About the Harmony House Project
Chris Mattock, the founder of Habitat Design + Consulting Ltd., is a leader in the design of high performance buildings and Canada and the Western Asia Pacific Region.
One of his recent projects garnered international attention as a winning entry in the (CMHC) Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s EQuilibrium™ – National Sustainable Housing Demonstration Initiative. This net-zero home produces as much energy as it uses on an annual basis – all from renewable sources.
This project incorporates low toxicity interior finishes, materials with recycled content, foam insulations using non ozone depleting expanding agents, water conservation and rain water harvesting. These measures lower environmental impact, conserve resources and create a healthy indoor environment for the occupants. This is the only Equilibrium home to be constructed on the West Coast and will be the first zero carbon building in British Columbia; meaning it will emit no greenhouse gases from heating, cooling, hot water and the use of electrical appliances.
CHRIS MATTOCK’S PRESENTATION:
Chris Mattocks Harmony House Project presentation:
SPONSOR PARTNERS & PRODUCTS:
To read more about the products and Harmony House project partners, see Brochure 7:
HARMONY HOUSE SERIES:
To see how products were installed & used in the Harmony House check out the 20-part series on Sustainability TV and on YouTube:
SELECTED NEWS COVERAGE:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/BC/1258521056/ID=2184354360
http://www.burnabynow.com/Burnaby+honours+environmental+stars/6749886/story.html
https://www.bchydro.com/news/conservation/2012/harmony_house_profile.html
http://www.burnabynewsleader.com/news/138142673.html
http://yonahmartin.sencanada.ca/p100955/resources/media/Burnaby%20CMHC%20.pdf
http://www.cmhc.ca/en/corp/nero/nere/2011/2011-12-19-1300.cfm
http://www.cagbc.org/CAGBC/Chapters/Alberta/2015GHS/Thomas%20Green%20CMHC.pdf
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