b'PROJECT PROFILEA GREENBUILDING ICON BY WARREN HEELEYConstruction is underway in B.C. on the worlds largest Passive House community centreT he City of Surrey in B.C. is buildingandresultinultra-lowenergybuildingscontainquietermechanicalsystemswith what is considered the largest Passivethat require little energy for space heating orreduced operating costs. Once built, CHCC Housecommunitycentreinthecooling. The Passive House standard is consid- is forecast to reduce energy by 87 per cent and world,andthefirstsuchcentreeredthetoughestvoluntaryenergy-basedgreenhouse gases by 98 per cent compared to inNorthAmerica.TheClaytonHeightsstandard in the construction industry today,other such facilities in the City of Surrey. The CommunityCentre(CHCC)isdescribedwithcertifiedbuildingshavingtoachievecentre will also provide training opportuni-as a futuristic community centre combiningtop-notch indoor air quality, simplification ofties for professionals who want to learn and four aspects of community servicesrecre- building operations, improved comfort andbecome certified in constructing low energy ation, library, arts and parksin a seamlesslywellness of occupants, and little or no GHGbuildings.integrated facility. emissions.RCABC member Flynn Canada won the PassivehousesaregreenbuildingsBuildings certified to the Passive Housebid to build the roofing on the project, which constructed with design principles and stan- standardconsumeupto90percentlessincludes tying the roofing system into the wall dards that reduce their ecological footprintenergythanconventionalbuildingsandand cladding to meet the requirements of the 16lROOFINGBC l FALL 2019'