TECHNICAL RESEARCH
INDUSTRY RESEARCH
Design Versus Actual Energy Performance in Social Housing Buildings
Description Green buildings that follow a third-party sustainability certification, are becoming more mainstream in Canada. BC Housing, along with some municipalities across the province, have mandated a certain level of sustainability for construction of multi-unit residential buildings. A requirement of most third-party rating systems is an energy model that indicates the expected energy usage of the building, post-construction and post-occupancy. This project will be conducted in three phases. Phase one will compare green buildings programs. Phase two will collect performance data in 20 BC Housing buildings and the final phase will examine individual buildings. Impact The purpose of this project is to identify major issues with building performance versus expected/modeled performance, and to find solutions for these problems moving forward.
Status: Project underway Partners: University of Victoria Audience: Builders, developers,
contractors, researchers, engineers, and the industry in general
60 HOUSING RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS | JUNE 2020
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