presentation for technical research committee chba october 22, 2010
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Presentation for
Technical Research CommitteeCHBAOctober 22, 2010
www.cmhc.ca
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium Update
EQuilibriumTM Housing Status of the Initiative EQuilibrium™ Housing InSights Forum Fall 2010
EQuilibrium™ Communities Status of the Initiative
2010 Canadian Housing Observer
EQ Performance Indicators
The Laebon CHESS Project Red Deer, AB
Avalon Discovery 3
Red Deer, AB
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Construction Completed Abondance le Soleil, Montréal,
QC Avalon Discovery 3,
Red Deer, AB EcoTerra™, Eastman, QC Inspiration – the Minto ecohome,
Ottawa, ON
Abondance le SoleilMontréal, QC
Inspiration – the Minto ecohome Ottawa, ON
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Construction Completed Now House™, Toronto, ON Riverdale NetZero Project,
Edmonton, AB The Green Dream Home,
Kamloops, BC The Laebon CHESS Project, Red
Deer, AB
Riverdale NetZero Project Edmonton, AB
The Green Dream HomeKamloops, BC
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
Still To Come Alstonvale Net Zero House,
Hudson, QC – destroyed by fire TBD
Echo Haven, Calgary, AB (November 2010)
Urban Ecology, Winnipeg, MB (November 2010)
Harmony House, Burnaby, BC The Moncton VISION Home,
Moncton, NB Urban EcologyWinnpeg, MB
2010 CMHC EQuilibriumTM Housing Forum
True Stories: Sustainability in Action
Discover the lessons learned from the three EQuilibriumTM Housing demonstration projects in Québec!
November 1-3, 2010Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel
For more information, or to register to the2010 Forum, visit our website at:www.cmhc.ca/eqhousing
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing InSight
Completed Titles Avalon Discovery 3
Passive Solar Design
Now House™ Exterior Envelope Retrofit
Riverdale NetZero Deep Wall System Active Solar Thermal System Passive Solar Design
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing InSight
Completed Titles - New
Avalon Discovery 3 Active Solar Heating Slab-on-grade Foundation and
Finished Attic Space Double Structural Insulated
Panel Walls Integrated Photovoltaic System
ÉcoTerra™ Passive Solar Design
The EQ houses are performing well Householders use more electricity
than predicted by developers and energy modellers
PV output meets predictions in summer but is less than predicted in winter
Monitoring Results – General Trends
Predictions generally made using RETScreen
Many assumptions in that process Measured PV output is generally
close in summer but lower in the darker six months
Shading, snow effects are likely culprits
PV output: predicted vs measured
EcoTerra
Avalon Discovery III
Riverdale West
From January 2010 through mid-July: Avalon with an 8.2 kW system produced
about 5600 kWh CHESS with a 6.7 kW system produced
about 6000 kWh
Predictive programs could not deal with the subtleties of shading
Real vs predicted PV
Avalon Discovery 3 - March 21st Shadow Patterns
Shading study seems accurate for Avalon
CHESS system has no shading
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A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
EQuilibriumTM Communities Initiative
CMHC/NRCan funding for six community development projects to improve performance:
EnergyLand use and housingTransportationWater, wastewater and stormwaterNatural environmentFinancial viability
Measure, showcase and share what works
A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
transit-oriented development in Fort Road community — renewal project on former industrial land
within walking distance of a LRT station/bus terminal
over 1,400 m2 commercial/retail, daycare, community facilities
220 affordable and market homes: townhomes, mid/high-rise apartments
Station Pointe, Edmonton
Image courtesy of Hartwig Architects Inc.
A collaborative initiative between Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY
and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
in Ottawa’s plannedSouth Nepean Town Centre walking distance of existing
shopping and bus rapid transit station
over 1,000 homes (stacked townhouses to mid-rise apartments)
over 25,000 m2 of commercial/retail space, civic uses, public open space
Ampersand, Ottawa
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
CMHC On Builder’s Team
Canadian Housing Observer 2010 edition just released Feature article Housing
and the Economy Online version data tables
CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION
EQuilibrium™ Housing Demonstration Projects
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