Pattern Language from Passive House

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How to design and build high-performance apartment buildings at the lowest possible cost.

<h3>Overview</h3><p><strong>Pattern Language from Passive House </strong>is an interactive course that teaches cost-effective design strategies of low-emissions, mid-rise, wood-framed multi-family buildings.</p><p>This four-part course presents design problems common to multi-family buildings, followed by solutions that have worked in previous high-performance projects. These solutions are organized into &quot;patterns&quot; using a format adapted from <em>A Pattern Language</em> by Christopher Alexander (et al).</p><p>The patterns presented in this course are drawn from the hundreds of affordable multi-family buildings constructed to the Passive House standard worldwide, because this is the largest cohort of affordable, low-emission, mid-rise, multi-family housing. While these solutions are taken from Passive House buildings, they are applicable to residential building designs targeting Step 4 of the BC Energy Step Code, as well as multi-family buildings aiming for similar low-TEDI or not-zero energy standards.</p><p></p><h3>Course Dates and Times</h3><p>Tuesday, March 2, 2021</p><p>Thursday, March 4, 2021</p><p>Tuesday, March 9 2021</p><p>Thursday, March 11, 2021</p><p>All classes will take place between 9:30am to 12:30pm PST.</p><p></p><h3>Discounts for BC Association Members</h3><p>With support from Forestry Innovation Investment, a discount is available for BC-based industry associations. Please contact your association for more information.</p><p></p><h3>What to Expect</h3><p>This course has been designed to be a highly interactive online experience. Participation in group discussions is expected.</p><p></p><h3>Professional Development:</h3><ul><li>AIBC CL Units: 12</li><li>BC Housing Informal CPD Points: 10</li><li>PHI CE Points: 16</li><li>PIBC CPL Units: 10</li></ul><p></p><h3>Agenda</h3><p><strong>Session 1/4: Context and Form</strong></p><ul><li>Context: New constraints; wood-frame, mid-rise, multi-unit; role of pre-design planning.</li><li>Tools: Passive House; Step Code; other standards.</li><li>Case Study: The cheapest passive house buildings on earth.</li><li>Patterns: Keys to affordability; surface area; mechanical; maintenance.</li><li>Tools: How to calculate form factor and mechanical simplicity.</li></ul><p><strong>Session 2/4: Materials and Assemblies</strong></p><ul><li>Context: Embodied carbon vs. operational emissions vs. energy efficiency.</li><li>Tools: LCA modelling; monthly energy models; hourly energy models.</li><li>Patterns: Interior insulation; exterior insulation; standing panels; hanging panels; modular.</li><li>Case Study: Modular Passive House.</li><li>Context: Impact of thermal bridging on large buildings.</li><li>Tools: How passive house and Step 4 count thermal bridging.</li><li>Patterns: Suspended slabs; balconies; window/door frames; mechanical penetrations.</li></ul><p><strong>Session 3/4: Windows and Overheating</strong></p><ul><li>Context: Large buildings and solar gains.</li><li>Tools: How windows and doors are rated.</li><li>Patterns: Large panes; Operable exterior shades.</li><li>Case Study: Overheating.</li><li>Context: Overheating; internal heat gains; climate change.</li><li>Tools: Worst suite analysis required by BC Housing, City of Vancouver, etc.</li><li>Patterns: Shading; night flush; mechanical cooling.</li></ul><p><strong>Session 4/4: Affordable Mechanical</strong></p><ul><li>Context: Heat-recovery ventilation primer; impact of flow rates.</li><li>Tools: Unity efficiency vs. system efficiency.</li><li>Patterns: Local - regional - central; tempered air; kitchens; sealed ducts.</li><li>Case Studies: Centralized vs. ventilation risks.</li><li>Intro: DHW is large demands; GWP of gas; GWP of refrigerants.</li><li>Context: TEUI vs. PER; setting a budget as SD with PER calculator.</li><li>Patterns: Short DHW runs, less DHW recirculation, pipe insulation; DHW heat pumps; elevators and pumps; appliances and plug loads.</li></ul>

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