Marken Design Studio in the News: Some selected feature articles on Marken D+C and our work in Passive House Design and Consulting and Sustainable Development.
Actively pursuing the ‘passive house’ in Vancouver - The global Passive House Database shows 7 certified buildings in Canada, 6 in B.C., and only one in the Lower Mainland, also designed by Marken Design + Consulting, in Surrey.
Globe and Mail Article
Info on the project
Passive is the new green. Passive Houses, well insulated, virtually airtight buildings, can decrease home heating consumption by an astounding ninety percent, making them not only an attractive choice for current and prospective homeowners, but also the right choice for a sustainable future. The Greenest Home showcases eighteen of the worlds most attractive Passive Houses incl. from Marken D+C.
Greenest Home-Supersinsulated and Passive Houses
Why isn’t Canada spearheading the movement to build more sustainable homes? Builders have long known that heat claims the lion’s share of the energy consumed in Canadian homes: 57 percent of the total, compared with 24 percent for hot water, 13 percent for appliances and 5 percent for lighting.
more about the Whistler Passive House and High Performance Homes
The first certified Passive House in British Columbia is the Rainbow Prefab Duplex in Whistler. Designed by Marken D+C and built by Dürfeld Constructors and BC Passivehouse, this duplex uses 90 percent less energy for heating and cooling than a conventionally built home.
Inhabitat Magazin features Rainbow Certified Passive House
Homes that are forward-thinking and green aren’t new to the Vancouver area, nor to Whistler, a scenic and popular mountain getaway with its fair share of million-dollar homes. But here’s the thing: Rainbow Duplex doesn’t just meet the requirements for being a Passive House. It also satisfies those of Whistler’s Price Restricted House Initiative.
more about Journal of Commerce
What is being deemed as affordable housing Passive House style is currently under construction in Whistler, British Columbia.
more about Passive House Goes Prefab In Canada
Company aims to make ultra-low energy buildings affordable.
The Rainbow Passive House Duplex marks Whistler’s first passive house built using primarily local products and the first in Canada that is prefabricated. Solar hot water panels can be seen on the roof.
Whistler’s first passive house
FAB-HOMES™, a new Passive House design concept based in Vancouver, Canada, has won Treehuggers "Best of Green" Readers Choice Award 2010 in the category Design and Architecture.
more about FAB-HOMES
Marken Design + Consulting is working on another Passive House in British Columbia.
more about Wood-Panel Passivhaus
The design-and-construction team that built the Austria Passive House for the winter Olympics applies PHPP modeling to an affordable-housing duplex
An Affordable Passivhaus in British Columbia
Alex Maurer has put together "a collection of pre-designed modern dwellings, FAB-HOMES, planned along the principles of Passive Design and Sustainable Architecture. Our green homes are highly energy efficient, easy to maintain, healthy to live in, environmentally friendly and affordable."
Readers' Choice Winner for Treehugger "Best of Green" Award
Readers' Choice Winners for TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards - Design & Architecture
Best Architect or Designer, Small Firm: Alex Maurer and Fab-Homes
Readers' Choice Winners for TreeHugger's Best of Green Awards
Who needs an architect? Chic, ready-made designs are now available -- some at no cost -- for green homes, even ones so efficient they can reduce energy consumption by up to 90%.
ready-made designs are now available
Rainbow Duplex doesn’t just meet the requirements for being a Passive House. It also satisfies those of Whistler’s Price Restricted House Initiative, which aims to provide affordable housing for the families and workforce that help make this famed ski-resort town go ’round.
Rainbow Duplex
