We would like to thank all of our 2019 Passive House Canada Conference Sponsors for joining us in driving market transformation. Together we can change Canada’s built environment to one that is healthy, comfortable, and sustainable – to people and the planet. We could not do this work without the dedication and passion of people like you.
THANK YOU!
RAICO Bautechnik GmbH develops and distributes high-performance glazing systems for aluminum timber and steel curtain walls, aluminum windows, aluminum doors, and glass roofs. A technology leader in the industry, RAICO was the first company to receive Passive House certification for THERM+ curtain wall and glass roof systems, as well as FRAME+90/120 window systems.
RAICO products and services set the standard for sophisticated design solutions, enabling Blackcomb Façade Technology to fully meet our customers' individual requirements.
The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) and the City of Toronto have a goal to reduce the GHG emissions in the city by 80% by 2050. Through the BBP & the Home Energy Loan Program (HELP), the city provides funding, expertise and support to improve the energy efficiency and reduce the emissions of Toronto's residential, commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.
Aerobarrier is an innovate & award-winning Air Sealing technology that will seal the smallest of holes (size of a hair follicle) up to 5/8” span in a consistent simple & safe process. Through a patented process of pressurizing the house and releasing a mist of sealant into the home we use the air currents to seek out & seal any unwanted leakage areas throughout the home enabling builders get to any level of Airtightness consistently with their preferred building materials.
Amvic Building System is a manufacturer of expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulation based in North America, offering a diverse range of high performing and innovative insulation products for the construction industry. Our products range from do-it-yourself to full envelope construction systems, geotechnical fill and more. Our presence spans across three manufacturing facilities in Canada, as well as two licensed partner manufacturers in the US. Combined with an extensive salesforce and distributor network, we offer strongly competitive pricing and on demand continent-wide shipping.
Our key product lines include SilveRboard, Envirosheet rigid board insulation, hydronic radiant PEX panels and insulated concrete forming including Amvic ICF and Amdeck, giving Amvic a diverse portfolio to help meet the energy efficiency and sustainability goals of any project.
Armatherm™ is one of the leading suppliers of structural thermal break materials for the construction industry. Our goal is to provide architects, structural engineers and building design professionals with effective solutions to prevent thermal bridging.
Thermal bridging has been recognized as a significant factor in building envelope heat loss. Armatherm™ thermal break materials have low thermal conductivity and high strength and have been designed and tested to prevent thermal bridging.
Armatherm™ thermal bridging solutions can be used anywhere a penetration or transition exists in a building envelope creating a thermal bridge. Armatherm™ structural thermal break materials minimize heat loss at balcony, canopy, parapet, masonry shelf angle and cladding connections.
Dettson Industries is a Canadian-based HVAC manufacturer founded in 1962. We develop a multitude of oil and electric based products that we OEM to some of the largest HVAC manufacturers. With new homes getting tighter, heating and cooling loads are dropping. Yet we see oversized heating and cooling equipment, leading to stratification issues, shortened life of the equipment and an increased cost. We are solving these issues by educating builders and ultimately, homeowners, about choosing the right-sized equipment for their home. Dettson can help with sizing, duct design and education and training for the contractor and the homeowner.
Diamond Schmitt Architects is a leading Canadian full-service architectural firm with offices in Toronto, Vancouver and New York. Our firm has received international recognition for projects that achieve design excellence, display a deep understanding of the context in which they are located and are innovative in the ways in which user satisfaction is provided. As architects we embrace our role in guiding and facilitating sustainable design objectives and energy efficiency on all our projects. Diamond Schmitt are actively involved in research and the application of sustainable design strategies in order to lessen this impact on the environment.
Dörken delivers innovative, high-performance air and moisture barriers for commercial and residential construction sold under the DELTA® brand name. A North American manufacturer based out of Beamsville, Ontario, Dörken Systems Inc. is a subsidiary of Ewald Dörken AG, a leading European developer and manufacturer of waterproofing and drainage products sold worldwide. Dörken is known for delivering premium products while providing educational programs and full technical support. For more information, call +1 (888) 433-5824 or visit www.dorken.com.
Elastochem is a Canadian leader of high-performing polyurethane and epoxy-based products, producing spray polyurethane foam insulation, coatings, sealants, adhesives and primers. Insulthane® Extreme is a closed cell spray foam insulation that utilizes an HFO Blowing agent which delivers an ultra-low Global Warming impact (GWP) of 1 and an R-value of 6.1 per inch. Wrapsulate® is a vapour permeable, water-blown, exterior spray foam insulation that also functions as an air & water control layer.
