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Sealevel
Joined: 29 May 2004
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Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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 Posted: Sat May 29, 2004 8:11 pm Post subject: Seeking examples of Low Impact Housing |
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Ecological Housing -- Factor Four Housing -- Green Housing -- Healthy Housing -- Low Emission Housing -- Passive Housing -- Net Zero Energy Housing
A growing number of architects, designers, developers, builders and homeowners throughout the world are working to reduce the environmental impact of housing through innovations in design, technology and materials that weren't possible even a decade ago. This movement goes by several names but the common theme is to lower environmental impacts for the lifecycle of a house -- from site selection through design and materials choices, construction, operation, maintenance and demolition.
Low Impact Housing is a study of this common theme and a survey of recent advances in the design and construction of homes. Canada Mortgage Mortgage & Housing (CMHC) has recently contracted Abri Sustainable Design carry out this project, identifying and cataloguing the best examples of cold-climate low impact housing in Canada and the world today. The survey will include the full range of housing forms from single detached to multi-unit projects and community or subdivision developments; from owner-built to custom-designed demonstration projects.
A broad selection of projects will be featured as in-depth case studies to be published by CMHC. The projects chosen will best illustrate CMHC's Healthy Housing principles: occupant health; energy efficiency; resource conservation; environmental impact; and affordability.
If you've been involved in a low impact housing project, please take 5 minutes to submit a project overview via online form, or by printable PDF form which can returned by fax or mail. If you know of others who would be interested in this survey, kindly pass this message on to them.
For more information, visit www.abridesign.com/lowimpact or contact Jeff Bell at jeff@abridesign.com, or call 1.902.422.2533
Low Impact Housing A Survey of Innovation in Residential Design
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