When completed, this residence will be one of the few projects in British Columbia that will be a Net Zero home and LEED Homes Certified. The project is aiming for LEED Platinum.
Laying the foundation stripping
Walls starting to go up
Formwork for circular stair tower
All trees on the site are protected and undisturbed as part of LEED requirements
Formwork for subterranean cisterns used to capture and store stormwater
A tower amongst the forrest
Working in the canopy
8" diameter steel pipe used as central support structure for circular stair tower
Super insulating building envelope: Staggered stud 10" wide wall cavity filled with mineral wool insulation and wrapped with 2" rigid insulation (shown below) to eliminate thermal bridging.
Glulam beams provided by Spearhead Timberworks
Framed circular stair towel visible behind tree gives the sensation of walking up through the forrest
Sleepers for mounting solar panels on roof
Click here to view more Hanses Residence images on the Studio 9 website
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment