PBC’s “Boots on the Ground” events are sustainable building events for designers, builders, architects and others iinterested in the high performance design and construction field. This is a free event but registration is required (use “Get tickets” button below). Tickets are limited.

Each three(+) hour event features two hours of networking amongst the integrated mini-trade show with food and drink. See presentations from past events here.

Questions? Contact events@passivebuilding.sca

Presentations

1. A tradesperson's journey into high performance construction and design by Blair Mckenzie

2. Collaboration for an Indigenous prefab factory in Northern Ontario by Bertha Cormier and Rick Zytaruk

3. CLT on an island in Muskoka by Terrell Wong

Use code: muskokaboots

Short highlights from “Boots on the Ground” Halifax 2024:

PBC's 2023 AGM + Presentation

We welcome all PBC members * to join us for our Annual General Meeting, Thursday, May 16th at 4pm PT/5pm MT/6pm CT/7pm ET/8pm AT/8:30PM NST).

• If you did not receive your invite to the AGM please email us at: info@passivebuldings.ca

• If you would like to appoint a proxy for the meeting please use this form. Multiple people from a company business member may attend the meeting but only person may vote.

• *While all members are welcome only members who are in good standing for at least 31 days prior to the AGM may vote.

PBC elections - seeking board members

Passive buildings Canada is a national non profit supporting the passive house community to build a more sustainable Canada and planet. Our board is made up of three to nine representatives. The board must have at least three people and not more than 9. In 2023 we had 7 board members.

We have one board member with one more year on their term and therefore have 8 slots for the board. There are three board members who will be running for re-election.

People who would like to run for the PBC board should complete this form by May 10th. Nominations from the floor will not be taken at the AGM.

Presentation:

Dominique Laroche: The new La Pêche City Hall

As always at our AGM we host an informative talk and we are very pleased to welcome Dominique Laroche.

Dominique's talk is on the new La Pêche City Hall. The new La Pêche City Hall is a very low-carbon building made almost entirely of wood. Located 30 minutes northwest of Gatineau, it is also the first institutional building in Quebec to be candidate to Passivhaus certification. The presentation will take you through the integrated design process, design development phases and construction site photos. The project is due for completion in August 2024.

A 1997 graduate of McGill University, Dominique Laroche has over 25 years' experience in architecture. His sensitivity to climate change led him to take an early interest in the energy efficiency of buildings. In 2010 he co-designed the Net Zero library in Varennes. In 2017, his refuge in Saint-Calixte, a passive solar house made of CLT and biobased insulation, won ex-aqueo the OAQ Prix d'Excellence in the "green building" category. With BGLA since 2019, he is lead designer for several institutional projects, including the new La Pêche City Hall.