by Randy Shore
Vancouver Sun, Sep 28, 2015
(Image: Passive House built by Bernhardt Passive Homes in Victoria was recently certified by the Passivhaus Institut in Germany. Courtesy of Vancouver Sun)
The first thing you notice about living in a Passive House certified home is the level of comfort. No hot spots. No cold drafts, not even off the windows.
“It is a whole different level of comfort,” said Rob Bernhardt, president of the Canadian Passive House Institute West, the non-profit organization behind this week’s conference of designers and building professionals. “Most people don’t even have a reference point for it, if they haven’t experienced it.”
The conference will bring together more than three dozen experts for two days of talks, seminars and panels. Read more…