous voluntary energy-based standard in the design and construction industry today. Some First Nations communities are considering passive housing to address their inadequate housing and energy bills. The focus of this webinar is to give an overview on passive housing and some of the construction principles

What participants will learn?

  • What is passive housing

  • The principles for passive housing design and construction

  • Building passive housing in First Nations communities

Who should take the seminar?

  • Chief and Council

  • Band Administrators

  • Housing Managers and staff

  • Housing maintenance

  • Housing Project managers

  • Housing officers

  • Housing inspectors

  • Contractors and subtrades

  • Government departments

Instructional Hours

  • Webinar - 1 hour total

Instructor

  • Mr. Gord Cooke
    President
    Building Knowledge Canada
    info@buildingknowledge.ca

Schedule of the webinar

  • {NEW DATE} June 22 at 1 pm EST

Registration

  • Registration form

  • The last day to register is 7 days before the webinar date.

  • Once registered, information will be sent on how to log into Webex.

  • Course information may be sent be sent in advance.

Prerequisite

  • None

Earlier Event: June 14
Estimations/Costing
Later Event: June 28
Building Performance