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BCIT's Learning Centre for Zero
Energy Buildings (ZEB)
offers short,
hands-on courses so construction in-
dustry professionals can upgrade their
skills to meet new energy-efficient
building codes. Its Burnaby-campus
High Performance Building Lab,
developed with BC Housing and BC
Hydro, has a house inside a ware-
house to practise on indoors, plus
portable lab boxes for off-site training
in communities across the province.
Now the centre is reaching out to the
general public with the interactive
Zero Energy Building exhibit. At
Science World at Telus World of
Science until December 3 and then
another Vancouver site before it tours
B.C., the mini-house demonstrates six
basic principles.
PUT ON A SWEATER: Superior insula-
tion with a high R-value reduces the
need for heating systems.
MANAGE THE PANE: High-perfor-
mance windows lose less heat when
it's cold and gain less when it's warm.
BLOCK THE BRIDGE: An additional
layer of continuous insulation over the
wall studs interrupts thermal bridges
that allow heat to flow from a warmer
to a colder area.
STOP THE LEAKS: Sealed connec-
tions between windows and walls
create an airtight barrier that controls
air, heat and moisture.
KEEP IT FRESH: Heat recovery venti-
lation (HRV)
provides clean air without
letting heat escape.
CHOOSE MINDFUL MACHINES:
Energy-efficient appliances should be
neither too big nor too small for the
job, and heat pumps move warmth
where it's needed.
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ON T R E N D
HOUSE
RULES
BCIT and Science World lay
out the building blocks of
energy-efficient homes
by Felicity Stone
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