Jesse Matthews

🥁... The final whole-building airtightness test is done for UVic #PassiveHouse Student Housing & Dining Building 1, and the team did amazing: n50 = 0.22 ACH @50Pa. Exciting news, bringing us one step closer to full certification! Well done team!😊 @EllisDon @kineticltd @uvic

Yesterday's Open House at McQuesten Lofts was a hit! Watch this video from CHCH for more details: loom.ly/589s3Sw

Today, I announced a new Mass Timber Pilot program for affordable housing - the first of its kind in Toronto. 🏠100 homes 🏗Constructed with mass timber 🔋Maximize on-site renewable electricity This near net-zero project shows great promise as a new, scalable housing solution!

R-hauz, experts in prefabricated housing, offers an innovative solution toward ending the housing crisis. Read more: R-hauz, experts in prefabricated housing, offers an innovative solution toward ending the housing crisis. Read more: cbc.ca/news/canada/to… #housingcrisis

Hey Hamilton peeps... Our director of projects and development, Graham Cubitt, is doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session right now on the r/Hamilton Reddit community. Got a question? Check out the thread...running today until about 1pm. loom.ly/M65srX0

Geeking out on the @the_phnetwork fenestration symposium today, dreaming about a decentralized window industry in the U.S. that produces fenestration that is as high performance, high quality, and cost effective as we had access to in Germany/EU.

@Larch_Lab @the_phnetwork Excellent recap! Much appreciated.

Next week’s Passive House Showcase will look at a case study of the McQuesten Lofts, a new urban infill, multifamily #PassiveHouse in Hamilton, ON, with Emma Cubitt (@invizij), Graham Cubitt (@IndwellCA) & Greg Laskien (@ZONengineering). Register here: ow.ly/4HOX50HAgXn

Thrilled to share that the Ken Soble Tower is now certified as the world’s largest residential #PassiveHouse EnerPHit and the first tower retrofit of its kind in North America. A proud moment for @ERAarch and our collaborators! @PassiveHouseCan bit.ly/3KkoOOJ

First Mass Timber, Net Zero Carbon Institutional Building in Ontario Coming to Scarborough urbantoronto.ca/news/2021/12/f… via @urban_toronto Great read! @H2HCanada @DIALOG @EllisDon @RJC_Engineers #SmokeArchitecture @CentennialEDU @masstimbertoday @buildinginwood

@CBCTheNational features @GraemeJStewart on how resilient buildings, like Ken Soble Tower, are making a difference for climate change. Check out this broadcast to learn what’s being done to prepare Canada’s cities for a changing climate: youtube.com/watch?v=hd20ai…

Today @JasonFarrHamOnt , @FilomenaTassi, Chad Collins (Councillor and MP elect), and myself cut the ribbon at 500 Macnab Street North Ken Soble Tower which has 146 units dedicated to affordable senior units!

@ERAarch point the way forward: After a total retrofit "At its peak, the total energy required to heat and cool units would be equivalent to three incandescent light bulbs". 👏👏👏 canadianarchitect.com/era-architects… Via @CdnArch

We were honoured to welcome @JustinTrudeau. Following a tour of apartments under construction at the #Royal Oak Dairy in #HamON , they announced federal funding to help create these and other homes. Making a difference! Photo cred: Official Photopgrapher, Adam Scotti

Landmark decisions to support low-carbon buildings in #Toronto! Council just approved two policies for new and existing buildings critical to a net zero future. This #climateaction will create jobs and quality, healthy, green homes. bit.ly/3wDPORe #TOpoli #transformto

City Council approves bold strategy to reduce emissions from existing buildings to net zero by 2050, updates Toronto Green Standard News release: toronto.ca/news/city-coun…

@PassiveHouseCan has announced the first Tower Retrofit Symposium. The call for #PassiveHouse speakers is now open! Check out more in the link below. ow.ly/wPPl50Ffhes

"Scaling High Rise Retrofits: Lessons Learned from North America's Largest Passive House Retrofit": Hear from @GraemeJStewart and @yaelsantopinto at this @EfficiencyCAN webinar Friday at noon. Register here: efficiencycanada.org/scaling-high-r…

Final Air Tightness test for our YWCA Hamilton project last week; results came in at 0.37 ACH! On track to receive PHI certification. #PassiveHouse #AffordableHousing #HamONT