The Rideau Residence did not set out to be the First Residential Certified Passive House in Canada back in 2010 (a year after the Austria Haus in Whistler). The intention was simply to design and build the best house for the site using as much local material and mechanical equipment as possible. It wasn’t until the impressive 0.57 ACH air test that the idea of Passive House certification for this LEED Platinum home came to the fore. The result, as they say, is history.
| STANDARD | Passive House/LEED Platinum | |
| LOCATION | Ottawa, ON | |
| TYPE | Duplex | |
| YEAR COMPLETED | 2010 | |
| PROJECT TEAM | ||
| PH CONSULTANTS LEED CONSULTANT | Katrin Klingenberg, Ryan Abendroth (PHIUS),Ross Elliott (Homesol Building Solutions) relliott@homesol.ca |
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| DESIGNER | Chris Straka (Vert Design) chris@vertdesign.ca |
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| BUILDER | DAC/Vert Design | |
| LIVING AREA | 3,536 ft² | |
| HEAT DEMAND | 14.72 kWH/(m².a) | |
| HEATING LOAD | 43,000 BTU/hr | |
| COOLING DEMAND | 7.7 kWh/(m².a) | |
| PRIMARY ENERGY | 90 kWh/(m².a) | |
| AIR TIGHTNESS | 0.57 ACH | |
| VOLUME | 55,000 ft³ | |
| SLAB | Concrete/XPS | R-31 |
| ABOVE GRADE WALLS | 2×6 SPF/Polyiso | R-51 |
| BELOW GRADE WALLS | Concrete/XPS | R-32 |
| CEILING | Wood Joist/SPF/Dirt | R-71 |
| VENTILATION | Lifebreath | SRE 78% |
| WINDOWS | Inline | SHGC = 0.61 Ug = 1.08 W/(m²K) |
| HEATING/COOLING | Ground Source Heat Pump | |
| HOT WATER | Electric Tank | |
| RENEWABLES | 3 kW | |