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Residential

Laneway Housing

Design of three infill houses to Passive House level of construction, incorporating a shared earth tube under an adjacent daycare playground. The homes will include one 2500 sf single-family dwelling plus two laneway homes behind. [...]

Fernwood House

For this private build, Local Impact Design provided design (including floorplan, elevations and 3-D renderings/walk-through), Passive House guidance, and mechanical design/specification, including Ventilation system sizing/spec Domestic hot water (DHW) system Heating system Passive House energy modelling [...]

Fernwood November progress report

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The slab was poured in early August and the first floor BuildSMART panels and floor joists were installed a week later. The first floor panels were installed in 8 hours by a builder unfamiliar with [...]

Walton House

Single-family house, Walton, Ontario. Retirement age homeowners seeking low maintenance, ' ageing in place' layout adjoining and environmentally sensitive location. (Showing BuildSMART panels in green) Construction beginning - Oct 2017 Features AMVIC earthtube CERV HRV/ERV [...]

Creemore condos

The goal of this project is to produce more energy than the occupants are likely to use. The rooftop PV systems on each 27 unit building will generate sufficient electricity to cover heating, cooling and [...]