Jan 9, 2019 | Construction Blogs, Embodied Carbon, Straw bale building, Sustainable Building & Design program, Zero House prefab
Zero House was Endeavour’s most ambitious project. Designed by students and faculty of the Architectural Science program at Ryerson University, Endeavour undertook the transformation of the design into a fully modular, prefabricated building that would be zero...
Sep 13, 2017 | Building Product Reviews, Zero House prefab
This is one in a series of blog posts about the materials we’ve chosen to build our Zero House project… What are BiPVco Flextron solar modules? BiPVco specializes in the manufacturing of building integrated photovoltaics, that is, solar modules that are a part of the...
Aug 21, 2017 | Construction Blogs, Embodied Carbon, Sustainable Building & Design program, Zero House prefab
Key among the goals for Zero House are a pair of interconnected ideas: zero utility costs for the homeowner and net zero energy use for the building over its lifespan. This building is not alone in the pursuit of this goal. Building code authorities and governments...
Mar 15, 2015 | Construction Blogs, Natural building materials and techniques, Sustainable Building & Design program, Teachers' Union offices
Passive House is a building certification program that focuses on dramatically improving the energy efficiency of new and renovated buildings. Overseen in this country by the Canadian Passive House Institute (CanPHI), the standard originated in Germany in the late...
Mar 15, 2015 | Construction Blogs, Teachers' Union offices
The use of photovoltaics (PV) to generate electricity has been a common element on most of our projects. PV is affordable, easy to install, nearly maintenance free and very reliable. Once again, a PV array has been a key part of the energy strategy for an Endeavour...
