IDEAR - Integrated DEsign + ARchitecture Ltd.

29/04/2022

How do you define Passive House? How about EnerPHit, Primary Energy Renewable (PER) Factors, and the Passive House Classes? To help you explain these terms to clients, colleagues and policymakers, iPHA has produced a series of dictionary definitions of commonly terms found when working with Passive House. Here's the first - keep an eye out for the next definition in the series!

28/04/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjkCl_BCTnA

All of the work involved in designing an energy-efficient building can be summed up in one simple concept: energy balance. Here is an illustrated explanation...

29/01/2022

https://www.ecohome.net/guides/3223/passive-aggressive-house/

Recounting the trials — and joys — of building a Canadian home to meets the "Passivhaus" standard. First, the background to this Passivhaus My partner and I are geeks. Our idea of a romantic dream was to build a house so well insulated you could heat it with a hairdryer. For added fun, we wanted...

10/12/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSstTiuuj-Y

The climate emergency requires us to go beyond incremental reductions in GHG emissions, and to begin drawing carbon out of the atmosphere. And building mater...

19/11/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rktvTXnX2vE

Jeff Colley is the publisher and editor of Passive House Plus, an award-winning sustainable building magazine. Jeff is an advocate for evidence-based approac...

05/11/2021

https://passivehouseaccelerator.com/articles/appealing-for-a-retrofit-mission

“There’s no physical barrier to retrofitting all buildings, but we need audacious thinking and a willingness to try,”

14/10/2020

https://www-buildwithrise-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.buildwithrise.com/stories/amp/first-certified-chba-net-zero-energy-home-renovation

Here’s the first home certified with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association Net Zero Energy Renovation Program. This 1985 home makes more energy than it uses!

06/07/2020

http://www.the-opendoor.net/a-homeowner-guide-to-project-delivery-methods/

While your ultimate goal is to create an amazing project, the steps it takes to get there are critical to its success. Choosing the right project delivery method for your project is an important step in getting there. What are project delivery methods? Many people are unfamiliar with this concept, s...

30/04/2020

IDeAr is now offering consultations!
(the work can be adapted to be delivered online/digitally)👇

28/04/2020

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/apr/23/covid-19-crisis-reset-economies-sustainable-footing

New Zealand climate minister says governments must not just return to the way things were, and instead plot a new course to ease climate change

08/04/2020

https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/carbon-challengers-by-design-peter-amerongen-seeks-path-to-net-zero-renos-2204804

Read the full story and comment on StAlbertToday.ca

26/12/2019

https://globalnews-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/globalnews.ca/news/6335637/lethbridge-net-zero-home/amp/

For what he says was just 10 to 15 per cent more than a traditional home upfront, Valdrin Jashari built his family their net-zero dream home in Lethbridge.