Green Renovation Vancouver
Georgie Award Winner 2013
A green story by Marken Design + Consulting.
The greenest way to build is to improve the existing building stock, where possible.
In this case, we turned a 50’s bungalow with basement in the Commercial Drive area of Vancouver with a sound structure to build on into a durable, modern and efficient home.
We have added a half storey maximizing the allowable living area (FSR) with the focus on improving the overall energy efficiency, using environmental friendly materials and ensuring a healthy indoor environment for this young family to enjoy. At the same time we gave it a new and exciting look.
For us, it is common sense to plan along the Passive Design principles, which essentially means optimizing solar gain, optimizing insulation, ensuring an airtight envelope, installing a high performance heat recovery insulation system and making the house as energy efficient as possible.
The design program features:
- Modern Passive Design
- Low-VOC Products
- Energuide 86
- Air-to-Air Source Heat Pump for Heating
- Airtight Envelope at 1 ACH
- Efficient Heat Recovery Ventilation
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If you are looking at renovating your home and make it more energy efficient and eco-friendly, please contact us today.