![]() ![]() The second configuration consisted of a single PV array with 12 units sub-metered from a bulk electrical account. The first configuration consisted of 12 PV arrays and 12 utility connects to the grid with each net-metered. The study compared two solar array configurations for a MURB located in Ontario. Analyzing: An analysis of the actual overall cost savings and productivity gains (compared to the code and current practice in each region) for each build will be done to determine the average savings and assess what level of savings are achievable on a mass scale.Įxample of recent analysis: Through the Net Zero MURB project participants, an analysis was performed and detailed on how to reduce costs (both construction and operation) on solar array configurations when looking at multiple units in a single building. Building: Panelized/modular components for each MURB will be constructed and assembled.ģ. Planning: Building teams comprised of the builders, manufacturers, and experts in building science, panelized modular construction, insulation, and windows and mechanicals meet to share information and optimize their designs.Ģ. The project will be led by CHBA who will work with the participating building teams. ![]() This will include a focus on increasing construction productivity and reducing construction schedules, thereby further reducing costs. A holistic house-as-a-system design approach will be utilized while optimizing for performance and costs. The integrated mechanicals will be optimized and right-sized and will include technologies such as heat pumps and ventilation (HRVs/ERVs). The panelized/modular (factory built) construction will be optimized for advanced, high-performance envelopes designed to address high RSI values, thermal bridging, and airtightness, and will include advanced windows. They will incorporate a minimum of two vertically stacked units and be a minimum of two storeys above finished grade. The building will consist of a set of separate, stacked units, with each unit having a private entrance either outside the building or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway inside the building. Six builders from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario will each build a low-rise MURB for purely residential occupancy. The objective of this project is to validate the use of pre-fabrication (panelization and modular construction) and integrated mechanical system technologies, design and practices on Net Zero Energy Ready and Net Zero Energy MURBs to optimize energy efficient performance, increase construction productivity, shorten construction schedules, and reduce costs.
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