PHPP now accepted for SB-12 Compliance
This post is a follow-up to the previous post on the changes to the SB-12.
The OntarioPH team including Sonia Zouari, Andrew Peel, Greg Labbe and our own Sheena Sharp submitted a change request to the Ontario Building Code to allow for the PassiveHouse Planning Package (PHPP) — the software used to design to PassiveHouse standards which we use at the firm to test the energy consumption of all of our buildings — to qualify as an acceptable solution to prove compliance with SB-12 (Supplementary Standard SB-12: Energy Efficiency for Housing).
Congratulation to the team! This is great to see and will encourage more use of PHPP and energy modelling throughout new homes in Ontario.