Location:
Passivehouse Canada
Victoria, BC
Speaker:
Date & Time:
06.18.2024 | 3:45 pm–4:15 pm
Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent and severe, increasing the occurrence of heat-related illness and death. Many occurrences are attributed to overheating in multi-unit dwellings, particularly in neighborhoods with abundant asphalt, few trees, and limited financial resources. Future climate projection tools estimate new, higher average temperatures by a few degrees but do not predict extreme heat events such as the 2021 Heat Dome with +20°C above average temperatures.
Join Mithun associate principal and sustainability integration leader Mike Fowler for “Improving Passive Survivability in Multi-unit Residential Buildings During Extreme Heat Events.” Using exact meteorological data from the 2021 Heat Dome in Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, this session will share modelling results for how hot interior temperatures can become, the associated health risk and how Passive House can dramatically reduce the risk during extreme heat events.
Date Posted: 06.18.2024
