Passive House and the Building Codes

In November, 2015, Sonia Zouari and Andrew Peel presented on Passive House to two key organizations: The Golden Triangle Chapter of the Ontario Building Officials Association (OBOA) and the National Research Council’s Canadian Codes Centre.  Both groups were very receptive to the Standard.  Many attendees were not aware that the substantial energy reductions delivered by Passive House were possible.    The workshops provided a great opportunity to discuss code-related issues that are hindering Passive House projects.  Sonia and Andrew will continue to engage with both groups to help resolve these issues and explore opportunities for broad acceptance of Passive House in the building codes.