Passive Home

High-efficiency residence in Canmore constructed to the Passive House standard.

Location

Canmore, AB

Collaborators

Lara McKendrick Architecture, T1W Engineering

Material

Douglas fir solid timber; European spruce CLT and glulam

Volume

2000 fbm Timber, 3300 fbm Glulam, 8500 fbm CLT

Project Details

The structure combined European spruce glulam and CLT panels with locally sourced Douglas fir timbers. Woodpecker fabricated and installed all timber and mass timber components. The building maintains stable indoor temperatures with minimal conventional heating and cooling demand. A key feature is an engineered moment connection utilizing epoxy and concealed threaded rod rather than exposed steel hardware.

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