Designing with spray foam insulation can aid passive house designers by delivering much needed air tightness while reducing the number of components & layers needed to achieve an effective exterior wall enclosure. Come stop by the booth to learn more about the environmental benefits of choosing spray foam insulation for your next project.
ENERsign GmbH is a leading German producer of high-performance windows and doors with more than two decades of specialization and experience on the Passive House market. The PHI-certified superinsulated ENERsign®primus product line of window and door combine seamless aesthetics and technical integration with one of the highest thermal performance available on the marketplace.
Our patented ENERsign®primus System is a wood-aluminum window perfectly designed to provide the best possible energy efficiency with minimal sight lines and clean overall aesthetics. The ENERsign®door, ENERslide lift+slide and the ENERsky framless oversized windows complete the product offering with exceptional products.
The wall integrated ENERsign®primus aluminum clad wood windows offer a high degree of both thermal and visual comfort from low conductivity native, natural woods. The surrounding slender visual frame profiles create minimal sight lines while the extra deep profile depth provides excellent stability. The frameless window sash design allows for a continuous glass sight line even where fixed and turn-and tilt elements combined.
As Canada’s only national direct writer of commercial insurance, we foster loyal relationships with clients through our exclusive network of more than 120 licensed representatives nationwide.
We can trace our roots all the way back to 1890 to a group of farm dealers in Minnesota. In 1920, the company’s Canadian division was formed, and our focus on serving Canadians with risk management excellence hasn’t wavered since.
We provide specialized property & casualty, life/health/group benefits, and home & auto insurance, focusing on a defined range of commercial classes of business, including:
• Home Builders
• Electrical/Mechanical/Trade Contractors
• Retail/Wholesale
• Manufacturing
Thanks to this niche focus and our direct model approach, we’ve become the recommended insurer for more than 60 Trade Associations and Buying Groups across Canada. These relationships help us better understand our customers so that we can provide them with customized risk management solutions that meet their evolving insurance needs.
NZP FENESTRATION specializes in manufacturing tilt-n-turn windows and doors, including a series which is PassivHaus certified. Our windows allow us to incorporate large openings into the plans. Ex: lift and slide doors of 21’ x 9’ in 2 panel, parallel sliding doors and tilt-n-turn window of 4’x 8’. With a Ug factor of 0.58, our triple glazing is one of the most efficient in its class and meeting PassivHaus standards.
Our mission is to provide our customers with the best practices in the manufacture of tilt-and-turn windows and custom-made sliding doors by leveraging technological advances in materials and hardware to meet the highest energy standards and promote the emergence of healthy and sustainable homes.
Our company advocate integrity, a strong work ethic and innovation at all levels. All these qualities make us a reliable, professional, trustworthy company close to your home.
Fentro Technologies Inc. provides window and door Manufacturers with cutting edge solutions to the ever-growing demand for better quality, energy efficient and well-designed window and door systems. To begin with, Fentro offers high quality uPVC Window and Door Profile Systems and Pre-assembled Lift and Slide Patio doors under the KÖMMERLING brand. With state-of-the-art German technology, the KÖMMERLING 76 mm double and centre seal systems are ideal for renovations and new construction. On the other hand, Fentro’s pre-assembled Lift and Slide Patio doors combines elegance with functionality that suits the sophisticated taste of the customer. Fentro likewise offers high quality Hardware manufactured by SIEGENIA featuring its best in class Titan AF series. In addition, Fentro supplies window and door handles and accessories made by world renowned European manufacturers. These include Hoppe handles, CES locking systems, Wemaro specialized Tools, PHI shims and blocks, and SPAX screws.
The Fourth Pig Green & Natural Construction produces high performance energy efficient buildings with a focus on the passive house approach. We pay close attention to the embodied carbon and the health impacts of our materials. The result is comfortable buildings that are good for the planet and good for your health. We have staff trained and experienced with passive house building, net zero and carbon zero buildings. We do new builds, renovations, we act as air barrier consultants and more.
We are pleased to be joined at our booth by our friends Tooketree Passive Homes - who manufacture SEED Building Systems (Sustainable, Ecological, Efficient, Durable) to create pre-fabricated, energy-efficient, sustainable homes that meet Canada’s highest and most rigorous health and environmental standards.
