Natural Balance – Kerchum Residence

This 3,070 sq. ft. single-family home with detached garage is located in Vancouver’s Dunbar neighbourhood. The low energy consumption was mainly achieved with high efficiency windows, solar hot water heating and a high performance heating/cooling system, including heat recovery. The structure consists of a combination of standard wood frame construction with engineered wood products and architecturally exposed glulam and steel post and beam. The Kerchum Residence was the first LEED Platinum single-family residence in BC.

Project Details:

Features/Attributes:

• LEED for Homes Platinum (Certified May 26, 2010)
• First LEED Platinum single-family residence in BC

E3 Services:

• Built Green & LEED for Homes Consulting
• Air Leakage Testing
• Energy Modeling
• Thermal Bypass Inspection & Review

Awards:

• 2011 RAIC Award of Excellence for Green Building
• Built Green Platinum