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 was conducted in three phases. Phase one compared green buildings programs. Phase two collected performance data in 20 BC Housing buildings, and the final phase examined 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.
Report available online at www.bchousing.org
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Partners: University of Victoria Audience: Builders, developers,
contractors, researchers, engineers, and the industry in general
70 HOUSING RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS | JULY 2021
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