Come talk to the Fourth Pig and Tooketree Passive Homes about your passive house build!
Based in Canada and launched at Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia, GlasCurtain offers cutting-edge Fibreglass-Framed Curtain Wall Systems that improve occupant comfort and reduce whole building operational costs by upwards of 20%. Completely manufactured in Canada, CAN/ULC-S134 certified, and exclusively designed for Triple-Glazed applications, GlasCurtain is dedicated to advancing envelope performance, particularly in the face of more stringent Energy Step Codes, LEED v4, LBC, WELL, and ultimately Passive House requirements.
GLAVEL, foam glass gravel, is a highly stable and versatile product that has been successfully used in building and infrastructure construction in Europe for over twenty-five years. Our mission is to bring this product to the construction industry in North America. Foam glass gravel is manufactured from cleaned, recycled glass. It is a lightweight aggregate proven to be an excellent product with multiple applications: building insulation, green roofs, bulk fill, frost heave insulation, and embankments. It is a cost-effective alternative to sub-slab rigid foam insulation.
GPA Inc. (Gorski, Plener and Associates Inc.) is a manufacturer’s representative for the HVAC Industry, serving the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Kingston, Hamilton and Southwestern Ontario regions.
Kearns Mancini Architects Inc. (KMAI) is a Toronto-based architectural practice pursuing projects that improve the way we live through intelligent change. The firm brings its experience, design skills and technical expertise to create spaces that delight and transform learning, living, working, care and hospitality facilities. KMAI leverages its design, technical and consulting expertise to transform and enhance environments for working, dwelling, learning and healing. Since 1984, KMAI has developed a reputation for leveraging leading-edge methodologies to create architectural solutions for their clients—whom they consider partners—to build for a better future.
True sustainability comes from measures and practices we make to limit our impact on the earth, allowing us to live as we do today without continued long-term effects on the planet. We collectively, have been working on Passive House since 2009.
Designed for North America. Made in Canada.
Come see live the fully operational PentaCare V12 from Minotair. This is the all-in-one compact evolutive D+HVAC equipment for Passive Houses, multifamily buildings and anyone who wants to live indoor with one of the best indoor climates possible.
The PentaCare V12 is 4 machines in 1 being: an Active Heat Recovery HRV + a Dehumidifier + a Ducted Air Source Heat Pump + an HEPA MERV 15 Air Filtration device. That cutting edge technology equipment strives at taking care of 5 things: Dehumidification + Heating + Ventilation + Air filtration + Cooling (D+HVAC). Ventilation wise, it’s the only one capable of Net Zero Positive Ventilation© as certified by the HVI as the most efficient of all HRVs and ERVs with a record-setting SRE of 116%. Meaning the PentaCare V12 outputs more heat energy that the electrical energy it uses. Only from Minotair, the Science of air.
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and communities on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about human-centered design, and committed to creating a positive impact in people’s lives through sustainability, resilience, well-being, diversity, inclusion, and research. In fact, Fast Company named us one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture. Our global team of 2,700 creatives and critical thinkers provides worldwide interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, and more.
Pretium is a specialist building science and structural consulting engineering firm with 25+ years’ experience serving property Owners, Managers, and Designers. We collaborate with strong industry partners to create a well-rounded design team, tailored to each project, and capable of delivering the full scope of services to achieve the Passive House or EnerPHit standard.
Key Services: 1) Passive House and EnerPHit consulting, 2) design support and construction quality assurance for new construction, 3) building surveys and capital planning, 4) investigation, design, specifications, tendering, project management, inspection for repair/restoration, 5) structural engineering, and 6) forensic services and litigation support.
Visit pretiumengineering.com and contact a local office to see how “Working Together, Better” can work for you!
At the ROCKWOOL™ Group, we are committed to enriching the lives of everyone who experiences our solutions. Our expertise is perfectly suited to tackling many of today’s biggest sustainability and development challenges, from energy consumption and noise pollution to fire resilience, water scarcity and flooding. Our range of products reflects the diversity of the world’s needs, supporting our stakeholders in reducing their own carbon footprint along the way.
Rothoblaas is an Italian multinational with its roots in the Alpine region; a leading developer and provider of high technology solutions for all those involved in the construction with wood sector.
Always engaged in finding solutions for the improvement of the sector, today Rothoblaas is one of the leading companies worldwide in the development of products and services dedicated to the wood carpentry industry, and continues to export know-how from the heart of the Italian Alps to the world.
