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  • Home
    • About VERT
    • About Straka
    • Answers
    • Process
  • Work
    • 15 Dufferin Road
    • 205 Crichton Street
    • 410 Wood Avenue
    • 24 Sussex Drive
    • 279 Crichton Street
    • 5840 Red Castle Ridge
    • 308 Fifth Avenue
    • 3336 County Road 3
  • Community
    • Traffic Calming
    • MUP & Sidewalk Links
    • Bike Day
  • Contact
    • New Client
    • Links
    • Media

15 Dufferin Road

Development of a new semi-detached infill dwelling within a heritage conservation district, as an addition to an existing detached dwelling constructed in 1945. This is the only home in Canada that is known to be Certified to both the PHI and PHIUS+ PASSIVE HOUSE standards. 
Loc​ation:   
15 Dufferin Road, New Edinburgh, Ottawa
Project Type:  
New Construction, semi-detached dwelling 
Scope of Work:  ​
Planning (minor variances, consent for severance, heritage permit)
Architectural Design
Construction Management
Certification:  
LEED for Homes Platinum
Passive House (PHI and PHIUS+)
R-2000
EnergyStar
​Near Net Zero Energy

Fossil Fuel Free
Treated Floor Area (TFA): ​
1905 square feet    177.0 m2
Annual Heat Demand (HD):  
5.83 kBTU/(ft2 yr)    15.4 kWh/(m2a)
Heating Load (HL):  
4.60 BTU/(ft2 hr)    14.5 W/m2
Annual Cooling Demand (CD):  ​
0.95 kBTU/(ft2 yr)    3.0 kWh/(m2a)
Cooling Load (CL):  ​
2.19 BTU/(ft2 hr)    6.9 W/m2
Frequency Overheating (FO):  ​
9.3 %
Primary Energy Demand (PE):  ​
35.2 kBTU/(ft2 yr)    111 kWh/(m2a)
Pressurization Test Results: ​
​0.60 ACH50
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