b'surpassing both project-specific and PH standard targets of 0.4 and 0.6 ACH @50Pa, respectively.A lot of team effort was put into making this more airtight than the Passive House standard, says Finch. At one point, our testing revealed that the buildings airtightness level was being impacted by overhead doors that had been installed with significant gaps. After we fixed those, we were able to get the airtight-ness down to 0.22, which gave us a bit more buffer to hit our final targets.Finch adds the success of the projects airtight result is owed to the united expertise of everyone on site: adding, Ellis Don had people on their team that were dedicated to the Passive House standard and understood the impor- Get A Roof Yourtance of thermal bridging, airtightness commissioning and so on. It was a goodRoofers Proud Ofcollaborative effort between Ellis Don, Perkins&Will, ourselves and all the other trades, including Parker Johnson and glazing installers, who contributed to the construction of the facade.The project had received design certifica-tion back in 2021, but there are several steps to take before receiving final PH certification. The team is waiting to receive the final HVAC commissioning reports to update the energy models with as-built figures, before submitting the final package (e.g., energy model and documentation) to the Passive House Institute for final review.A LANDMARK PROJECTUVic students will have a new place to gather this fall, one which the University believes will serve as a guide for future Passive House projects to come.The University of Victorias Student Housing & Dining Complex sets an important precedent on the national and international stage, demonstrating the industrys readiness in designing and delivering the buildings we need for climate action, says Sanchez.This is definitely one of our career high-light projects, adds Finch. It embodies a lot of the best practices weve learned over the years and presents a solid case604-882-9734 rcabc.org for full member detailsstudy for how to build a relatively simplercabc.org building form that is cost-effective and extremely energy efficient.FALL/WINTER 2022 13'