Schöck manufactures structural components for concrete, steel and wood that provide thermal and sound insulation, as well as structural reinforcement. They are the originator and world’s largest producer of structural thermal breaks, with over 10 million installations in 38 countries. Isokorb® Structural Thermal Breaks insulate and support concrete and steel structures where they penetrate the continuous insulation of the building envelope, reducing heat loss, preventing condensation and mold, and improving occupant comfort.
SIGA is a leader in the development and production of high-performance adhesive tapes and membranes for air- and weather tight building envelopes. SIGA's vision is a world with zero-energy loss buildings. Today, approximately 50% of the world's energy requirements are consumed to heat and cool buildings. With smart design and SIGA's innovative products, this energy requirement can be massively reduced.
Simple Life Homes manufactures and supplies prefab panels for high performance buildings. We use advanced technology and equipment in our shop, to design, engineer and build panels for your project. By using precise off-site construction in a controlled environment, we’re able to shorten project schedules all while increasing quality and performance. Our team is dedicated to fighting climate change through the built environment by using materials that sequester and store carbon, to help mitigate the effects our buildings have on the earth. Be certain your building will perform as it was designed by choosing Simple Life Homes to supply prefab building panels for your next project.
Small Planet Supply ULC is a North-American company dedicated to the mission of creating both classic and modern high-performance buildings. In keeping with this mission, our company supplies and educates building-industry designers and builders in the use of toxin-free, energy-efficient building materials as well as energy-saving mechanical systems. Products we carry include: KlimaGuard, SIGA, Henry Products, Zehnder ventilation systems, Sanden Sanco heat pump water heaters, Hanno Band, Thermacork 100% natural cork insulation, Prosoco, Havelock Wool, and Roxul mineral wool insulation.
With two warehouse locations (Vancouver, British Columbia and Tumwater, Washington), a knowledgeable customer team, and an online store that’s open 24 hours a day, we can help you with your high-energy building project needs.
Swegon North America is a leader in the application engineering, design and supply of commercial indoor climate and ventilation solutions. We focus on creating comfortable indoor environments by providing our customers with complete, energy-efficient HVAC solutions. By focusing on system design, rather than product features, we provide the ultimate value to our customers by acting as an extension of their design team.
NeüFenster Doors and Windows Inc. is the exclusive distributor for Internorm products in Canada. With 86 years of experience, Internorm is Europe's largest window brand and distributes its premium products via 11 Internorm offices and more than 1,400 distribution partners in 22 countries. Internorm offers market-leading product quality through specialist dealers of high competency, right from the initial consultation, through to installation and up to after-sales service. With 9 Passive House certified products, Internorm represents the leading expertise in energy efficient windows and doors, and is market leading in Europe for highly thermally insulating window systems.
475’s mission is to supply essential knowledge and critical building components that will lead a transformation of the North American construction industry toward making durable high-performance, Passive House and zero-energy buildings. We excel because we offer best-in-class products delivered in a timely manner from regional fulfillment centers based near Vancouver and Toronto, and support them with intense attention to customer service, bountiful knowledge resources and local on-the-ground support.
Managing ventilation is the key to achieving healthy, comfortable and efficient buildings. As building spaces have become tighter and the connection between air quality and productivity is better understood, it is more important than ever to achieve both energy efficiency and building health. Ventacity Smarter Ventilation Management provides decreased building energy usage, resulting in lower operating costs, and improved building health and occupant comfort for better productivity, satisfaction and building value.
Vetta windows, doors and ventilation products will advance the performance of your next Passive House project. Our windows are manufactured by Inwido Polska, a subsidiary of Inwido a Swedish company which is the largest window manufacturer in Europe. The plant also produces their own sealed glass units allowing us to offer numerous glazing options making difficult projects possible.
CAL entry doors offer superior workmanship and security. Dream up a design and they will create it for you.
We have not only proven the performance of both our windows and doors in certified Passive House projects across Canada but our products are virtually 100% recyclable being wood with aluminum clad exteriors.
Stay tuned for our new HRV which will outperform many other products on the market.
At Vetta we are not just salespeople. We live and understand Passive homes and we will do everything to make your next project a success.
Morrison Hershfield is one of the leading Building Science Consulting firms in North America. Our team of over 1000 experts in 21 cities helps architects, owners and developers solve the problems they didn’t know they have and find better ways to solve issues with the thermal, energy, sustainability and constructibility of their building envelopes.