Typology: Residential | New

In order to address the overlapping climate, affordability, and skilled labour crises we need to look at projects wholistically as a system, implementing multiple innovative solutions simultaneously to obtain their cumulative benefits in a replicable fashion. This is the goal with the Conrad Garage Suite project. – Frank Crawford (True Aim Concepts Ltd)

“There is so much missing middle housing being built right now to minimum standards…the goal is to demonstrate to investors, developers and builders that high performance multifamily can be built cost effectively and yield better overall financial results.” – Steve Norris (SNAP Building)

Uptake of Passive House and Net Zero Ready multifamily buildings across Canada remains low, due in large part to additional capital costs.  A major contributor to the increase is the higher mechanical costs for full electrification.  Our solution intends to address this barrier by bringing to market a combined all-electric system that provides all of…

“On average, over 35,000 new homes are constructed annually in Alberta, with concrete being the primary material used for the foundations and basements. Recently, reducing embodied carbon has become a vital new frontier in building decarbonization. By replacing traditional carbon-intensive materials like concrete and steel with environmental friendly mass timber foundation solutions, the proposed project…

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Project Innovation Passive House for Multi-Generational Residential Buildings The “Low Energy Plus Passive” and “Net-Zero” designs required an integrated and iterative approach, as well as the collaboration of a team of enthusiasts. Preview the resource gallery and the videos below to get a sense of the effort invested in the design and construction of this…

Project Innovation Levven Switches Levven is introducing a new, local, smart-home technology that demonstrates the potential for energy efficiency and emissions reductions, along with cost savings. The Levven Project introduces its smart electrical switch technology that removes the need for wiring switches throughout the home, reduces landfill waste, and gives the home-owner/operator more control to…

Project Innovation MURB NZE/NZEr with Community Level Solar Power Generation The project will be utilizing high-performance envelopes as well as optimized electrical mechanical systems to create energy efficiency in the units. Included in this is the use of a dual-fuel combined space and hot water heating systems, air source heat pumps, tankless water heaters, indoor…