US EditionVancouver Island Mass Timber Home Shows Potential of Green Building Tech
- Tom Grimmer’s energy-efficient timber home on Vancouver Island was primarily constructed within about a month after its components arrived in six separate containers on an empty site.
- This project follows growing interest in mass timber construction, supported by updated provincial codes allowing buildings up to 18 storeys and government initiatives to boost forestry.
- Passive homes create an airtight envelope that reduces heat transfer and much lower heating costs through strict standards, making them energy efficient but still relatively rare in Canada.
- Grimmer explained that securing the structure of this home does not cost more than building a traditional stick-framed house, and incorporating solar power, as in his own passive home, offers considerable savings over time.
- The house completes efficiency tests to meet Passive House standards, representing a green building approach that could expand modular mass timber homes similarly to Moore's Law in technology.
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