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PODCAST: Infill Homes BԪַ A Passivhaus+ Duplex

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Co-hosts Mike and Jennifer-Lee chat with Joe Geluch looking at infill housing solutions featuring a Passivhaus+ duplex project with two lock-off suites, built on a single-family lot as a solution to addressing VancouverBԪַs Missing Middle housing.

BԪַWe had the opportunity to present this project at the International Passive House Conference in Germany last year. People were interested in it as a new housing typology addressing the missing middle problem in Vancouver. Currently there is an incentive with the City of Vancouver until 2025 for the FSR exemption if youBԪַre going for a certified passive house. This project got 18% extra floor area for doing a certified passive house duplex, which meant an additional 600 square feet total, essentially one extra bedroom per home,BԪַ says Allison Holden-Pope of One Seed Architecture and Interiors.

Packed with information and ideas on infill housing solutions to address the missing middle, this episode explores how building to higher standards on a single-family lot can benefit your family and community.

BԪַPassive homes used to be all about energy efficiency, and now there is a focus on embodied carbon because youBԪַve already set this base of a high-performance home. LetBԪַs do it using as sustainable materials. I think that thatBԪַs how things are evolving. ItBԪַs ultimately everybodyBԪַs dream, that passive house doesnBԪַt even get mentioned anymore because itBԪַs code. ThatBԪַs just how we build. ThatBԪַs what we want to have happen.BԪַ Joe Geluch, Naikoon Contracting.

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Peter McCully

About the Author: Peter McCully

Peter has been a broadcaster and publisher on both of CanadaBԪַs coasts and has owned a small newspaper and run an advertising agency along the way.
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