Fort St. John Passive House
Canada’s largest Certified Passive House Building
We provide Passive House Consulting and Certification services to a wide range of projects including Multifamily, Commercial, Institutional and Mid-rise buildings. With over 30 years of cumulative experience and over 100 consultancy projects world-wide, we are one of North America’s leading certified Passive House professional teams active in Canada and the US.
In addition, we will review construction details, product & material selections and highlight any areas where we see possible efficiencies & cost savings. We are professionals certified by the International Passive House Institute and have experience consulting on over 100 high-performance projects worldwide:
Please contact us if you would like to learn more about our services and the Passive House building concept:
Director at VIA Architecture
Elrond holds a bachelor of architecture & building science degree from the University of Wellington, He is a registered Architect in the UK and a certified Passive Designer accredited by the International Passive House Institute.
He is passionate about improving people’s quality of life, health and environmental impact by designing beautiful, sustainable, high-performance architecture.
He is one of Australasia’s most experienced Passive House specialists. He has over a decade’s experience working on Passive House projects in the UK, Canada, the Middle East, Australia and NZ. In a previous role, he was instrumental in the design and delivery of some of the UK’s largest Passive House apartment buildings, several Passive House schools as well as Passive House offices, social housing and community facilities. several Passive House schools as well as Passive House offices, social housing and community facilities. He is a sought after international keynote presenter about Passive House, particularly for large scale buildings. He also writes and publishes the globally recognized blog, “Passivhaus in Plain English & More, that can be found at https://elrondburrell.com/
Architectural Consultant and Passive House Designer
Gernot holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Graz, Austria and an energy advisor certificate from the Austrian Energy Institute and a Passive House Designer certificate from the International Passive House Institute. He is a licensed architect in Austria and has worked for several renowned architectural firms in Europe and Canada such as Michael Green Architecture Vancouver where he was involved in the design of the All Wood Innovation Centre in Prince George. He also worked with Baumschlager-Eberle and Mittermayr Architects where he was engaged in a wide range of green building projects including Single Family residences, Renovations, Multi-family dwellings and Commercial developments. With over nine years of professional experience, he brings creativity and a depth of technical and architectural knowledge to every project.