2010 Green Building Challenge Workshop - Prefabrication, Energy Offsets and Laneway Homes

"Prefabrication, Energy Offsets and Laneway Homes"

McGill Laneway Home, Vancouver

The City of Vancouver recently approved laneway housing as part of its EcoDensity initiative.  There are now a number of companies providing prefab laneway housing solutions such as Lanefab and Smallworks. 

Light House will present three case studies of homes that participated in our 2010 Green Building Challenge: the King Residence, the van Berckel Residence, and the McGill Laneway Home.  Come learn about the energy reductions achieved to offset the addition of a new laneway home.  Also learn about the process and challenges of designing and coordinating a prefabricated home, the available pre-fab options, and the lessons learned by the owners of each project.

The two-hour workshop will be followed by a tour of Lanefab's McGill Laneway Home (at the corner of McGill and Slocan) which is on track to become the first laneway house completed under the City of Vancouver's new lane house bylaw.

Click below to download slides from the presentation:
Part 1: Van Berckel Residence Case Study and Laneway Homes
Part 2: King Residence Case Study
Part 2a: Prefab Homes

Presenters:

Rick Aspin is an Architectural / Structural Technologist backed by 15 years of global experience. Through his career Rick has completed many varied projects in his native home of England, on the island of Bermuda and now in Vancouver, Canada. His experience has seen him complete large scale commercial projects such has railway stations and multi use residential golf course complexes and amenities down to single family homes. Rick now runs his own design company that specializes in the maximisation of space. The firm’s ultimate goal is to provide its clients with spaces and buildings that are sustainable by making best use of their geographic location and incorporating tight design techniques ensuring that every inch of space is made to work for the building tenants.

Michele Hayden has a Masters Degree in Architecture and is a LEED Accredited professional with 12 years of architectural experience.   She has worked in both Vancouver and Toronto on projects ranging from a performing arts school, recreation centres and numerous competitions to the design for a prefabricated cottage.  She has most recently been involved in high-end residential work here in Vancouver.    Michele is currently completing her training to become a Sustainable Building Advisor and is learning to love her worm composter. 

Cost: $25. Register online at http://2010challengemar27.eventbrite.com or RSVP to helenc@sustainablebuildingcentre.com and pay at the door.

LOCATION: Light House Sustainable Building Centre, 2060 Pine Street, Vancouver